starter motor replacement

[Dakota88]

Need to replace the starter motor on my 1992 Taurus wagon. Beginning to think the engine must be pulled first. Anyone got any tips?

Thanks.

[gbic1]

Are you sure this is a Taurus? You take one ground wire off with a nut then 2 bolt through belhousing and maybe on rear support bolt and the cable. That is it. Should not take more than an hour.

[jmas]

I did a '93 3.0L and it was not a difficult job. 2 Bolts hold the starter to the engine. The Battery Cable & the Solonoid wire have to be removed also. It was recommended to me not to use the existing push on soloniod connector again. Too many problems. Splice a quality high current disconnect into the line & shrink some tubing over it. The Starter Motor cost me $80 from a local Rebuilder.

[shorod]

Originally Posted by Dakota88

Need to replace the starter motor on my 1992 Taurus wagon. Beginning to think the engine must be pulled first. Anyone got any tips?

Thanks.

I replaced the starter motor on my '93 Taurus SHO in the Autozone parking lot. Took a floor jack, jackstands, and about 45 minutes. Have some metric sockets and extensions handy, get underneath the front of the car (after disconnecting the battery!) and it should be obvious what needs to happen. Like others mentioned, there are about 2 wires (nutted on to the starter) and two bolts holding the starter to the bell housing.

I had to do the one on the SHO twice in the same day. The gear on the solenoid had the wrong number of teeth. I ended up swapping the original onto the new starter assembly and it worked fine. If you can afford a day or two without the car, I would recommend having a local automotive electronics rebuilder rebuild the starter for you. You're likely to get better parts than getting a rebuild unit from a large chain parts store.

-Rod