A bit Ticked... please read
 

Well, i finally got the starter motor i won off of ebay and installed it.

Before bidding on the motor i knew that just any starter wouldnt work, and that some starters (non-944 starters) would crank the motor backwards... Which is why i only placed a bid after reading that it was a 944 starter, and had been used for one month.

So i got it all in, cranked the motor.... no start... so i grew suspicious. I popped her in first gear, and cranked her... and sure enough the car went backwards.

the auction is here

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8004570828&sspagename= ADME%3AB%3AEOIBSAA%3AUS%3A11


So im looking for advice....

1) theres no way i could have possibly wired it backwards... right? It is cranking.

2) Has this done any damage to my car?

3) What kind of action should i take against the ebay seller?

No way you could have wired it backwards

Damage: Possible - it is possible for the belt to jump timing when run backwards

Full refund - you don't have much recourse other than that.

AFJ

Good way to waste time and money......

Ok, I got a real starter from paragon and it is installed.

The bearing on my last starter was the issue.

Now **sometimes** when i start my car, i get a different kind of grinding sound... it seems when i start my car with the radio on it always happens. So this leads me to believe its a bad connection on the starter.... almost sounds like the solenoid isnt fully engaging. Ill check it out more closely tommorow, but any thoughts?

how do the teeth look on the flywheel?

That is too bad, I wonder why anyone would buy anything from ebay to begin with?
Good luck/skill!

I decided to start from scratch, so i took the motor off..... and put it back on. Problem Solved. The only thing i can think of... is that i may have reversed the 2 bolts that hold the motor on. Pretty stupid move on my part... but in the whole fiasco i have gone through I may have very possibly done this. Also, the motor, and flywheel arent damaged.