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Starter Replacement?

Old Jan 4, 2025 | 11:59 AM
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Starter Replacement?

What is the best starter to put on my engine? I am tired of starter failures....
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Old Jan 4, 2025 | 08:21 PM
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Re: Starter Replacement?

I have had good luck with NEW starters from Autozone and OReillys. NOT to be confused with the "reman" garbage.
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Old Jan 4, 2025 | 09:04 PM
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Re: Starter Replacement?

my lt1 starter from autozone has been bulletproof for 7-8 years now
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Old Jan 4, 2025 | 10:12 PM
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Re: Starter Replacement?

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my lt1 starter from autozone has been bulletproof for 7-8 years now
Your car is also a V8...
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Old Jan 4, 2025 | 10:14 PM
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Re: Starter Replacement?

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Your car is also a V8...
that’s my bad
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Old Jan 11, 2025 | 12:27 PM
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Re: Starter Replacement?

Old thread but I bit the bullet and bought a new (not reman) ACDelco starter on rockauto 6 months ago. Been holding up great so far.
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Old Jan 11, 2025 | 02:40 PM
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Re: Starter Replacement?

If you're having frequent starter failures, that's not a starter problem, you probably have poor battery cables/bad battery or a mechanical issue with the flexplate/flywheel, depending on exactly what is failing.
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