So my starter has begun to crap out on me. When i go to start it, it sounds like the starter is dawing too many amps from my battery & is starting to kill it.

The starter will go dead for a split second and then crank. I measured the voltage it is drawing and my DMM reads 9 volts at the battery when cranking. It shouldn't read so low....

anyway i was looking for a starter and the only store that has them in stock is Autozone, and they also have a lifetime warranty, but my questions is would i be better off getting an OEM quality starter?

or would a lifetime warranty be better considering the warranty maybe the quality isn't so great ) .

i just don't want to have to keep taking this starter back to AZ every year because of the lack of quality.

Anyone ever buy one of these?

 

I have about 80K miles on a duralast starter from autozone- no issues. A lifetime warranty and a 30 minute install time made the financial decision easy for me.

 

yeah an easy to get to starter is wonderful

 

About 42k miles on my Duralast; so far, no issues here either.

 

Couldn't get one of theirs to work in my '90 Accord, all three they gave me (two under warranty) would grind every 2nd or 3rd start. Went to an all Honda wrecking yard, got a used one which worked perfectly and got my money back on the Autozone starter.

 

so can i use an 11 tooth starter ? they don't have the starter listed as to how many teeth, but on other ato parts stores they specify 8 tooth or 11 tooth starters

 

Autozone doesn't make its own starters; it purchases from manufacturers that produce, rebuild, or repackage parts. It depends on the brand you get. I have a Bosch starter (rebuilt using factory core) for my Maxima that is more heavy duty than the stock one.

Also, the Autozone Duralast brand Ignition coils are genuine Made in Japan, repackaged for sale through another brand.

 

Autozone's starter for my max has been good the last few years

 

i got mine from ebay and it was around 60 bucks shipped with no core charge. great build and it works wonderfully. dont waste your time with autozone.

 

here you go.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...K%3AMEWNX%3AIT

 

Nice thing is the warranty. It dies, bring it back ... and get another for free.

I've gone through 3 on my A32, but only paid once.

 

this is why it's so attractive... lifetime warranty

 

I got a rebuilt starter from advanced auto parts. It had a lifetime "limited" warranty. Worked great for about a month then crapped out on me. I went back to replace it and they told me I could only use the warranty once. So I used it and got another starter. Long story short and 4 starters later, They ended up ordering me a brand new starter. So I would stay away from rebuilds and go with a brand new one. GOOD LUCK !!

 

Or maybe stay away from advance, since AZ actually honors their lifetime warranty, at least in my case.

 

Limited warranty should mean as long as the defect is not by abuse, Advance Auto must honor and replace. 1 time use limited warranty is absurd. If you get another lemmon, they say you are out of luck? No I do not think so.

 

I have tried in my 99 max I had. First one I bought came defect from the store. Second one I bought made all kind of weird noise when you try to crank it. I personally don't like them. Cheap stuff.

 

lifetime warranty and relatively easy to get to...sounds like a plan ....


on other car forums i've heard people say they never had a problem with AZ starters

 

Yep, i installed one on my 97, i had 45k on mine. No problems. Then i got hit from behind and totalled my car. Now i have a 2000se sterlingmist.

 

i had a starter from autozone for a few years and i got ZERO problem.

 

Looks like az starters are ok.

 

 

had mine for 6 months, auto start multiple times a day. still cranks great