So my 2 weeks of holidays start today and I have my 05 Silverado (that I work out of every day) booked in to get the left rear axle seal (well both of them but only one is leaking) taken care Wednesday this week at a local shop.
Yesterday the wife texts me that the car would not start a couple times and made a funny sound, but she got it going and made it home. When I got home I tried it and the starter spins but kicks out before the engine has a chance to start, maybe 2/3 times. From my research it's a $10 part from Hyundai (a plastic starter lever inside the starter) but our local Hyundai dealer (who actually has a good reputation mostly) says they will only replace the entire starter. $290 for the part and $165 for labor in Canadian dollars. Reasonable price given the labor to do it (buried under the intake). They can't do it until after the holidays.
The local independent I'm going to with the truck quoted roughly $400 (said part would be $220-250). They can do it Xmas Eve 2 days after my truck goes in. I think they were doing me a favor booking it in since I already had a vehicle going in. I'd rather pay slightly more for the OEM starter since I've had terrible luck with aftermarket starters, but we would prefer the car back sooner, plus I'm a new customer at the independent (my dad has gone there multiple times and no complaints plus they have a good reputation), bringing 2 vehicles may help build a good relationship with the shop as I plan to use them in the future.
I may try to get the starter lever at the rebuilders and see if the independent will do it. Thoughts on that?
Yesterday the wife texts me that the car would not start a couple times and made a funny sound, but she got it going and made it home. When I got home I tried it and the starter spins but kicks out before the engine has a chance to start, maybe 2/3 times. From my research it's a $10 part from Hyundai (a plastic starter lever inside the starter) but our local Hyundai dealer (who actually has a good reputation mostly) says they will only replace the entire starter. $290 for the part and $165 for labor in Canadian dollars. Reasonable price given the labor to do it (buried under the intake). They can't do it until after the holidays.
The local independent I'm going to with the truck quoted roughly $400 (said part would be $220-250). They can do it Xmas Eve 2 days after my truck goes in. I think they were doing me a favor booking it in since I already had a vehicle going in. I'd rather pay slightly more for the OEM starter since I've had terrible luck with aftermarket starters, but we would prefer the car back sooner, plus I'm a new customer at the independent (my dad has gone there multiple times and no complaints plus they have a good reputation), bringing 2 vehicles may help build a good relationship with the shop as I plan to use them in the future.
I may try to get the starter lever at the rebuilders and see if the independent will do it. Thoughts on that?