SUCCESS!

My friend and I (mostly my friend ) replaced the starter...and it works! The car starts like a champ now!

Thanks all for the suggestions.

Goodluck OregonHusker on your install.

 

So how long did it take and what did you have to take out to get to the starter? Inquiring minds want to know :naughty:

 

While I'm thinking about it, one more thing to ask. For you guys that changed your starters, how did you know which starter to get? I have been told by two different sources that Integra GSR came in two different sized engines and it is important that I know which size (CC) mine is.

 

what year teg do you have? if its 94+, all tegs, RS, LS, GS, GSR, ITR, have the same CC displacement, 1.8 liters.

92-93 GSR's had 1.7 litres, and 90-93 all others had 1.8 liters. I'm fairly certain that ALL starters are completely swappable with each other.

 

It's a '96 GSR. One course, whom I trust, said that he needed to see the engine before he could tell me which starter he would use. I don't remember specifics, just that there was two sizes and one starter would cost about $30 more versus the other.

 

It took us about 2 hours. It would have been quicker if we didn't lose daylight (we were using headlamps to complete the project!) I also changed my oil/filter at the same time so that took some time too.

I don't know the specifics, but basically we had to remove the air filter and the starter is right underneath. Then, you had to remove the bolts that the starter is on.

It's fairly easy, but I wouldn't have been able to do it w/o my friends and the manual's help.

I was able to know what part to get by calling the junkyards around.. I just needed a part that it my 95 Special Edition.

Good luck!

 

It took me awhile to get the starter off because the top bolt was on so freakin' tightly. I ended up using a wrench, a board, and a hammer to loosen that bolt. Before that, I broke the extension to my ratchet set :angry:

Anyway, I went a different route and took my solenoid apart. I then cleaned the copper contacts and the plunger using paper towels and some sandpaper. It was very dirty inside and the copper contacts had a lot of black spots on them. I sanded those, put the solenoid back together, and reinstalled the starter. My car has started up like a champ since. Of course, it's only been a day, so we'll see if the fix in permanent.

 

Just wanted an update from Oregon Husker - was anding the blackspots on the solenoid a permanent fix?

 

So far, so good. I haven't had one click or anything else that would make me think that the car wasn't going to start.