LS400FAN

Billy kudos to your nephew, and I think he was spot on about replacing only the contacts. Here's my take and experience and hopefully this may help a few of my LS owner friends. I'll try to keep this short and sweet. I first replaced only the starter "contacts" on my wife's '98 LS 12 yrs ago at 105k miles, that worked perfectly until now because I am at it again with 320k on the odom, but this time I'm going to replace it with a Denso reman because my reasoning is that with over 300k miles other parts of the starter undoubtedly need replacing simply because of wear, such as bearings, brushes, bushings, armature and etc. I'm not going to take the chance that its only the contacts this time, it's Murphy's law if you know what I mean. Now, ironically the starter on my '95 LS has never been repaired or replaced and its pushing 260k miles (I hope I'm not jinxing myself With that said, at a 100k I took a chance on just the contacts but I wouldn't risk it at 300k-plus, the reman is costing me $70 bucks which is a good deal when you get all new parts inside the starter, of course I'm saving big time on the labor because I never let anyone touch my LS but me. If anyone wants to comment if this makes sense or not or if you have any questions, please freely do so. Thanks.

spuds

Not a reman,they are trouble.If not OEM at least get an all new one.IMO and experience thats a better option.

leftybp

hello LS400FAN
this is billydpowell, my LS400 is still starting just like new. now has 226825 miles. it first failed at 165???. when my nephew replaced my contacts
for some reason club lexus will not let me replace my password (which I have forgotten) so I had to sign in as leftybp to get on here and reply to you
and if mine had 300+ on it now I wouldtry to get a NEW starter like spuds said..

LS400FAN

Oh no now you tell me about the reman which is a good thing because I haven't installed it yet but my wife is getting a little impatient being without her wheels, could you possibly share your experience with the reman? Thanks.

spuds

Horror stories.Nephew just went thru 3 reman starters on Jeep,they failed in weeks,he finally went new (china),lucky a CJ7 is a simple pull.I had the horror story on my alternator on Ram truck,took 3 to get it right.Store Carquest told me return rates on chinese remans are thru the roof,but its their only supplier now.Nephew told me it isnt unusual for half a container full of remans to get shipped BACK to china.What autozone, or whatever it was, told him.

Thats my story.They used to be great when we remaned them here.

In the late 1970's I worked for a guy who wholesaled rebuilds,quality was excellent,they were very good deals.Not now.I recently put a china new starter in my Jeep,its been just fine.

LS400,I can only send my best wishes you get lucky.And if I could find an OEM for the Lexus,I'd bite the bullet and get it,too hard to replace.

LS400FAN

Thanks for the info spuds, unfortunately I don't think they make OEM anything anymore for a 21 yr old Lexus. Most likely they're coming from China even when you buy them from the dealer. You are right about wanting to get this right, the time and effort of replacing it again is unthinkable. On the otherhand I read where one guy is still running strong 5 yrs after putting in an Oreilly reman starter, another question does Denso even reman their own products, maybe but I don't think so. Nothing's for certain, but I don't know if I can wait another week to put this puppy in decisions decisions. Good luck with your Jeep.

spuds

I would guess Denso would hold their products to a higher standard.Does anyone know about where the denso's are coming from?Both of us are doing good on our china new starters.
What is the dealer selling for starters?

spuds

Some reviewer said USA,but I cant find that in description,but excellent reviews.122.59 reman.

spuds

Brand new Denso for 158.00.

36 dollars more for new vrs reman,no brainer,this is my pick.IMO of course,for what its worth.

LS400FAN

Hey buddy I truly appreciate you sticking with me on this, and THANKS for the link, I was just about to order it until I put in my car's yr make and model for the exact fit, then I get a popup "Reman" description of the product instead of what they're advertising which is "New". I don't mean to take up any of your time my friend but if you get a free moment could you put in your veh info and see if you're seeing the same thing I'm seeing? I just want to be sure this thing is "new". THANKS a bunch.

spuds

• Comes with full manufacturer warranty
• Most orders leave warehouse same day
• Most orders delivered in 2-3 days
• Brand new sealed package

This fits your:

LS400FAN

Hmm well I tried all available links (3) for this product, 1 came up "new"(same link as above) and the other 2 were for Denso Remans. I also noticed the seller and distributor changed for the new one, something just doesn't seem right, what's your take? I also sent a question to the seller, who knows when or if they will reply but I can't help being a little suspicious. Thanks again.

LS400FAN

I get the same Reman note from both Sellers, B2C and StockWise

spuds

Looks reman to me.

And this looks china
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Starter-Mot...S400#vi-ilComp

spuds

Very frustrating.Maybe the rebuilt first link? At least had 8 5 star reviews.

Something like this? At least looks clean unlike most china rough looking rebuilds?

W0133-1601592.... the 140.00 denso?
https://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/19...l/starter.html

Sorry LS400 I I cant find any better.This is as bad as trying to buy a TV online,frustrating!