Applications

• BMW E30 / E34 / E36 (M42 / M43 / M44 / M50 / M52 / M54) lightweight super-duty
• BMW 1502 1.6 E10 '75-'76
• BMW 1600 1.6 E6 & E10 '67-'73
• BMW 1602 1.6 E10 '67-'75
• BMW 1800 1.8 E1 '64-'72
• BMW 1802 1.8 E6 & E10 '71-'75
• BMW 2002
• BMW 2500 2.5 E3 '68-'77
• BMW 2800 2.8 E3 '68-'77
• BMW 3.0 CSL
• BMW 315 / 316 / 318 / 320 1.6, 1.8 & 2.0 E21 / E30 / E36 various '81-'00
• BMW 518 / 520 / 525 / 528 / 535 1.8 / 2.0 / 2.5 / 2.8 / 3.4 E12 / E28 / E34 various '79-'96
• BMW 628 / 635 2.8 / 3.4 / 3.5 E24 '78-'89
• BMW 728 / 730 / 735 / 745 2.8 / 3.0 / 3.2 / 3.4 E23 / E32 '76-'94
• BMW M3 E30 / S14
• BMW M5 / M535 / M635 3.4 / 3.5 E24 / E28 / E34 '84-'95
• BMW Marine B130 / B190 / B220 '78-'87
• Chevron (BMW engine)
• Mercedes Hanomag (Hanomag-Henschel) '73-'77

Starter motor type terminology explained:

• OSGR – Off Set Gear Reduction (larger motor is offset, solenoid acts directly on drive).
• PMGR – Permanent Magnet Gear Reduction (planetary gearbox usually on drive axis).
• WFGR – Wound Field Gear Reduction.

It is strongly advised that PMGR units are not used in conjunction with a bulkhead mounted solenoid, by linking the B+ and ignition trigger terminal of our starter motor. This can cause the pinion to hang in mesh after the engine fires. It will cause unnecessary noise and wear to the ring gear, and will shorten the life of the starter motor's clutch.

We would advise that the slimline Hitachi or Axial types should only be favoured over a Denso type due to space constraints / form factor.

WOSP is 100% OE based. However for many of our more price sensitive lines such as our classic range, we use a remanufactured OE Denso starter motor. This still offers far better quality than a new aftermarket or imitation piece. You will see the type noted with a suffix *r to denote this.