2003 FX 35 Starter questions

John Kochis

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infiniti 2003 FX 35
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JOhn
Any information would be helpful.

Ia an OEM starter worth the wait and money versus a new Advance Auto bought starter?

I expect the starter is bad (280,000 miles). The battery was just replaced yesterday with a fresh Die hard battery manufactured 1 month ago. No change in symptoms. Cleaned terminals etc.

Symptoms: The car won't crank. turning the key results in only 1 thing: A click (probably the starter solenoid). No cranking whatsoever. Headlights are bright and don't dim when trying to start. The battery voltage stays steady when trying to start. Jump-starting did not help.

The morning of the failure the cranking was slow. barely started

Also, I am 500 miles away from home, so have limited tools. Changing a starter should be doable.

Can anyone confirm that this sounds like a bad starter?

Can anyone advise on the quality of new aftermarket (Advance auto) replacements?
 
It does sounds like a bad starter. I got one from Orielly for $92 way back in 2015 for my 2003 FX45 at around 90K miles. I sold the FX45 with 256K miles and the starter still going strong.
 
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