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Bosch SR1331X starter gear teeth different than original one?
Replaced the starter with a no name reman off eBay. Car started fine but every few turns made a hacking sort of a sound. I decided to redo it and to replace the cheapy with a Bosch reman, thinking there was something wrong with the cheapo one. The SR1331X is what all the sites say should be a perfect match for a 2006 TSX.
But I decided to take a closer look and compared the Bosch gear to the original, and noticed that both the eBay cheapy and the Bosch one's gears end in a V sort of a shape. But my original Mitsuba doesn't have that V. See pictures.
Is this what could have been causing that periodic hacking noise during start? I now ordered yet a 3rd one and we'll see which shape it has.
Replace it with a Denso that's an OE manufacturer and call it a day. it looks to be about the same price as the Bosch reman'd on rockauto after the core charge refund. (140.99)
Replace it with a Denso that's an OE manufacturer and call it a day. it looks to be about the same price as the Bosch reman'd on rockauto after the core charge refund. (140.99)