I have 2014 CRV. it started giving intermittent starting issues. 200K Km. Battery is new. Changed the relay. Changed the starter switch. Checked starting in neutral. It seems that its a starter issue. Bought a used grade A starter from wrecker from a low mileage crv.
Today I received the starter. Looks clean , considering its age. I will test it tomorrow. Some pictures attached. Question . Do I need to lubricate the open area moving parts.? Like the gear that moves forward and backwards? If yes, with what type of lubricant?
No.
Install the used starter and it’ll work or it won’t
Tester
+1 to Testers post. Nothing to lube.
But make sure that the terminals on starter and cables are nice and clean. Don’t just “look” at them. Scrub them down with some sandpaper and/or a wire brush. IF you continue to have issues, worry about corrosion on the main cables hidden under the insulation.
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You’re replacing one used starter with another? Given that these starters aren’t the easiest to get to why not install a new one?
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Not to mention I have seen lots of these starters being replaced…
The genuine clean used low mileage part is , in most cases , better than third party products. I have seen comments in many sites that new/rm products from some or many companies are not reliable. They may fail very soon after installation. So , in most cases, I prefer a good old , low mileage, used genuine part over new genuine (expensive) or third party products, if you can easily find one.
The one i bought, had the details of the car it came from, crashed picture, color, mileage, date etc
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In that case for a starter I might want a high mileage car instead of low.
I start my car, drive 37 miles to work and park. Then I start my car, drive 37 miles home and park. My wife starts her car, drives 9 miles to work and parks. Then she starts her car and drives 9 miles home.
Which starter will have less use on it by the time the car reaches 100,000 miles?
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To answer your question, its not the miles you travel daily. Starter life depends upon number of starts it has completed. If you work 50 miles away and you start once in the morning and once in the afternoon, then it two starts. Then for example, an Uber eats driver makes 28 deliveries, it means for each delivery there are 2 starts. In total 56 starts a day. Then 56 * 320 = 17920 starts a year. Between 2-3 years starter will be reaching a dead end.
