Starter Motor for 1997 Speedster

[Paul_GPvR]

Hi guy,

I'm trying to source a starter motor for a 1997 Speedster model 5894, with engines 717x.

Do you have any part numbers for the starter motor? Is it the same motor used in an XP757?

Thanks for anyhelp.

Paul

 

[Dans97challenger]

Just get the one that is in it rebuilt. Costs around $50. I have found that starters new from Seadoo cost a fortune. Don't buy one off Ebay I did and found out the hard way that they are junk. It died after trying to turn the motor over twice.

 

[PWCdoc]

The problem with rebuilt starters is that they can last 5 years, 5 months, 5 weeks, 5 days, or 5 minutes. Yes, OEM starters cost more but you can pretty well depend on it being good for many years to come.

I tried the rebuilt starter route to save my customers money but now I only offer brand new OEM starters for reliability. My customers don't like being stranded out in the water due to a faulty starter. And I don't care for the prospect of eating the labor on replacing the POS rebuilt with a new OEM.

 

[Chester]

The problem with rebuilt starters is that they can last 5 years, 5 months, 5 weeks, 5 days, or 5 minutes. Yes, OEM starters cost more but you can pretty well depend on it being good for many years to come.

I tried the rebuilt starter route to save my customers money but now I only offer brand new OEM starters for reliability. My customers don't like being stranded out in the water due to a faulty starter. And I don't care for the prospect of eating the labor on replacing the POS rebuilt with a new OEM.

:agree: AMEN!

Chester

 

[CypherAZ]

anyone try a starter from SBT?

 

[Paul_GPvR]

Cheers for the info guys.

I've found out the part number i need is 278001935.