Geeba 0 Posted September 9, 2017 Afternoon Anyone got an old Bosch starter motor? Doesn't matter if it doesn't work... I was servicing mine and put the Ali casting in a bucket of patio cleaner.. forgot about it band it trashed it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geeba 0 Posted September 9, 2017 Afternoon Anyone got an old Bosch starter motor? Doesn't matter if it doesn't work... I was servicing mine and put the Ali casting in a bucket of patio cleaner.. forgot about it band it trashed it! This is the part Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dox 23 Posted September 9, 2017 People have fitted a Golf V5 starter and say they crank faster for better starting, V5 stuff is usually bargain basement as no one wants them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanl82 23 Posted September 9, 2017 People have fitted a Golf V5 starter and say they crank faster for better starting, V5 stuff is usually bargain basement as no one wants them. This. I have one and its much better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GlosterOx 0 Posted September 9, 2017 Me too, highly recommended. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geeba 0 Posted September 10, 2017 Cheers fellas... I'll keep an eye out for one, don't suppose anyone can remember where you got yours? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fla 9 Posted September 10, 2017 Wouldnt you be able to sand it back or soda blast it to a clean surface? Or have i missed the point? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geeba 0 Posted September 11, 2017 Wouldnt you be able to sand it back or soda blast it to a clean surface? Or have i missed the point? Morning Hasan Unfortunately I left it to long in the patio cleaner which is hydrochloric acid and it ate away the thinner parts of the casting... including the screw threads that hold the motor together :( Usually it does a great job... good on steel and iron but you have to go careful with Ali as it just fizzies away... that was a proper good starter I'd recently bought off Lilfuzzer so I'm double annoyed with myself. Have tried looking for V5 ones on ebay but they all seem to be pattern parts or the Bosch ones look very different... it seems to get listed as an 18T one as well... bit confusing. If anyone does have a broken Bosch one I'd still be interested ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VEEDUBBED 0 Posted September 11, 2017 I'll check if I still have a spare 16v Bosch starter motor down in the garage later on mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Geeba 0 Posted September 11, 2017 Cheers mate - appreciate it, will that fit the VR thou? I only need the casting I guess... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VEEDUBBED 0 Posted September 11, 2017 My bad geeb, I didn't read that part were it's for a Vr.. I have a whole unit off a low mileage Vr but it'd be a sin to open it just for bits. Sorry mate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
