Anybody know why my alternator charges sometimes, and other times it flashes the two magical lights at me? I need to rev the engine above 1k and sometimes 2k to make it charge again and warning lamps go away. This has been goin on for weeks already. I'd think if the alty was dying, it would have died by now? Could this be just a slipping belt? Im not hearing any weird noises from it though so I don't think it can be that. Thanks.

 

Mine did the same thing before finally dying all together....SLOOOW death..

 

Gotcha Green

It's all I needed to know. Im just a bit stunned since Im always hearing and know from personal experience that once those warning lamps go on, they usually don't go away. Thanks again.

Edit: Man, these alts are quite expensive. AZ wants $130 or something for their Duralast even after core charge. Is this what they normally go for?

 

$130????

 

that sucks for yall

my alternator went out on me and i happened to know a few people

got me a new one for 30 bucks

my last one the voltage regulator went out




Kyle Cisneros

 

Yeah, $131.99.. Don't you subtract the core value from the unit price?

Thanks for rubbing it in our face Kyle

 

nope , the core charge is on top of the unit price.

 

I think vans has a used one f/s....

 

having same prob, but it seems to charge fine but the lihgt s are on 90% of the time, ill prob buy a bran new one from advance once i get my employee discount

 

The reman alty they sell at advance is a pos...I've went though 2 of them already...

The first one died 9 months after i put it on...The second one is still on there now [about 1 1/2 years] But the bearing is grinding intermitently on it now...

 

I HAD one for sale.

 

I should have got it..

 

I wanted to sell it to you

 

Are you seriose? Even after I return my old one? Cause I was just there and the lady told me it will be around $130 when I return my old one..

Jeff and Green, you guys should get together and buy me one to end the grief.

 

Can't speak for Greenman but for me


A ban would be cheaper.

 

Knowing them idiots,they probably gave you the price on a vg sohc alty..
Women at auto parts stores FTMFL..

No monies..

I think i need a wheel bearing..

 

Yeah probably. Autozone rocks

 

A Nissan Maxima Alternator in Norway costs 575$. Beat that!

I had mine refurbished, paied 150$ for the removal, refurbishing (beerings, brushes) and reinstall. If I knew it myself, I could probably do the job for a couple of bucks. (Brushes = cheap).

 

Wow.. Thats something. Around here it's $268, which Im most likely going for. It's only about $40 more then the rebuilt ones, and Im not liking the stories I heard from Green about them.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OEM-I...temZ7958209179

Dominick Iraggi, Very reputable alternator seller. Tons of people buy High Output alts from him on the car audio boards. This is a new stock one and is pretty cheap. When I get a H/O alt it will be from him or Ohio Generator.

 

Had the same issues with the brake and alternator warning lights coming on at different times. I figured it was the alternator going bad. The manual says to check the belt which I did and found it was a little loose. It wasn't making any noise but it was not as tight as the manual says it should be. Easy fix to tighten up and seems to have stopped the brake and alternator warning lights from coming on. Will need to replace the belt soon since it is a little worn. I think checking the belt is first on the check list for the alternator according to the Haynes manual. Makes sense since the belt stretches as it wears and has less tension.

 

Thanks for the pointer, but Im pretty sure I read somewhere that you will hear if the belt is loose. It will flap or something of that nature. Either way, my tension seemed pretty tight and the belt was in good condition, so I doubt that was my problem. I'll be installing the new alty tommorrow hopefully, see what happens.

 

Get a new one and do the job once...My alternator failed last fall and I bought a reman unit from napa. I went thru not one, not two, but three bad alternators before I got them to throw me a new one at the reman price. They are a bit of a PITA to change since they're under the car, but by the fourth time I did it, the whole process took me under 40 minutes using hand tools. Good luck!

 

I don't think I've ever seen a more beautiful alty


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Front seal looks like it's seeping.

 

Good eye.. Still waiting for the UDP

 

where u pick up that one at?????

i dont wanna spend $300 for a regular output alt, mabey take myne to a electric motor shop and see what he can do?????

 

eww... rusty oil pan.... eww... nasty oil from front main... ewww.......

sexy *** alternator!!!!!!

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT



im looken at that, seems cheep compared to the parts store alt, and yes thats 180 amps (for my new jl 500/1) i had it running for mabey 1 hour and noticed draniage allready, but of course the alpine blew so now its charging

 

Well Nissan's deal wasn't much worse then what the parts stores around here wanted for their crap..

Eeww/nasty eh? Would it you if I told you the car was purchased in your state?

 

What are the two magic lights...battery and brake light?

 

You got it..

 

Dang...looks like I also need a new alternator!

 

Do it quick, you don't wanna get stranded.