Mercury V6 V8 Outboard Starter Motor 175-300HP Verado Pro XS | Replaces 8M0142679

Starter motor for Mercury V6 and V8 outboards, 175 to 300HP. 12 volt, Valeo-pattern permanent magnet direct drive. The number on the box is 8M0142679. Nine earlier numbers cross over to it.

OE Reference Numbers

Primary reference: 8M0142679

Also listed under: 8M0187292, 8M0104011, 8M0099252, 8M0061073, 8M0096343

Older again: 8M0137789, 8M0074530, 8M0079328, 8M0079330

What buyers type: Mercury outboard starter motor, 8M0142679 starter, Verado starter motor, Pro XS starter, Sea Pro starter, 12V marine starter, V6 V8 outboard starter

Reference Specifications

System voltage: 12V, as stated in the product title

Type: Valeo-pattern permanent magnet direct drive (PMDD). Weight about 3.65kg

Pinion: 13 teeth. Catalog publishers report that, Mercury does not.

Rotation: counter-clockwise, from the drive end. Gear OD 39.8mm. Reduction flange.

None of that came from Mercury prints. Check it against the old unit.

Fitment and Purchase Checks

Covers the Mercury four-stroke V6 and V8 family. Verado, Pro XS, Sea Pro, 175 through 300HP. Mercury goes by serial, not model year. 2B529482 and up puts you in range, and the 300R starts at 1E080500. If you've owned one of these engines long enough, you know the original starter gets sluggish after a few seasons, especially on boats that sit in water. One boundary worth stating clearly: this is the big V6 / V8 starter. It does not cross over to the smaller 2-stroke 30-150HP applications or to trim and tilt motors, which people sometimes mix up when searching by horsepower alone.

Why This Unit

Now the honest part. Pinion and rotation details come from compatible replacement listings, not from Mercury factory prints. We haven't verified every dimension against OEM drawings, so we won't claim we did. Match the removed unit before ordering. Teeth, rotation, mounting flange, solenoid position, all of it.

For Buyers and Distributors

Buying for a shop or resale? 20 pieces minimum, 10-15 days out, 6 month warranty. RoHS, REACH and ISO9001. Send engine model, old part number, quantity and destination port, we quote back same day.

Aftermarket notice

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