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Bosch for the win!
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Originally Posted by otto huber
I got my money back from O'Reilly's for that Ultima starter.
I took a long drive up in the hills and got the engine nice and hot after installing the spare starter I have that occasionally hangs up on the flywheel. After parking the car and waiting a minute, I turned the key and it fired right up. I'd like to put a new solenoid on the other starter that was failing when hot. Can anyone recommend a brand? Are there other parts of the starter that fail after getting heat soaked?
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Bosch is absolutely the way to go if you're going to replace the solenoid. I had a cheap chinese crap solenoid give me fits for weeks in my 240D. It'll cost you (I think mine was $55, had to special order it), but it put an end to the nonsense. For that matter, the genuine Bosch rebuilt starter I bought through the site here for my W201 was absolutely worth the money - spins noticeably faster than whatever was in there before, never hesitates on the solenoid. I'll never buy a cheap local rebuild again.
Kurt
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- '79 240D - engine swap complete! Engine broken in! 28-31 mpg! Lovin' the ride!
- '86 190D (W201-126) - 2.5 NA engine, 5 speed, cloth interior, manual climate controls, 33-34 mpg (sold to forum member).
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