Victory Lap 66-132, Starter Solenoid

Will it fit? That's the big question I had. Well I took a gamble and it fit my 1996 K1500 Suburban gear reduction starter. If you have a direct drive starter this solenoid is too small. It's easy to tell which kind you have. Just measure your starter's diameter (after disconnecting the negative terminal on your battery, of course) . If the starter body about 3" (75mm) in diameter it's a PMGR (Permanent Magnet Gear Reduction) starter. If it's much bigger it's direct drive and this solenoid will not work. The solenoid of a PMGR starter is about 2" (50mm) in diameter.The plunger end is plastic. The old one was plastic too. It probably needs to be to prevent a short circuit. Time will tell if the plastic used in this solenoid stands the test of time. The old one showed no signs of weakness.To remove the solenoid from the starter (I did this with the starter out of the truck) you'll need an E6 torx socket to get the screws out and retightened. The 2 screws holding the heat shield do not need to be removed, but the other 3 do need to come out. Make sure to align the new solenoid in the same orientation as the old one. The smaller stud will be away from the starter motor.My solenoid came with a paper gasket to keep water and oil out. The old one didn't have a gasket, but I put it on anyway.I also added an extra nut to prevent the posts from being over torqued, which is why I needed a solenoid to begin with because I broke the old one. I bought a pack of M8x1.25 nuts at Lowes and snugged (not torqued) one on each stud with a dab of metallic antiseize lube. Then I installed the electrical leads and then put on the included nut with more antiseize. Then I used two 13mm wrenches, one to hold the inside nut to protect the solenoid from damage, and one to torque the outside nut. It seems tight and solid, and the truck starts great. Hopefully that setup will prevent corrosion from impeding the circuit in the future and keep the nuts from vibrating loose.All in all it was an easier than a similar job on a Toyota of the same year and about the same price. This is totally within the ability of a person who's willing to change their own starter.

This allowed me to fix my starter problem for less than half the cost of a new starter. Easy to install and works like a champ! And very difficult to find elsewhere.

The AC Delco starter from my Tahoe and began having starting problems. After some diagnosis we realized that the back of the celluloid was bad where the terminals go in. The black plastic housing where the terminals are can be turned by hand so vibrations cause intermittent starting issues. I see a lot of people modify sockets to unbolt the star bolts for the solenoid but if you get an E5 star socket like the one in the picture it makes the job easier. It was a direct fit and came with a cardboard like gasket that I used, not sure if it was needed but didn't create an issue. Will update the review in a few months if we encounter any issues with the selonoid.

Although I bought this for the starter on my 2006 GMC Yukon, I could not remove the old one from the starter - which was held on with male torx bolts. In my situation, I needed reverse torx/female sockets (4mm?) which I did not have. This is a third of the price of a starter, so it seemed like a worthwhile endeavor.As an aside, I spent hours searching the web trying to find this part before I ran across this item. GM does not list the solenoid as a "replaceable" part for my truck and similar GMC/Chevy products; they only show the whole starter. Since the box was sealed, I did not open before returning. However, this was the only one I found - based on the pics in the description - that has the three bolt holes (you can see two of three on my picture).Edit - E5 star socket is what you need. See other reviewer.

Great product, working perfectly so far.

don’t listen to reviews stating special sockets or any of that. get a 1/4” drive 4mm 12 point socket and it does the job just fine. fits like a glove and now my 20 year old starter spins like it’s brand new and always engages. don’t waste money on a new starter as GM engineered one hell of a starter for these motors. the solenoid is a contactor as well as actuator. the contacts inside oxidize and also “weld” to each other every time you start the vehicle eventually leading to a bad connection. if you starter sounds slow and you know you have good batteries, throw this on and save that old starter.

The terminals broke of my starter solenoid. Bought this and worked perfectly. Much cheaper than a starter.

Nice build quality but didn't work for my application. Advertised picture and description led to a selection of an item that didn't work

muy buena calidad, del producto

The solenoid fit properly, and performed as expected.

FITS AND MY FIREBIRD IS HAPPY...AND GOOD PRICE AND FAST DELIVERY...AMAZON IS AMAZING!

Same quality solonoid as my delco starter. I cleaned up my starter internally, popped this new victory lap branded solonoid on.. works good as of sept 20th,2020.. great purchase if it holds up. I will def update if it fails me.. i paid $32/cdn i think, shipped to northeast ontario..

I over tighten the copper bolt on my new starter solenoid (reader be aware!) and it broke in two. Had to order this one to replace it with. This one was delivered quicker than I thought. Installed it on my new starter, bench tested it; worked immediately. Installed on my van and it worked the first time I turned the ignition key and has been working great ever since. The reason for 4 *'s instead of 5 is that I'm not sure if it will last. If I get a a few years out of it, I would consider upgrading the 4 *'s to 5. As of right now, I would recommend buying it if you need it. The price was right too. Not much to complain about as of right now.