so whats the best way to do this, local auto parts store, a used one from a member, something like VB or mazdatrix? thanks for your help. or can i rebuild it, the haneys says you can but will it work?

 

you can always buy a rebuilt from any parts house but they always seem to **** out, then again you have the warranty if you want to continue swapping starters when it dies. my personal suggestion is to find an auto electric shop and have them rebuild it or buy a rebuilt starter from them. you know it was done properly and not by some shitty production line in bangcockina

 

I will send you a starter for $30 + shipping. Its one that I pulled from a junk yard... I had it in the car to test. I will test it again before I ship it.

 

you can get rebuilt for 50 and a lifetime warrenty. O'reilly

 

i'll be putting mine on monday evening or wednesday evening.

 

got mine rebuilt for 20 bucks AUS, after 2 years of hitting it with a hammer whenever i had to start the car :P

 

Pull the case off and see how bad it is. A rebuld is not really hard to do if you can get the parts.

 

LOL, I had to do this on my 79" when the fuel pump started crapping out on it. I would be driving along and all sudden the car would die. So I would have jack it up a bit, Break out a large crescent wrench and bang the crap out of that little plate that the pump sits on. I would hear it start pumping and would be on my way, heh.

 

it ended up that my solenoid was bad, but a whole new starter with solenoid was 50 and the solenoid only was 7 less. went in fine and starts like a charm

 

Why are starters for these cars so inexpensive? As I recall I only paid about $80.00 for a new one from the MAZDA dealer, without a core, and Mazda is not in the habit of giving away parts. Starters for other import cars usually run well over $100, don't they? (but maybe I'm remembering my Volvo days). Does Mazda use this starter for everything they ever manufactured?

Ray

 

i went up to auto zone, it will take them 5 days to get in for 69.99 plus a 25.00 core charge, get the 25 back once i give them my old starter. damn i dont have the money for this, i wont beable to pay for it for a couple weeks, im alreadly in debt 300, so i have to pay that before i can start spending money. ****. any cheaper ways to go?

 

I got one for $15 at the Pick 'n Pull last summer. I've rebuilt starters for other cars with just new oilite bushings and new brushes.