Owner reviews for starter motor

Valeo came out of my 2010 I bought at 74k over 200k now so pretty sure that was OEM. The starter was also a Valeo.

Replacing the original 25 year old starter (!!) with a remanufactured Bosch part, which seems identical to the original. I am hoping to solve the intermittent no-start issue I’ve been having lately (single click when turning key). Overall the job was fairly straightforward with no major issues.

You'll need to replace the starter motor to repair the car, they're about $120 on [rockauto for a remanufactured Bosch unit]

The exact same starter from Bosch (original manufacturer for Volvo) which is what a shop would sell you because it’s the OE for Volvo is 216.99.

Used to rebuild those, you are better off just buying a "NEW" unit made by WAI/WorldPower. They are 100% new and have a 1 year warranty from the manufacturer.

I know I can do a Volvo 3.0GS in about 10 min. Cause I’ve had so many starter issues.

I took the starter out, it looked OK. Removing the solenoid connector was really difficult since the plastic piece that you push to disengage it had disintegrated with time/heat. No 12V on the solenoid terminal when I pressed start.

Tried that by getting an Allroad. 

A "proper" MK1 Alload, V6 2.7 twinturbo, all the toys. Uppy-downy suspension, tippable 'box, etc...

The bill for the first repairs was around 600 for a starter motor, then 5 months later the dam burst and the cost was equivalent to the GDP of a medium sized country.

Sold it for scrap for half the price of the starter.

Lesson learned.

some GM trucks have issues with heat soak on the starter where the starter actually doesnt work at all when the engine is hot. Let them cool off for a few hours and they fire right up again. Replacing the starter does nothing. Its an engine design flaw

Some GM engines would heat soak the starter when hot, making restarting harder on the starter motor. I believe the LS3 still had that problem, but it was worse in older V8 GM vehicles.