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Starter Motor Lag - 1996 STI


elliotp

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Hey Guys,

 

A few months back i was having some starting issues with the car, there was lag when turning the key and the starter motor turning on. This was reasonably intermittent but when it did do it, it may take a couple of minutes of trying to get the starter motor to engage.

 

So i look it to the mechanic who replaced the contacts and plunger, which did the trick for a couple of weeks, but since then the lag in the starter has been creeping back in, it started out at half a second to a second lag, now it can be up to 5 - 7 seconds delay, depending on the morning. This is also intermittent, once or twice a week. But now i need to start looking at this again before it gets worse. So my thoughts are perhaps its time for a new starter motor. But before i do that, i have a couple of questions:

 

1 - Should i look at anything else before i replace the starter motor?

2 - I took the car back to the mechanic and mentioned if i replace the starter motor to go with a newer type. Has anyone had any luck replacing starter motors with not exactly the same type for the year? If so are there any suggestions as to what starter motor i should look at?

 

I`ve seen threads around rebuilding the starter motor, but the links are dead and im not sure if that advise is just around the contacts and the plunger or the brushes on the motor. 

 

Thanks

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20 minutes ago, elliotp said:

Hey Guys,

 

A few months back i was having some starting issues with the car, there was lag when turning the key and the starter motor turning on. This was reasonably intermittent but when it did do it, it may take a couple of minutes of trying to get the starter motor to engage.

 

So i look it to the mechanic who replaced the contacts and plunger, which did the trick for a couple of weeks, but since then the lag in the starter has been creeping back in, it started out at half a second to a second lag, now it can be up to 5 - 7 seconds delay, depending on the morning. This is also intermittent, once or twice a week. But now i need to start looking at this again before it gets worse. So my thoughts are perhaps its time for a new starter motor. But before i do that, i have a couple of questions:

 

1 - Should i look at anything else before i replace the starter motor?

2 - I took the car back to the mechanic and mentioned if i replace the starter motor to go with a newer type. Has anyone had any luck replacing starter motors with not exactly the same type for the year? If so are there any suggestions as to what starter motor i should look at?

 

I`ve seen threads around rebuilding the starter motor, but the links are dead and im not sure if that advise is just around the contacts and the plunger or the brushes on the motor. 

 

Thanks

It sounds like the brushes to me. I'm not sure why your mechanic didn't replace these when he first took it apart as it is a pretty common point of failure for an older starter.

 

Double check you battery connections, the starter ground, engine grounds and the starter positive are all secure and making a good connection first. These can cause similar symptoms.

 

If everything else is all good then get the starter looked at/rebuilt by an auto electrician.

You could do it yourself but you will need to find the right size brushes and solder them in which can be tricky.

 

If you are a gambler you can pick up second hand starter motors for dirt cheap.  Which may bean easier option.

 

Hope that helps

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