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Old 08-05-2007, 08:20 PM
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Starter in my 1991 300SE

I've got a 1993 Miata, I'm the original owner, and my starter just died on me. I thought it was the battery but the AAA guy tried to jump it and well, it's the starter. It's not a big deal fortunately. That is a cheap part, in fact cheaper than a battery. Though of course the battery take a lot less time to install!

My Benz is 2 years older than my Miata. Do you guys know how long the starter lasts? And is that something I should be looking to replace soon?

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Old 08-06-2007, 12:43 AM
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14 years ain't bad.

Asian cars have a tendency to simply have the contact sets go bad. A couple of bucks for the parts plus elect. shop labor.

Pull the starter, take it to an elect. rebuilder. I had a '95 Rodeo starter redone a few years ago for about $75 parts & labor.

You pull and reinstall.

If you take it to a shop for turnkey service, the price goes up considerably.

They will want labor for the pull/reinstall and try to sell you a reman that will cost $150-$300.
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Old 08-06-2007, 06:20 PM
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My '91 300SE starter began acting up about 3 years ago. I took it apart, cleaned and lubricated everything, and it's been fine ever since. As I remember the brushes and bearings were okay, it was just a bit of corrosion on the pull-in. These starters use a planetary gear set, and spin much faster. That's why they can be so small. But Mazda probably uses that also.

DG
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Old 08-06-2007, 09:29 PM
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My brother and I have both replaced the starter in our 603's at around 200,000 miles -- they lock up solid.

I've only seen one bad starter on a gasser Benz, and that was a 190e with about the same milage. Buggered ring gear, too, very unusual. Probably just bad contacts in that one, as it sometimes spun and sometimes was quite inert.

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Old 08-06-2007, 10:57 PM
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Thanks guys.

I'm going to see if my neighbor can pull the starter out of my Miata and I'll take it into an electrical shop like you suggested.

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