grubbs11

i have a 2006 1500hd 6.0L and i have replaced the starter with a napa premium starter, well the first one lasted one day and the second one has lasted three weeks. i have ordered one from a junk yard off a similar truck with 40,000 miles this should be a oem starter. i need to know what i am missing, there is only voltage to the coil and then the shaft kicks out and turns the fly wheel. what the hell else can make a starter only last this short of time except for them being a piece of sh__. please let me know if i am missing something.

silverado13

its gotta be a compatibility problem

2wd-K5

how are your grounds and positive cables? is it the solenoid going? or is it the starter itself?

grubbs11

the cables are fine. napa said it was the starter itself.

RacerX

There you have it. Their rebuilt starters werent 100% rebuilt, only cleaned up and repainted. The factories do that sometimes because the employees get paid on productivity so they will let a lot of junk slide or only replaced worn parts to make their quota.

Thats why its good to get the mid-level to the premium ones for the longer warranty. Some of those parts can have a 30 day warranty and some have the limited lifetime.

silverado13

yeah thaats people these days, trying to rip you off