How long did your starter last?

[Larryjb]

On mine the brushes had worn down completely and full of brush dust. I heard that the starters on vehicles with the start/stop feature have much heavier duty starters.

 

[Jwedge]

My other GMT 800 started failed to start 1st time this morning - it's never done that I'm the original owner. Just wondering what the typical time frame for the starters to go out.

Thanks

ratled

339K ORIGINAL STARTER

 

[Rocket Man]

YUKON - Alternator Starter Rebuild Kits

Make Model Engine Begin Year End Year Part Type Kit Number GMC YUKON 4.8L V8 2000 2004 Alternator Kit AD230 GMC YUKON 4.8L V8 2000 2004 Alternator Kit AD244 GMC YUKON 4.8L V8 2005 2006 Alternator Kit BO11075IB696 GMC YUKON 4.8L V8 2008 2009 Alternator Kit BO11234IB696 GMC YUKON 4.8L V8 2007 2009...

alternatorstarterrebuildkits.com

and scroll down....

Weird it doesn’t show the 6.0 fir my 02 Denali but if I look at the Escalades it does. I think I’ll buy a rebuild kit for mine (actually the Esky one) and do it. I watched the video, looks fairly straightforward. I have looked at starters vir mine snd the OEM us about $250 rebuilt iirc so that $45 would be well worth it. I can pull the starter and rebuild it at my convenience.

FWIW my 02 had 175k and the original starter still going strong.

 

[treehan77]

195k original starter here with oil dripping on it for 25k miles

 

[sparkvark]

01 Yukon XL with 416,000. I still have the original starter. Other things have failed over time but not that. Come to think about it I have only replaced one starter on any car I have owned my adult life (61). Had to replace the starter on a 96 Grand Cherokee at 250,000.

 

[Tonyv__]

My 00 had for about 5 years and daily drove it. No starter issues

My 15 only has 60k Miles. Starter went on it a few weeks ago

 

[SUP SR]

Original starter still working fine at 275k miles.

 

[okfoz]

2007 Tahoe (5.3) 232,000 miles, original Starter, original Alt
2005 Buick Rainier V8 (5.3) - Replaced Starter at 150,000 Miles
2006 Buick Rainier V8 (5.3) - Original Starter, had 236,000 miles on it. Alt Died at 200K

 

[SnowDrifter]

I drive a new Ford Bronco Sport at work. 3 cylinder POS, but that is another discussion... I often think, "this can't be good for the starter...". Hate that it shuts down and starts right back up a split-second later. So annoying, that the system always defaults to ON. You can shut it off, but it always sets itself back to ON. It is saving what? One spray of gas from three puny little injectors?

I wouldn't sweat too ******* that one. Start/stop systems usually have meatier starters. S/S systems have been around for a bit now and we haven't exactly had a major uptick in starter failures

 

[MassHoe04]

I wouldn't sweat too ******* that one. Start/stop systems usually have meatier starters. S/S systems have been around for a bit now and we haven't exactly had a major uptick in starter failures

I guess I am just an old-school control freak, who likes to be the one to decide when my engine shuts off.

 

[Rocket Man]

I guess I am just an old-school control freak, who likes to be the one to decide when my engine shuts off.

I’ll tell you what- the a/c (and heater?) pretty much quits when the engine shuts off while you’re sitting at a light or wherever in traffic. At least in my daughters ‘18 Cruze it does. I was with her last summer, it was 95 outside and every time the engine shut off the air blowing out wasn’t cold anymore, more lukewarm. It sucked. I do not like it.

 

[TollKeeper]

I wouldn't sweat too ******* that one. Start/stop systems usually have meatier starters. S/S systems have been around for a bit now and we haven't exactly had a major uptick in starter failures

Some of them dont actually have a starter.. Like the NBS Hybrid.

 

[SnowDrifter]

I’ll tell you what- the a/c (and heater?) pretty much quits when the engine shuts off while you’re sitting at a light or wherever in traffic. At least in my daughters ‘18 Cruze it does. I was with her last summer, it was 95 outside and every time the engine shut off the air blowing out wasn’t cold anymore, more lukewarm. It sucked. I do not like it.

Bad implementation IMO

I've driven vehicles that are on both sides of the spectrum. Some are horrid. Others either have a large enough accumulator system (or something?) that it keeps going or just keep the engine on when a/c is on. Never really made a mental list of who does what well. Just... There's variance.

tbh I'm surprised we still have belt driven a/c compressors at this point as opposed to electric units but that's a different can of worms altogether

 

[TollKeeper]

You mean like the GMT900 Hybrid had?

 

[deerhunter1970]

I have about 510K on my starter......new engine (LQ4 6.0) and trans at 470K, but reused the original starter because it still worked fine

 

[TollKeeper]

Now heres the real question. That little metal heat shield that goes on top of the starter, below the exhaust manifold.

How many of you reinstalled it???

 

[Rocket Man]

Now heres the real question. That little metal heat shield that goes on top of the starter, below the exhaust manifold.

How many of you reinstalled it???

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Mine has been off for about 3-4 years. I couldn’t get it back on after installing my trans.

 

[Larryjb]

I got mine on. It wasn't bad. Fishing the starter into place is much harder, just install the shield first then fish it in. I believe it is a heat shield to protect the solenoid from the heat coming from the heads.

 

[Rocket Man]

I got mine on. It wasn't bad. Fishing the starter into place is much harder, just install the shield first then fish it in. I believe it is a heat shield to protect the solenoid from the heat coming from the heads.

Mine fell off as I was maneuvering the starter into position. I never removed it the starter completely, just tucked it up out of the way. I thought I could install the shield after I finished installing the trans. I was wrong lol.

 

[MassHoe04]

Original lasted 18 years and just under 200k miles. Had to replace it two weeks ago. I went with a new Ultima Select from the local O'Reilly's, because it was after 4PM on a Saturday and I had to get to work Sunday. It probably won't last as long, but had no real choice.