[demofreedome]

Hi
My car couldn t start with no crank.
My mechanic diagnosed a faulty starter and is quoting me 282$ CAD for the starter
( new reman with 3 years warranty) plus 140$ CAD worth of labour .

i have an accord 2007 175 000 km
Does this quote seem reasonable ?

 

[KW2004Accord]

Labor rates differ in different areas, if possible have your starter rebuilt then pay for the installation cost. My mechanic installed 3 new NAPA starters, all bench tested but when put under load on the car they wouldn't crank. No problem when I purchased a Honda starter.

 

[Yal]

Oh its a reasonable quote. The intake manifold has to be moved out of the way or taken off completely in order to reach the starter bolts, its a pain in the butt. I agree with
KW2004Accord this is a job you want to do (or pay) for once, so pay for a quality starter up front.

 

[frenzal]

Look at the price of starters on Rock Auto with shipping to your address. If cheaper, buy it yourself and have your mechanic install it.

 

[demofreedome]

that is not possible for due to exceptional cirrcumstances.
honda dealer quoted me 220$ for the starter and 240 for labour + tx but only offers 1 year warranty.

Oh its a reasonable quote. The intake manifold has to be moved out of the way or taken off completely in order to reach the starter bolts, its a pain in the butt. I agree with
KW2004Accord this is a job you want to do (or pay) for once, so pay for a quality starter up front.

My mecanic told me reman is a good starter thats why i went for the new one instead of the remanufactured one.he s also putting new gaskets.
i dt mind paying a good price if the quality is there. Any ideas about reman starters?

 

[2Accordz]

that is not possible for due to exceptional cirrcumstances.
honda dealer quoted me 220$ for the starter and 240 for labour + tx but only offers 1 year warranty.

That can't be OEM, though??...
All things being equal, if you decided on the aftermarket(which I would not do, I agree w/@KW2004Accord) I'd go with the cheaper option.

 

[RMN]

My parts store reman has been going strong since 2016. Are you going to keep the car for more than 3 years anyway?

 

[demofreedome]

My parts store reman has been going strong since 2016. Are you going to keep the car for more than 3 years anyway?

not really i plan to get a new car in 3/4 years

That can't be OEM, though??...
All things being equal, if you decided on the aftermarket(which I would not do, I agree w/@KW2004Accord) I'd go with the cheaper option.

OEM starter is mitsuba and it costs 450$
honda dealer is probabely selling a remanufactured one for 220$ especially since they only got 1 year warranty on it.

 

[highvoltage]

...My mechanic told me reman is a good starter that's why I went for the new one instead of the remanufactured one...

That doesn't make any sense. If he told you a reman is good, why did you go for a new one?

 

[demofreedome]

That doesn't make any sense. If he told you a reman is good, why did you go for a new one?

i went for the new reman model.
reman as in the name of the company