Starter Motor

[Dryce]

I have a question - well two actually

Roughly how much does a starter motor cost (I'm assuming that the costs are not dissimilar for different models).

And roughly how long do you think one should last?

 

[wemorgan]

£50-£100 (GSF are quite handy for prices)

5-10 years (my guess)

 

[Dryce]

£50-£100 (GSF are quite handy for prices)

5-10 years (my guess)

Thanks. I'm just after an opinion as to what's reasonable.

 

[grober]

There will reconditioning ones and entirely new ones at different prices. The recon ones are exchange of course. Quite often its the pre-engage solenoid/contacts rather than the actual motor. A good Bosch AUTO ELECTRICS agent might be able to do a partial rebuild and check for less money. The problem is getting the damn things off the engine since access is often very tight.

 

[lynall]

Starter died on my last car td5 disco so i took it off and got new contacts fitted coast all of £25 2.5 yrs later it started playing up again (td5 famous for this fault amongst others) so i bought the contacts and did it myself less than £15 iirc.



Lynall