car still not starting:(:(

**flipstar** · 07-05-2007 07:36 PM

hey guys my starter motor is on its way out like it would kick over and had to give it a few taps and my car finally started just wanting to know what starter motor to get for a b20/b16 and how much do you all think it would cost?? thanks guys

**dsp26** · 07-05-2007 07:43 PM

^^firstly.. location??

if the tap trick worked then it's only the brushes on the opposite end of the gear/solenoid thats gone.

easy to replace yourself if an auto elec is willing to sell/make you the brushes.. i think their like graphite or something and only cost like $10 for the 4 brushes.

otherwise a core swap is usually around the $130 mark...

this is what a starter generally looks like inside:
red = brushes
green = solenoid

**flipstar** · 07-05-2007 07:48 PM

im located in syd livo area is a honda starter motor generic?? at all btw thanx
dsp26

**dsp26** · 07-05-2007 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by flipstar

im located in syd livo area is a honda starter motor generic?? at all btw thanx
dsp26

i wouldn't say generic but common enough.

Give Turbo Auto Spares in Cabramatta a call or just visit em... they do core swaps and store a lot of Honda bits...

after you enquire and they do have one... just take yours out and do the swap... if you buy one off them it actually costs quite a fair bit more.. and you'll end up with a dead spare you can't use.

**ECU-MAN** · 07-05-2007 09:16 PM

another comon problem is the solenoid. it engages but doesnt pass the power to the stater motor brushes. the contacts in the solenoid ware out and the plunger doesnt make a good contact.

you can disasemble the solenoid and reapir it your self as well. some starters solenoids that you cannot open up, so you have to replace it instead.

**Drew** · 08-05-2007 07:15 PM

If you have a Mitsuba starter motor I don't think you can get parts for them apart from Honda in which case the solenoid will cost you $400 odd

**flipstar** · 28-05-2007 06:06 PM

hey guys i had the starter motor changed and the car still wont crank over still silence wen i turn the key and i had check that there is power going to the starter but still nothing any suggestions why its still not cranking thanks guys

**destrukshn** · 28-05-2007 06:08 PM

so when you crank it, there is power going to the thinnest wire on the starter motor?

**flipstar** · 28-05-2007 06:10 PM

^^ yeah there is i had my mech check it out and still nothing there is power going to the starter and he even tryD cranking power from the battrey straight and still nothing