West Coast

Anyone have any feedback on the Power Master 9053 starter for a 94 dodge?

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku

I tried new contacts in my starter last night and still has issues. New battery cables and red top batteries. Would NAPA carry a bettery starter than the Power Master?

thanks....

West Coast

I just go off the phone with NAPA and they can get me new lifetime warranty starter for $190.00 with my company discount. So now I have to weigh the lifetime warranty and $190.00 versus a higher torque starter for $50.00 more and only a one year warranty... How long do starter last on these CTD's??

infidel

Depends on how often you start it
Friend who does a bunch of city short trips daily Napa starter lasted only two years, they gave him a new one.
Both my trucks have the original starters, never touched with 12 years and over 225k each. My trips are long.

West Coast

Good point Infidel..... ha ha.... I just installed the Power Master. Starts under 1/2 second. Lot of torque.. I figured if Napa gives a life time warranty on their starters I guess they don't plan on them lasting very long......

Thanks for the reply...

D2 Cat

" I figured if Napa gives a life time warranty on their starters I guess they don't plan on them lasting very long......"

Am I missing something here? They offer a lifetime warranty......so that means the company doesn't plan on the starters lasting very long.....?

If I knowingly manufactured an inferior product I don't think I'd be sure to sell it with a lifetime warranty! Perhaps just the opposite, so I'd stay in business and get additional satisfied customers coming in to purchase other goods.

scootertrash35

guess you never bought anything from autozone
they will always replace their warranty parts,but i get tired of doing the labor

West Coast

D2 Cat in my opinion lifetimes warranty are a selling point based on people not owning their car or truck long enough to actually have to warranty the part. Just look at all the parts Kragen sells with a life time warranty. And most of those parts are not quality built.

Road Traveler

Yeah no joke that gets old! I had an alternator on my mustang and I changed it every 2 months. I finally said the heck with it when the last one went out and had it rebuilt by a pro and so far several years later still workin great!

bentwings

I have an AutoZone life time starter in my 99. I've "won" twice now......the rest of the story is that I have 10 miles on my shoes that don't show on the odometer. haha

It was about $200

hamilton71801

Be careful on those "lifetime warranties". I bought a lift pump from Oriellys with a lifetime warranty but what they don't tell you is the original carries the lifetime warranty and then the replacements fall under normal warranty (usually 1 year). Read the fine print.

mos

After replacing a few starters in the same truck, I went to a new bosch. I've got 2200 CCA behind it and it cranks harder and faster than anything. Bosch just revised their warranty to lifetime as well. Price was a sticking point but the jam really sold it.

J BODY

I've "re-replaced" a couple of NAPA lifetime starters. Most recent one was only a few months old and it was "dragging" pretty hard. I will say that I did get some really nice contacts from that one before sending it back.

Patriot_Auto

Right on the money. Lifetime warrantied parts from parts stores are a waste of money and labor. You will be replacing it very often.

West Coast

The power master starter I purchased starts my truck super fast even when it is extremely cold out. I opened it up to check the starter contacts and they use the upgrades starter contacts. Great starter in my opinion. Starts my truck like it is a 4 cylinder....

ScottN

The OEM starter is pretty stout.

Once it starts clicking, put in the contacts. If they have been done before, check the bearings/bushings, and brushes.

Lube everything appropriately during reassembly.

You can normally tell when a starter is going to fail, and avoid getting stranded places.