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27-03-2013, 02:32 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Hi all,
My 96 festiva wont start :-( I've changed the battery, the spark plugs and she still wont turn over. It got harder and longer before it would start before it totally died. Has anyone changed the starter motor? was it hard? I usually service it myself. Can anyone recommend any places I can go in Perth to get some new leads, distributor, starter? What else can I try changing before I give up and take it to the mechanics. I like my ford but I guess she's getting old. Last edited by shazbot; 27-03-2013 at 02:33 PM. Reason: spelling |
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27-03-2013, 03:21 PM
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BEN
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Perth WA
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Don't touch the dizzy etc if it doesn't crank. Sounds like starter to me.
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27-03-2013, 04:54 PM
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Yer? thats what I was hoping. Just got to find somewhere that sells them now. I mean, I'm sure ford has them but was hoping there was a cheaper option.
Is the starter hard to change? |
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27-03-2013, 11:23 PM
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Where to next??
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
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Ebay or wreckers mate. Get the opinion of a mechanic if possible before you start sourcing parts.
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27-03-2013, 11:33 PM
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Winter White Weapon
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Perth
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Try Walliston wreckers
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28-03-2013, 12:16 AM
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BEN
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Perth WA
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Quote:
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My Thread. The new whip: 2014 FGX XR8 Auto in victory gold. Mods : BMC air filter, 1500cc injectors, Walbro 485, 58mm kpm snout, kpm intercooler, 35% front and 20% rear tint, pedders supercar coilovers, whiteline sway bars, Phillips HIDs, lenso d1r wheels. 331rwkw. 12.7 sec stock as a rock with a passenger. Now with 620rwhp ready to run the 10 built zf, built tailshaft, corn juice all to come. The old rig: 2008 FG XR8 Auto in dash green with a tonne of mods to make 311rwkw. |
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01-04-2013, 11:21 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Perth
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Try Quokka or Gumtree.
(Walliston is not wrecking small cars)) Only Falcon XRs & FPVs, and a few Commodore VE and Territorys there. Some starter motors can be difficult to access. I'm not familiar with Festiva, Is it a re-badged Mazda?? Maybe try 'Laser wreckers' in Osborne Park', if they are still around. I'm sure they will fit the parts as well. Nice little friendly workshop there, with a thick layer of oil everywhere. Always a good sign of a real mechanic when the workshop hasn't been cleaned for a few years ;) |
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01-04-2013, 11:28 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Perth
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Seems to still be there; 17 Donovan Street, Osborne Park. Tel 9444 0111,
I assume Laser and Festiva is very closely related, and that the friendly staff there will sort you out for very reasonable money, with second-hand parts, fully fitted and running again. Cheers |
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Anyone recommend place for parts in WA for a festiva
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