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Originally Posted by Jon J
Stay away from auto zone starters! I got stuck with a "lifetime" starter from "those people" They only last about an average of 10 months before the chineese replacement parts fail. I went through three of them myself. they worked good for a while and then something would give out. Your much better with a salvage starter or having one rebuilt for you by someone that uses quality parts. The last one i got I disassembled, found a used German Bendix And a new German solenoid, put in a set of used Bosh brushes, and am now good to go. Two years down the line and it starts great.
Jon J
81 240D
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I did, after reading about many failed rebuilt lifetime guarantee starters. I "rebuilt" it myself, which amounted to de-carboning the commutator and brush assembly, checking the bushings/bearings are not worn, lube and bench test before install.
I just "rebuilt" my 240D parts car starter with 181K miles, which is interchangeable with the 300D turbo starter per a local rebuild shop. I took a video of it being bench tested. It's drawing a little under 100 amps with a no load rpm of 8300 which is within specs. It will be a spare starter for the 300DT. I hope I will not be needing it for a long time.
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