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Same thing happened to my solenoid about a year and a half ago. Call Discount Starter and Alternator in Milledgeville, GA. They sell just the solenoid. (About $25 if I remember right.) They shipped same day I called. Easy swap and lots cheaper than having to buy a whole new starter. Mine has been working fine and it gets mostly hard workouts/ high temps from track days.
Be sure not to over torque the terminals on the solenoid studs when you install. Check the manual for the right torque values, it is not as tight as you might think.
In looking at the picture of the starter, the key to the issue is the corrosion on the studs.
The studs are copper, that's why they are that color. That starter has no significant corrosion on the terminals. Heat was the enemy here, not corrosion.
Call around, and tell them that you need a Valeo starter solenoid to replace the one on your Valeo starter. They will have you bring down the starter, find the solenoid that is needed (may not be from Valeo itself), and either hand it to you for around $25, or swap it out on the starter for around $40 isntead.
Hence you can't find the # needed via a chart back to the vet starter since Valeo themselves will not list it, but since the same solenoid is used on a few valeo starters that are not used on the vet, the shop just needs to see the connectors on the solenoid and will know which one you need instead.
I spoke with a guy at Carolina today and he said the he would replace the solenoid for $38 but he said it was a GM A/C Delco starter not a Valeo.
I spoke with a guy at Carolina today and he said the he would replace the solenoid for $38 but he said it was a GM A/C Delco starter not a Valeo.
They can call the starter any end source branding they want, but try to get the replacement brand and number for the replacement solenoid when they replace it.
As stated, the solenoid fits a few different starterr, but there is no listing in any catalog to source it back to the vet starter to begin with.
They can call the starter any end source branding they want, but try to get the replacement brand and number for the replacement solenoid when they replace it.
As stated, the solenoid fits a few different starterr, but there is no listing in any catalog to source it back to the vet starter to begin with.
OK so now I have 2 starters. I bought one off of ebay for $96.97 which is the exact same as the starter that came out of the car, and I had a New Delco Solenoid installed on my old starter.
Delco part# 10503939 is what they put on the receipt. They were very hesitant in giving me the # but I guess my sparkling personality came thru.
Very interesting...Amazon shows that part but they do not have it indexed to any particular car...good number to file away for future reference! Thanks to your sparkling personality...
And when I put it into the AC Delco website, it shows part number not valid. Google shows lots of them though...weird.
Very interesting...Amazon shows that part but they do not have it indexed to any particular car...good number to file away for future reference! Thanks to your sparkling personality...
And when I put it into the AC Delco website, it shows part number not valid. Google shows lots of them though...weird.
When they decided to give me the number the guy at the computer asked the woman ringing me up "what number should I give him the delco#? maybe it"s a Remy#
When they decided to give me the number the guy at the computer asked the woman ringing me up "what number should I give him the delco#? maybe it"s a Remy#
And those are two different companies....but the number doesn't come up on the Delco Remy site either. Lots of refs on Google though so it's definitely a number to hold on to.
Took me a while to find this thread. I think I'm needing another one, haven't actually looked at the starter yet but wanted the number. Ebay now has them for 12.95 shipped, maybe I should buy a couple.
OK so it's fixed! It was the starter itself that went bad. I'd say 160,000 miles is good for a starter. What a pain n the *** though to do.
Disconnect the battery.
remove the catalytic converter.
remove the exhaust manifold.
remove the plugs and wires and of course break 1 wire so you need to buy a new set.
remove the heat shield.
remove the starter.
hell...change the oil and filter while the car is up in the air.
The GOOD thing is that the heat shield works Fantastically!
I would strongly suggest ordering new gaskets for both ends of the exhaust manifold because Chevy does not stock them for a Z06 and neither do parts stores.
OK so it's fixed! It was the starter itself that went bad. I'd say 160,000 miles is good for a starter. What a pain n the *** though to do.
Disconnect the battery.
remove the catalytic converter.
remove the exhaust manifold.
remove the plugs and wires and of course break 1 wire so you need to buy a new set.
remove the heat shield.
remove the starter.
hell...change the oil and filter while the car is up in the air.
The GOOD thing is that the heat shield works Fantastically!
I would strongly suggest ordering new gaskets for both ends of the exhaust manifold because Chevy does not stock them for a Z06 and neither do parts stores.
How do I determine whether it's the starter motor or just the solenoid that's bad?
I guess I need to remove it first and if the solenoid is all chewed up and broken stud like your original one, I can try throwing new solenoid on it?
came thru.
Great Forum.
