rust belt auto, i’m not subscribed to your channel, nor have i heard of you. but today God answered my prayers and led me here. i own a 2009 honda fit and the starter needed to be replaced. bought the new part at autozone and took it to a mechanic to have them swap it out. i drove home, stupidly not checking the sound of the new starter at the mechanic’s, to get familiar with it and ask any questions. when i got home and turned on the car again and heard the sound of the new starter (the same exact sound in this video) i started crying because this sound seemed so foreign to me (and i feel like you don’t hear many cars that sound this way). i knew my car was fine but felt uneasy because of the new sound it made starting up. for an hour i have been trying to find discussions or videos on how a new starter for my car would sound when installed, trying to see if this sound is normal. which led me to your channel. i felt instant relief when i watched this video because it gave me the clarity to think “of course my car is normal!” thank you again, this is my first car and i have realized how big of a responsibility cars truly are. keep uploading these kinda of video bro. i appreciate you. subscribing now.
Thanks for your video! Oddly enough my 2011 GG6 has a different transmission, I guess. It is the CVT and the bolt at 2:44 is blocked by the housing. I am still trying to figure out how to get to this one. Apart from that, I really appreciate your effort!
Hey, so I am getting the cold start / starter hanging up. I was probably going to buy the reman at the dealer ($300) because the new one is $700! The job looks enough of a pain in the rear that I don't want to buy a cheap aftermarket and have to do it again in a year. A lot of the aftermarket's come with lifetime though. That makes me lean more toward an aftermarket with lifetime (because the cost will be one time). Any advice on what is the better scenario? My fear is that I get a reman from the dealer and it goes bad in a few years. The original starter lasted a long time (but initially didn't see much use). Any advice is appreciated. Or what aftermarket might be high enough quality?
@@roberts1159 Up to the whole weekend when working on an old car. Multiple trips to tool parts. Multiple trips to get things like orings and gaskets that nobody mentioned. Shit breaks. You find rust and decide to touch it up. What are you, new to fixing old cars???????????? 300,000 miles on wife's 2009 Honda Fit, 230,000 on my 2006 Toyota Camry.
@@shannon3228 In Largo, FL, 2008 Honda Fit, just sarted doing what you described two days ago when the temps dropped to 43 F. Seems the cold is causing binding from the metal contracting, probably due to build up of fine particles in the solenoid.
Gosh I wish I had the know-how to do this. As much as I’d love to DIY this I’m probably just gonna go buy a new starter and have my local mechanic swap it out for me lol
Ahhh yes, the sweet, sweet, sounds of burning rice... I'm actually surprised the starter died, I've had a new Honda's way older than that pile with the OG starter... Maybe your pal does a lot of starting and stopping?
SO grateful i don’t live in the snow. Man for only a 2009 this car looks so bad under the hood. I could only imagine what a 90s/80s/70s car would look like you guys literally have to buy new cars because the weather eats them away that fuckin sucks
@@RustBeltAuto oh I guess I got the timestamp wrong. I meant the name you called your friend you said it so casually that for a split second I thought that was his name and thought "well thats an unfortunate name"
Can you get a job rewriting Haynes manuals??? They are absolute crap (and NO, I do not use them as primary reference, just to laugh at. I DO have the Factory Service Manuals and BoobTube).
@@RustBeltAuto Hey, how did you get the starter in the hole??? I seem to have interference. I measured diameter of old vs new starter outer ring. Both appear to be same to good precision. Is starter supposed to press-fit into hole by hand action alone, or do you press it in with bolts??? I have been tearing my hands in the dark for two hours now. Both the connector does not seem to engage all the way on the RockAuto starter, and it does not want to go in the hole as well. Please help!!!!!
rust belt auto, i’m not subscribed to your channel, nor have i heard of you. but today God answered my prayers and led me here. i own a 2009 honda fit and the starter needed to be replaced. bought the new part at autozone and took it to a mechanic to have them swap it out. i drove home, stupidly not checking the sound of the new starter at the mechanic’s, to get familiar with it and ask any questions. when i got home and turned on the car again and heard the sound of the new starter (the same exact sound in this video) i started crying because this sound seemed so foreign to me (and i feel like you don’t hear many cars that sound this way). i knew my car was fine but felt uneasy because of the new sound it made starting up. for an hour i have been trying to find discussions or videos on how a new starter for my car would sound when installed, trying to see if this sound is normal. which led me to your channel. i felt instant relief when i watched this video because it gave me the clarity to think “of course my car is normal!” thank you again, this is my first car and i have realized how big of a responsibility cars truly are. keep uploading these kinda of video bro. i appreciate you. subscribing now.
Dang,you are good. Every single step took 20x longer . I could never be a mechanic
No one needs your bullshit
Thanks did mine last night, the darn clips were the toughest part.
beautiful work sir. i felt like i was at an amusement park ride with your A+ commentary
Thanks for your video! Oddly enough my 2011 GG6 has a different transmission, I guess. It is the CVT and the bolt at 2:44 is blocked by the housing. I am still trying to figure out how to get to this one. Apart from that, I really appreciate your effort!
