MK_951

The starter is grinding up against the starter ring and I don't know if its the wrong starter or what. Did they possibly change the starters over the years or possibly the bellhousing? If it helps I have a 86 951 with a 87 951 motor in it

MooreBoost

i think all turbo starters are the same but i could be wrong. my early na starter is different then my turbo starters

minho78

Mike, I think they are all the same, but I'm not sure.

MooreBoost

bell housing are the same also. it may just be a bad starter

MK_951

Its not a bad starter...it engages cause I took it out and just grounded it to the bellhousing and it comes out...its just not grabbing the starter ring.

MooreBoost

in this post it sounds like it is touching the ring gear. sorry im a little confused on what is going on.

MK_951

The ring on the starter that shoots out is not engaging with the starter ring to crank the motor. Instead, it is hitting the starter ring and just grinding up against it.

MooreBoost

sounds like u have the wrong starter.

MooreBoost

http://www.pelicanparts.com/cgi-bin/...FILTER_TOOL=ON

it shows here that all starters are the same for 944s. so i dont know what the problem is. sry. did u just install this start or did the start just start doing this?

MK_951

I just installed this one...its a new rebuilt motor I put it and the starter was from a crashed 951 my friend had

KuHL 951

Any chance you might have ended up with an NA bellhousing during the swap? That sounds exactly like what happens with an NA BH. The 951 bellhousing mounts the starter just a bit outboard to compensate for the extra 951 starter ring teeth.

Black51

Maybe you screwed it on backwards...

minho78

It's either you got the wrong starter or the bell housing. Can you get the part numbers on both units?

MK_951

If it is a N/A bellhousing...can I use it on a turbo motor and if I buy a N/A starter will it work with the bellhousing and actually start?

KuHL 951

Sorry but an NA BH will not work on a 951. The 951 DME reads a different electronic count from the larger 132 tooth starter ring on the 951 plus the clutch is 240 mm vs. 225 mm on the NA. The starters are all the same except the turbo version is a narrow body but still mounts fine. Check the part number on the bellhousing, it should start in 951 if it's a 87 turbo version and start w/ 944 and end in 2R for an 86 turbo (either bellhousing will work as long as they come from a 951. This has happened before and the correct BH is the only solution if that's actually the problem.

Bellhousing Problems