What is the starter motor for 08 Civic Sport, 2.0L i-vtec DOHC engine?

Hi everyone,

I am from Victoria and I've got a 08 civic sport with 2.0L i-vtec DOHC engine. I'm looking to replace the starter motor.

My question is, does any one know what is the correct starter motor for this car? Or how can I find out?

Do I have to get the stock starter motor, or are there any other starter motor which will also work just fine?

I was trying to get a starter motor from Honda dealer, and they are saying it is going to cost $1420, imported from Japan. So I am trying to find an alternate source, will appreciate if you guys can point me in the right direction.

Cheers,

ALSO, IT IS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

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Originally Posted by cli37

Hi everyone,

I am from Victoria and I've got a 08 civic sport with 2.0L i-vtec DOHC engine. I'm looking to replace the starter motor.

My question is, does any one know what is the correct starter motor for this car? Or how can I find out?

Do I have to get the stock starter motor, or are there any other starter motor which will also work just fine?

I was trying to get a starter motor from Honda dealer, and they are saying it is going to cost $1420, imported from Japan. So I am trying to find an alternate source, will appreciate if you guys can point me in the right direction.

Cheers,

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If you're in Victoria there will be plenty of wreckers around with starter motors. These aren't rare cars so you shouldn't have too much hassle

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Originally Posted by curtis265

If you're in Victoria there will be plenty of wreckers around with starter motors. These aren't rare cars so you shouldn't have too much hassle

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Yea, I'm planning to check out Hondworld in Clayton. But I'd prefer to get my hands on a brand new one if possible. Been checking on ebay, but all I could find are starter motor for 1.8L manual. Are they even the same?

Check some of the online honda dealers in usa. Most of the sites have a good parts indexing system to make it easier to source the right part. Even with freight you will save heaps. That's where I buy all of my oem stuff.

Another cheaper option is to get it rebuilt. There isn't a lot to dc motors. We keep rebuilding them for up to 45 years on the heavy mining gear (rebuilds on them cost up to $30k a pop and it still makes good economic sense to rebuild almost forever.)

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Originally Posted by Hondarally

Check some of the online honda dealers in usa. Most of the sites have a good parts indexing system to make it easier to source the right part. Even with freight you will save heaps. That's where I buy all of my oem stuff.

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That's a great idea. Is there any US supplier you would recommend? Thanks!

I recommend trying amayama.com

Great source to order oem parts (you'll need the part number) and both the part price and shipping cost is very reasonable

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Originally Posted by cli37

That's a great idea. Is there any US supplier you would recommend? Thanks!

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Sorry I missed this one!

I have used http://www.hondapartsnow.com/ and http://www.hondapartsdirect.com and both have been good. For some reason, I couldn't use my credit card to pay for the items, and shipping to Australia was fairly pricey. However, I used http://www.comgateway.com who are a freight forwarding service. Essentially you get a USA address you can get parts mailed to, then they forward the stuff to you. They also have a "buy it for me" option where they will puirchase the parts and sendto you. They charge 10% of the purchase price for this service (plus shipping). There are also heaps of other freight forwarding companies out there, so shop around.

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Here's a starter motor off a 2 litre 2008 Civic (manual trans). Can't guarantee that this is the right part for your car though, as they have different designations for their models over there. However, it's only $258USD, so considerably cheaper than locally. Also, it will probably cost around $40-50 to freight it here (maybe less).

If you can get the part number off your local dealer, or off the starter itself, you can do a search on that part number and confirm the correct starter for your car.

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I've found that OEM Honda stuff is very good quality, so I don't buy non genuine for anything if I can avoid it.