I just changed my starter on a 1998 intrigue the oem starter is a gear reduction and cost $200 i found an older used starter that came off of a 90 somthing pontiac it bolted on exactly the same it was a straight drive and just a little biger but fit just fine and new would only cost like $70 i just had to make sure i turned the wires away from the exahast the straight drive starter has a smaler gear but it sets closer to the fly wheel so its fine
I had to take the starter out to get the the crank sensor, the easiest way is to put car on lift because the starter is under the engine. My first time doing this job. About a 1 1/2 hr job. Go to a parts store and order a Chilton manual, it gives step by steps instruction. Thats what I did and it was easier than I thought. Book number - 28380 , by General motors. Read manual & buy parts then begin work. good luck...
Its usually located on the the bottom side of the engine next to the flywheel . if you got the right tools it shoulnt be that hard to replace
I just changed the starter in my 2000, 3.5L, V6, Oldsmobile Intrigue. I am going from memory here but the sizes should get you fairly close. The starter is held on with 2 bolts. I used a 13mm (or maybe 11mm or 12mm) socket with a 12" extender to remove the bolts. There are 2 wires attached to the starter. I used an 8mm socket (but a deep socket, the kind of socket that is ~3" long) to remove the small wire. I used ~11mm socket (deep socket) to remove the large wire. Everything was metric. It was not an overly difficult repair. Wiggling the starter in and out of position was probably the hardest part. Remember to disconnect your battery before starting.
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