i need a new starter for my civic...
jumped my car, stopped by o'reilly's after work and they told me i needed to have the starter off the car, so they could check what kind it is. supposedly there are three different kinds?

is that true? are they all different? the guy in there told me, it might bolt up differently, might have different numbers of teeth on them... etc... etc... etc...

so unless someone on here can help, i guess i'll be pulling into the parking lot, taking my starter off, buying a new one, putting the new one on, and crossing my fingers, because in they're parking lot there is NO WAY i'd be able to jump it.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

i've got a 1993 Honda Civic CX
stock motor, and all.

 

Honda has different manufacturers (part numbers) for the same part, but they are all the same.

06312-P01-003RM MOTOR ASSY., STARTER (RMD)
31200-P01-003 MOTOR ASSY., STARTER (DENSO)
31200-P01-015 MOTOR ASSY., STARTER (MITSUBA)

There are all the part numbers that I got for a 93 CX starter.

 

hmm... well thanks for the post

i have a chiltons manual, and it has a picture of each brand, each looking completely different. still wondering how in the world that would be possible.

anyways, i took mine off and compared to the diagrams.
i have a mitsuba style...

 

Lots of cars are like this. It's very possible yours is too.