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Anybody know if, by chance and luck, an auto starter is the same as the manual starter?

Edit for future help to others:

Both the ST-204 Manual and Auto Starters ARE the same
Same goes for the AT-200 - Manual and Auto are the same

Apparantly there are two types of each tho - 1 for Cold weather and one for normal use.

Hope this helps someone else in the future!

Thanks Presure2, Spider77 and Bitter for the confirmations!

This post has been edited by DEATH: Jan 8, 2011 - 12:35 PM

im pretty sure they are identical, D.

The part numbers are the same 28100‑74140

Thanks so much guys - I thought they might be from checking parts sites and not having an auto/manual option. That means I should have one in the garage!
We should leave this thread for anyone else that may need it in the future IMO.

BTW - We are talking ST-204 (GT) - I have no knowledge of the AT-200 (ST)

I went to toyodiy and checked st204 for both auto and manual.

Thanks again bro - that rox. My next step was to call my favorite parts manager

ditto for the 7A-FE starters, the same from auto to manual. There are sometimes 2 options though if the car came with a cold weather package or not, could be a 1kw or like 1.5kw starter.

Thanks Bitter! I'll edit the first post so hopefully this will help others i the future. This is good info for the site IMO.
Good job 6gc'ers - this is why we are here

Rock Auto lists 4 different ones.... .8KW, 1KW, 1.2KW and 1.4KW

However, I think at most places the choices are 1.0 and 1.4KW, typically the 1.4KW is coupled with a heavier battery as well but can be useful when just a little more cranking power is needed for an engine with a hotter cam or higher compression

Just to confirm - they ARE the exact same. I had a Auto and a Manual in my hands today and there is absolutely no difference.
The one I installed was a 1.4kw according to the paperwork on the new one I ended up with [see my thread for details on that]

yea they are the same, best proof comes from doing the auto to manual swap in not just the celica but many cars use the same starter.