Starter Motor

[neilson]

Hello

Last week i was forced to replace the starter motor in my 98 rodeo. The output shaft had completely snapped. My biggest gripe was my local mechanic charged me for 4 hours of labour, claiming that he had to remove the part of the tail pipe to get to the starter motor. My rodeo is a 98, 4x4, 3.2 v6 stick shift with 96,000 miles on the clock. Anybody else had starter problems, and if so, did you encounter a problem with the exhaust? Or had my mechanic taken me for a ride?????

Cheers,

Neilson

[amigo-2k]

nope it is easy to remove if the exahust is out of the way. the only other way is to life the engine up a couple of inches.

96k isn't that much, but it does matter the type of climate you live in and the amount of times you restart your truck every day.

[directory]

should you just change the starter and put an oem one back on, or is there a aftermarket (better/ more powerful) starter available also.

[surferfletch]

I went with NAPA's version.

[Cat Fuzz]

Yes, the exhaust is in the way of removing the starter. There are several methods to overcome this, you're mechanic just picked the method he thought was best.

[neilson]

Thanks for the replies guys. As for the climate... yeah, i live in a ski town, and i'm constantly running around with way too many short trips, starting the car over 10 times a day. My fuel economy has dropped to as low as 15 mpg around town, but on a recent trip to vegas, i averaged 28 mpg, which i was extremely happy with.

NEILSON

[Canucklehead]

Originally Posted by neilson

... on a recent trip to vegas, i averaged 28 mpg, which i was extremely happy with.

Must be downhill all the way.

[stanger42]

Originally Posted by directory

should you just change the starter and put an oem one back on, or is there a aftermarket (better/ more powerful) starter available also.

NAPA's parts are factory parts that they repackage with their own boxes.

[surferfletch]

Right. Reman of a factory unit. Makes swapping it out pretty easy.