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[ET]

Just a quickie to see if anyone else has had one made/adapted for their fiesta turbo as because they are next to each other the heat from the turbo is causing the car to cut out!

Any help appreciated as i was built to drive cars and not fix them

[heeman10]

Heat wrap the manifold/downpipe and buy a starter motor heat shield for the FRST from Ford

[White2i]

i am going to look into making one for my xr2i out of steel first and see what it is like, will let you all now if it goes ok , just got to get the time, dont like the heat sheild bags they got for them rather have a nice shiney sheild

[Oranoco]

Your local to me mate if you want us to come an dhave a butchers for you we would be more than happy

[j7aoc]

I got a new starter motor

and then used this stuff

[ET]

I got a new starter motor

and then used this stuff

Is that just from halfords or a motor factor place bud?

I do have a new one to go on anyhow so thats handy

[Jur]

Well.. i've been in pondering about this earlier.. and i tried to fix it like below..

Most of the heat that will damage your starter isn't directly from the turbo, but from the downpipe that goes just past the starter.

I bought myself a ERST starter heatshield.
Bought myself a brand new 1.4kW starter from an escort 1.6 16v

Why this starter.. and not one for a FRST or ERST ??
Well.. that's because this is a reduction starter .. and can cope with the heat a wee bit better then the ERST/FRST one.. appart from the initial current (A) it uses is lower compared to the ERST one.. so less stress on the wiring to the battery (which is in the boot).. and the 1.4kW makes it fly when starting (-: in stead of the whining noise..

Fitting the heat shield ....drilled some holes to fit the fixing material (cause the starter is slightly different to the ERST starter)


Cut away some other parts that were in the way of fixing the electrical bits..
Made sure the heat shield wasn't ratteling
Here's the result.

[BUTRE]

Heat wrap the downpipe all the way till it clears even the sump. You dont want the exhaust heat to be also heating up the oil in the sump.

[fiestaturbopete]

i have just done a t3 conversion and not had any problems yet would u advise to fit a heatshield and wrap the downpipe also cheers

[j7aoc]

I got a new starter motor

and then used this stuff

Is that just from halfords or a motor factor place bud?

I do have a new one to go on anyhow so thats handy

They won't sell thermo tec at halfords try burton power or you can get it cheaper on ebay

[essexrsturbo]

just use a ford starter motor heat sheild, simple