1.2 stater motor staring a 1.6

[reid_em]

sold my gsi engine at weekend and since then its bin nothing but trouble really starting to get me down need help. stater motor went on sunday night so stuck a 1.2 stater motor on it that i had laying around that seemed to work until today when that is doing nothing neither. my question is should a 1.2 stater motor crank over the 1.6 c16se engine:confused:

[Asa-James]

try claning up the big earth on the gearbox, i've had a few starting issues all because of this 6" earth strap

[reid_em]

ok but i also have the eath from the battery connected straight to bolt on the stater motor because wasent sure if was a eathing problem do you know if 1.2 should turn it over

[mk1nova_rich]

1.2 starter motor will be capable of turning it over. Is your battery flat??

[novalovingned]

ok but i also have the eath from the battery connected straight to bolt on the stater motor because wasent sure if was a eathing problem do you know if 1.2 should turn it over

Yeah it should do mate.

Whats it doing when you turn the key?

[reid_em]

Yeah it should do mate.

Whats it doing when you turn the key?

can hear it turning the stater mota just not engaging no i have it hoked up to my astra now on leads and digidash says 14v

[reid_em]

Bump

[mk1nova_rich]

take starter motor out and and check its functioning properly, ie engaging and disengaging (not sticking or anything) then refit and try again

[John]

HMMM i don't think the 1.2 starter will fit the c16se? c16se has a larger flywheel than the 1.2 iirc.

[mk1nova_rich]

HMMM i don't think the 1.2 starter will fit the c16se? c16se has a larger flywheel than the 1.2 iirc.

thats correct but he said he had got it working before so i assumed this wasnt causing a problem. I also think thats only a problem if you are fitting a 1.2-1.4 flywheel to a 1.6 block as the starter motor hole is further out from the crank :thumb:

[garyc]

the flywheels are different size between the 1.6 and 1.2, I thought the starter motors were different to match them.

[John]

thats correct but he said he had got it working before so i assumed this wasnt causing a problem. I also think thats only a problem if you are fitting a 1.2-1.4 flywheel to a 1.6 block as the starter motor hole is further out from the crank :thumb:

It therefore will work in reverse, starter from small flywheel'd car won't fit larger flywheel. :thumb:

[John]

Edit gary beat me to it!

[mk1nova_rich]

why wouldn't it fit? The tooth size on the flywheel will be very similar so the starter will engage with it. As said the mounting hole is further out to compensate for the larger flywheel so the starters are probably the same. He had it working before so this would suggest it does work

[John]

why wouldn't it fit? The tooth size on the flywheel will be very similar so the starter will engage with it. As said the mounting hole is further out to compensate for the larger flywheel so the starters are probably the same. He had it working before so this would suggest it does work

Because it's spaced incorrectly!!! The starters are not interchangeable iirc.

Thread op, go and get a correct e/c 16se starter and try that. :)

[mk1nova_rich]

i may be wrong but im going on the fact that he did have the car going with this combination so i assumed that any starter was compatible with the larger flywheel