Kenmore gas oven 79074333311 - Need new igniter. Should I bother with an aftermarket igniter?

[xray]

I see that I could get an OEM  (even though oven is Frigidaire) for about $109 or an aftermarket igniter on Amazon for about $30.

Some aftermarket igniters come with ceramic wire nuts and the wires have to be cut on the original igniter, but the picture on Amazon shows the connector and two reviewers claim this one came with the connector and not the ceramic wire nuts.

The part received an average review score of 4.5 stars with 32 reviews. All 8 people that bothered to write out a review gave it 5 stars. 

I have read reviews of other aftermarket igniters and some say they lasted a week, a month, etc.

Does anyone know if aftermarket igniters are generally as reliable as OEM igniters? This is for my mother-in-law's oven and if I replace the igniter and it goes bad quickly, she's going to lose confidence in my fix-it abilities. :)

[Nathaniel Peterson]

On 3/15/2023 at 11:29 AM, xray said:

I see that I could get an OEM  (even though oven is Frigidaire) for about $109 or an aftermarket igniter on Amazon for about $30.

Some aftermarket igniters come with ceramic wire nuts and the wires have to be cut on the original igniter, but the picture on Amazon shows the connector and two reviewers claim this one came with the connector and not the ceramic wire nuts.

The part received an average review score of 4.5 stars with 32 reviews. All 8 people that bothered to write out a review gave it 5 stars. 

I have read reviews of other aftermarket igniters and some say they lasted a week, a month, etc.

Does anyone know if aftermarket igniters are generally as reliable as OEM igniters? This is for my mother-in-law's oven and if I replace the igniter and it goes bad quickly, she's going to lose confidence in my fix-it abilities.

OEM is always better but you can get cheaper than OEM if you find the original manufacturer. Some parts aren't made by OEM but sourced out depending on cost.