my wife's bff whose husband is a Toyota employee and a Lexus tech, stated to ALWAYS rebuild what came with the car.
I agree with that guy.
my wife's bff whose husband is a Toyota employee and a Lexus tech, stated to ALWAYS rebuild what came with the car.
The best warranty is the one you never have to use.I have never rebuilt a starter myself, but my wife's bff whose husband is a Toyota employee and a Lexus tech, stated to ALWAYS rebuild what came with the car. Not only is it not expensive, it's the best quality job you'll ever have....keeping the OE is great advice. Often there is little to no core (which actually is a hint that maybe the rebuild isn't fantastic--AC Delco had no core and at the time, lifetime warranty which I had to use 2X)...
I do the same thing. Replace the OE and then rebuild it and stick it on the shelf for a rainy day.I keep a spare starter and alt on the shelf- keep and repair the oe.
Oh, RA makes us pay for the core return?I find it makes more sense to buy new from rockauto as you'll need to mail the core back for re-manufactured and the cost of postage makes it not worth it.
I got this one from Amazon 2 + years ago, still going strong. {Last purchased May 23, 2021}Sept 21, 2019, I took a chance on a starter from Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T9ORWIG/ref=ppx_od_dt_b_asin_title_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1. It is odd that the price has gone down. I paid $102.95 back in 2019 pre-covid.
Cross my fingers, it is still working. I rebuilt the old, oe starter with ebay brush and bench tested it. Changing the starter on Honda 4 cyl is a pain. I had to take exhaust manifold out to get to the starter.
The TYC new starters have proven to be reliable and priced right on Rockauto. Only used one BBB and that was fine as well.
Anyone have experience with a reman Denso Alternator from BBB Industries from Rock Auto?OK... thanks! rockauto has both reman and new from BBB Industries. I am thinking to get a new one. what do you think?
If there is a core, you can ship it back via ra’s FedEx acct. a starter cost me $6–with my own ups acct would have been about $18. They’ll deduct the $6 from the core refund. Pretty reasonable.Oh, RA makes us pay for the core return?
That's very reasonable.If there is a core, you can ship it back via ra’s FedEx acct. a starter cost me $6–with my own ups acct would have been about $18. They’ll deduct the $6 from the core refund. Pretty reasonable.
Maybe I got lucky, but the Alero's alternator just needed brushes and bearings. I knew the bearings were bad but had to drive it for a while. {long story} Then it quit charging and broke down.If you have a RA core return, save the shipping box it came in.
I packed a starter core in the Denso box with the same dunnage it came in, used filament tape to secure the box and brought it to FedEx. FedEx told me that because of the weight, the item needs to be double boxed (FedEx policy). I had to buy a $7 box but they re-packed it for free.
Yeah, the FedEx return label and the cost of the box cut into my refund but I'm not tripping over a worn out starter that I'll never, ever have a need for.
I used to work at a parts supply place that used to double as an auto-electric shop. The owner closed the shop but still had his equipment in the repair shop; comm lathe, mica cutter, distributor machine, etc.
You can rebuild them yourself, but you're limited to just slapping parts and finding OEM quality parts to install.