After Market vs OEM Starter

Same price. Which would you buy and why?

 

always get oem. I remember getting an autozone serpentine belt years ago for my tacoma and when it was cold, i would get a squeel. Went to buy a oem belt a couple days after and back to normal.

 

I can tell you this, I've lost a 2nd gen and 3rd gen starter to water at 85k and 25k miles. They don't like getting wet. How much worse can this chinese one be?

 

damn. I never had a problem with my 2005 tacoma. Went deep multiple times in water.

 

Go for the China built one it seems you enjoy changing yours

Myself I would fix the one if it was original .

I buy rebuilt starters and alternators from my Toyota Dealer .

 

^^This. A few deep water crossings under my belt. One had water up and over the hood for a brief and terrifying moment. No issues. Original starter still 235k Mi.

 

OEM if you can afford it

 

Be difference between getting wet and getting full of mud !!

 

I believe the Autozone starter will have a lifetime warranty. So, if starter is relatively easy to replace, get that one. If starter didnt work after getting wet, you probably can fix it by opening the solenoid and drying out the innards.

 

If you can`t for whatever reason change your own starter who pays to swap a defective starter after the third one it gets expensive .