My starter was making alot of noise. I took it off and the gear was shot. Then I took the side cover off and the double gear was shot so was the gear that touches the fly wheel. starter was $311.00, double gear was $106.00, the other gear was $46.00. Thank god my fly wheel gear was okay. I have a 2001 DS650 black Is this common. If so I am selling right now. I can't believe a starter cost $311.00

 

whoa... thats a lot of cash for parts (bomb charges WAY too much for oem stuff...)

what kind of noise was it? i have some sort of starter noise going on, but still havnt pulled the starter to see if that is the problem.

Was it a harsh grinding type noise upon startup? (when the starter would spin?)

 

Is the starter parts the same as the bmw 650f? If it is I think that the bmw parts are cheaper.

 

it was a very harsh sound.

 

not true I got prices from bmw and the were more than the honda dealer

 

You may have to call around but, a bigger dealer will give a 10%-15% discount on parts? Some get more some get less but, this is reasonable, especially on high dollar orders.

 

if you got the parts from the bomb dealer in eugene that might be part of the problem that place is rather high

 

if you can get a part number you can also go to napa and get parts or some parts. axle bearings, water pump seals. heck i got rear axle bearings at the tire store last time in florence

 

My real problem is not how much but is this a common problem?

 

i think i might have the same problem (have only heard of maybe two other cases) but i wouldnt call it common.