Facelift Starter Dying, any Recommendations

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05-05-2018, 11:58 AM

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Facelift Starter Dying, any Recommendations

My starter is showing signs of dying. Grinding noise when staring, hesitation then pop cough when starting.

These symptoms only happen occasionally, but more frequent. I have 110,000 miles on it and it's clearly the original.

Any suggestions or recommendations on what to look for to replace it?

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05-09-2018, 02:53 PM

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Pull it and have it rebuilt.

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05-09-2018, 04:07 PM

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I bought my AJ16 starter from AutoZone, no problems for 50k+ miles so far. They store your name and phone number so you’ll never lose that lifetime warranty.

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05-10-2018, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Jagsandmgs

I bought my AJ16 starter from AutoZone, no problems for 50k+ miles so far. They store your name and phone number so you’ll never lose that lifetime warranty.

Good to know. Since I will do this myself, I actually value the warranty.

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