Starter motor Denso or AC DELCO

I bought the Denso off RockAuto and it has been fine for a year now.

I put the ac delco one in mine 2nd gen last year and it’s been fine.

According to Amazon I bought this [Denso ](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J61RORQ)starter in 2018

No problems since

They want $514 for an oem so I went with a Denso hopefully it works, it was around $330

A reman Denso starter is a reasonable compromise.

Mine did the same thing recently. I would turn the key and everything would light up, car would act normal, but the starter wouldn’t engage. I replaced the starter with a reman Denso unit off of RockAuto and I’ve been good to go since.

Thank you all for the tips and advice. I've ordered a Denso (OEM) starter. I'm relived we ruled out the flywheel.

a bit(a lot actually) of internet research got me a denso clone(looks like a hi torq) meant for a kubota tractor.

I bought this at a very low price from a store that was closing down. Shortly after installing it, the car started having intermittent long cranks. I spent weeks replacing other parts, but the issue persisted.

After researching on a Honda forum, I learned that the Honda Accord doesn't like aftermarket starters—many others had the same problem.

For Honda starters, it's best to buy a new OEM one or a good remanufactured one(from Denso). I wish I had known this beforehand.

I assumed my starter was going out so I replaced it with a new Denso one and it fixed the issue for maybe two weeks. After that it started to not crank first try and would take a while, now it’s almost every time I start it, it takes a while. I hear the starter spin and click every time so I assume it’s just not engaging the flywheel.