what a difference an s14 starter makes

[BillWilliams]

Les has it right - that is a nice diagram of what I use. That takes the difficult, monkey wrangling, cursing, using zip ties, process of getting a spanner on the head of the hex headed bolt or nut.

You place the cap headed bolt through the starter and the nut on the bell housing. You can hold the cap screw with an allen wrench or ratchet and tighten the nut. Makes that process better. You may need washers, forgot exactly what I used and too lazy to go look.

[Mike Self]

the OEM 2002 starter--in good condition--will spin over an '02 engine, even a high compression one, just fine. The primary advantage of using an E30 M3 starter is weight savings. An M30 starter is more powerful than either as it has to spin 50% more engine.

Most old original 2002 starters by now have worn brushes, and even more important, a loose rear armature bushing. It's set in a plastic sleeve; when the sleeve disintegrates the bushing spins with the armature, generating considerable drag. Unfortunately the sleeve isn't available as a spare part, but you can make your own brass/bronze rear bushing and press it directly into the rear motor housing. I made mine on a drill press witha file and hacksaw blade. This'll cure about 90% of slow turning starter problems...it did on both my cars.

mike

[H_Krix]

I found a nearly-new reman-ed starter on a 320i the last time I was at my local junkyard. Cost me about $8.

[winstontj]

difficult, monkey wrangling, cursing, using zip ties, process of getting a spanner on the head of the hex headed bolt or nut.

Bill what are you talking about???

I didn't do it... Taken off an e21 in the junkyard with an almost brand new starter. That welded on coathanger did make me bleed - A LOT... before I figured out what was going on :-)

[Lars]

This definitely sounds like what my 02 needs.

[BLUNT]

This definitely sounds like what my 02 needs.

no FAQ. its just a simple bolt on. starters are just under 150.00 with a 30 dollar core

[PSloan]

When i finally got mine after 6 months of waiting for 2002ad I loved it. nice, compact design and lots of spin.

[02Les]

difficult, monkey wrangling, cursing, using zip ties, process of getting a spanner on the head of the hex headed bolt or nut.

Bill what are you talking about???

I didn't do it... Taken off an e21 in the junkyard with an almost brand new starter. That welded on coathanger did make me bleed - A LOT... before I figured out what was going on :-)

Ah, that's a classic. The Chinese come up with a host of ideas rather than use the correct tool for the job. I guess exporting all their tools to Harbor Freight leaves them toolless!

[scestes]

Size Comparison...

I ordered a new starter from BavAuto and that's the one they sent me. It is considerably smaller and weighs a LOT less.