ok i know that honda did make two different designs but what my question really is i was wondering if one starter will work for either an auto or a manual car because i need to buy a new starter and i can get a cheap one but it says it is for an auto. My design starter is the one with the shield i guess you could call it going over the shaft that the gear slides on.

 

that doesn't matter. mine didn't but when i replaced it i had one with a shieldy thing.i'm not sure which one you need

 

mine has that same shieldy thing you are talking about