Ive been having problems with my starter motor since rebuilding the engine last year and have ftried lots of different things to cure it. My downpipe on the exhaust is unusally big (3 inch bore) and is quite close to the starter motor. it is however wrapped in heat tape so it doesnt dispurse as much to the starter motor. Also ive covered the starter motor completely in reflective heat foil but when the car goes for a journey longer than and hour i have to wait for it to cool right down before it starts again.

The starter is not even a year old but i wonder could i have damaged the solenoid with the heat before i applied the exhaust wrap and reflective foil?

Any help would be great please guys as its really annoying?

 

BTTT

Anyone?

 

yep u have killed the starter with heat get urself to fords and order a heat shield that clips onto the turbo's oil return pipe and the heat shield which fits to the bottom of the starter plus another starter and u wont have anymore probs

 

Cheers fella but i didnt realise that there was another heat shield for the starter itself. i got the one for the turbo that clips on but thats it!

 

yeah there is its basicly molded to the shape of the starter and fits underneath it and attaches via cable ties if i remember correctly

 

Hey Johnny Boy,you've done well wrapping the down tube in heat wrap ,now wrap the starter motor AND the heavy power wires to the starter in heat wrap tape too,That little lot will give you a much better chance of starting a hot CVH engine!!!!Regards,Micky

 

cheers mickey gonna have a go at this over the weekend as it looks like the starter isnt that hard to chnge over so hopefully this will solve my problems!

Nice one

 

Get a smaller starter off a mk 3 fiesta i did and i aint had any problems since

 

i have one off mk3 fiesta and suffer same problem as johnny boy

 

I took one off an xr2i and its about 1 and a half to 2 inches smaller than the escort one i had on and it's been fine for me