Thanks Peter Griffin!!😂 great video!
Hey, so I am getting the cold start / starter hanging up. I was probably going to buy the reman at the dealer ($300) because the new one is $700! The job looks enough of a pain in the rear that I don't want to buy a cheap aftermarket and have to do it again in a year. A lot of the aftermarket's come with lifetime though. That makes me lean more toward an aftermarket with lifetime (because the cost will be one time). Any advice on what is the better scenario? My fear is that I get a reman from the dealer and it goes bad in a few years. The original starter lasted a long time (but initially didn't see much use). Any advice is appreciated. Or what aftermarket might be high enough quality?
I have had the same or better luck with new Chinese starters. The new are pretty much all the same reboxed China. Doesnt matter what the box says.
So is it the same starter for a 2010 as it is for a 2013?
When I looked it up, it says they are the same.
is this the same on manual transmissions?
Probably
Thanks for doing this video. About how long did it take you do this ? I have a 09 Fit that starter seems to be failing.
Can't remember
Maybe around 2 hours or so ? I saw someone on FitFreak that said it took him 8 hours and I thought no way!!
@@roberts1159 guess it depends on the person.
1/2 to 2 days THE USUAL FOR ANY WORK ON AN OLD CAR. Are you a noob?????????
@@roberts1159 Up to the whole weekend when working on an old car. Multiple trips to tool parts. Multiple trips to get things like orings and gaskets that nobody mentioned. Shit breaks. You find rust and decide to touch it up. What are you, new to fixing old cars???????????? 300,000 miles on wife's 2009 Honda Fit, 230,000 on my 2006 Toyota Camry.
@1:52 is that the dipstick tube you are unbolting?
Yes @7:08 he says.
Did you just answer your own question?
А мотор не запускался? Почему меняли стартер?
@@li9027 translate to english please.
Was your starter grinding when cold?
It cranked really slow unless you jumped it, and gave it a bunch of extra amperage.
@@shannon3228 In Largo, FL, 2008 Honda Fit, just sarted doing what you described two days ago when the temps dropped to 43 F. Seems the cold is causing binding from the metal contracting, probably due to build up of fine particles in the solenoid.
А на какой мощности вы поставили стартер 12 В а сколько киловатт kw спасибо
I don't know that language. Where you from?
Спасибо! Жму твою руку!
Gosh I wish I had the know-how to do this. As much as I’d love to DIY this I’m probably just gonna go buy a new starter and have my local mechanic swap it out for me lol
Ahhh yes, the sweet, sweet, sounds of burning rice...
I'm actually surprised the starter died, I've had a new Honda's way older than that pile with the OG starter... Maybe your pal does a lot of starting and stopping?
301,000 miles on mine.
For sure! My 2008 Honda Fit gets 36.5 mpg going down interstate at 75 mph with the window rolled down(A/C doesn't work).
I love the the accent 😊
SO grateful i don’t live in the snow. Man for only a 2009 this car looks so bad under the hood. I could only imagine what a 90s/80s/70s car would look like you guys literally have to buy new cars because the weather eats them away that fuckin sucks
From Brazil... like
Man that job was a Fit!!!
This was a TH-camrs car. MN Treasure Hunter. He tried to live stream me on a different POS car the other day. Video quality wasn't that great.
Thanks , I need to do this soon,
obrigado pela dica,valeu
The easiest way to change it is to pay someone to do it. Oh chit! Did I just say what I just said? 😁 Best video though. 👍👍
My starter on my car was so stuck on I could do pull up off it
Ржавчины как будто тачка из Питера. +
It's a lot easier than 07-08 GD3!
What makes the 07-08 gd3 different?
Small gap between radiator support and intake: th-cam.com/video/UGUefYV-Q2s/w-d-xo.html
Вот это гемор😮У меня на Фите стартер надо снимать,хотел сам,теперь не хочу.
Those are interesting words. 🙃
Adjust the valves.
I will get right on that. Thanks.
5:15 wow what an unfortunate name
Huh? Remy is AC Delco. What would you call a fortunate name?
@@RustBeltAuto oh I guess I got the timestamp wrong. I meant the name you called your friend you said it so casually that for a split second I thought that was his name and thought "well thats an unfortunate name"
Машина по ходу утопленик😮
Not easy...😮
Can you get a job rewriting Haynes manuals??? They are absolute crap (and NO, I do not use them as primary reference, just to laugh at. I DO have the Factory Service Manuals and BoobTube).
I don't know what I'm doing until it's done.
@@RustBeltAuto Hey, how did you get the starter in the hole??? I seem to have interference. I measured diameter of old vs new starter outer ring. Both appear to be same to good precision. Is starter supposed to press-fit into hole by hand action alone, or do you press it in with bolts??? I have been tearing my hands in the dark for two hours now. Both the connector does not seem to engage all the way on the RockAuto starter, and it does not want to go in the hole as well. Please help!!!!!
@@nameredacted1242had the same problem. We couldn't fit the washer with the nut for the ground.