Starter motor VALEO or OEM FORD

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VALEO › Starter motor

VR6eric 30 Jan 2015, 20:28

Rating 5.0

GERMAN AUTO PARTS got me a brand new Valeo starter for $200....just fyi for anyone who needs to buy a starter.

Pros: new Valeo starter

Cons: potential starter issue

Vehicle: Volkswagen

VALEO › Starter motor

VR6eric 30 Jan 2015, 20:27

Rating 5.0

GERMAN AUTO PARTS got me a brand new Valeo starter for $200....just fyi for anyone who needs to buy a starter.

Pros: new Valeo starter

Vehicle: Volkswagen

OEM FORD › Starter motor

madslipknot 10 Sep 2025, 16:53

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Rating 0.5

They suck , they break , they are brittle when old its Ford engineers fault !

Cons: suck, break, brittle when old

Vehicle: Ford Focus

OEM FORD › Starter motor

1975shovel 24 Oct 2024, 13:50

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Rating 2.0

Replaced starter motor and battery within 30,000 miles in my 2015 F150

Cons: replaced starter, battery

Vehicle: Ford

Mileage: 30000 km

OEM FORD › Starter motor

Ouchsplat 14 Sep 2023, 11:12

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Rating 0.5

Ford had to upgrade their starters shortly after the rule started because they kept blowing out real quick.

Cons: starters blowing out quick

Vehicle: Ford

OEM FORD › Starter motor

Pocketstink 12 Sep 2023, 18:54

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Rating 0.5

My moms f150 just lost its starter at 40k miles because of auto stop/start...

Cons: lost starter at 40k miles

Vehicle: Ford

Mileage: 40000 km

VALEO › Starter motor

BMWAircooled 29 Jun 2021, 20:48

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Rating 2.0

Valeos are fine until the magnets fail, and they will.

Cons: magnets fail

VALEO › Starter motor

BMWAircooled 29 Jun 2021, 20:23

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Rating 1.0

Never Valeo. JUNK.

Cons: JUNK

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