Aug 10th at the sound off competition i toasted my alternator, Its been dead since, Thursday ill be replacing it, iam sad so i need to release my anger and talk about it

 

Man Rob,you gotta lower them tunes...lol...Hopefully you'll have it thumping again by September

 

Damn that sux man. Breaks my heart.

 

I got 132,000 miles on mine

 

Ouch man... hey at least you're not at 206k like me..

 

Meh, still not too bad... I'm at 155k miles on my stock alty on my 93', don't know how much longer it's gonna hold up.

 

226k and boosted to boot lol.

 

im at 140,000 on stock. at running 3000 watt peak, 1500 rms all the time houndin
knock on wood, still going good

 

It was bound to happen. Bring it back to life better then ever!

 

I don't get it... topic is alternator, but pic is odometer?

 

But in that pic, what is lite up ?

Brake Light Plus Battery Light=Bad Alternator.

 

I just hit 140000 and my alternator went dead and some other **** and i just payed 500 to get it all repaired.

 

LOL. pic was wider than my screen, haha. Thanx!
Dr J

 

what did you hit in the sound comp?

i r 1800rms

 

Damn that was my favorite alternator on the org.

 

LOL

 

Never made it that far, was doing some final testing in the lot and it happened.

 

Hello guys...need some answers for 94 gxe max...

The other night the car started to intermitantly cut out...going 60 mph...and i just kept my finger cross as i that i could make it to my destination. Never had a problem before...85k miles on the clock and so what could it be...spark plugs?...fuel injector?...gas filter???

Since i am in away from home...just had to call and have it towed to the closest dealer...When it is started ...it idles normal...it's only when going 60 and above and throttle or accelerating it to act up. I just hit the throttle...seems going faster lessen the engine from cutting out...any opinions appreciated...Thanks in advance...

ps...didn't know where to put this as not use to navigating this site...thanks again! Starrider

 

so the brake+alt= burnt alt is not just a 3rd gen thing, cool, well not really. so did you have the smell of burnt wires? I did when I fried the alt. in my 84 200sx after chillin at a outdoor 420 hang, using my system for tunes and then hopped in and took of with the a/c on high and sure enough the smell of wires burning and then it went, when I pulled the alt. I could see the fried wires on the regulator board.

 

from the pic..numbers upsidedown =666 .. lol..sorry i had to first thing i saw when i saw the milage..

 

 

No burning smell, then again a 420 hang is not my thing. It just died.

 

Today is "D" day, iam pulling out the Old, reading a book, it says i need to remove the rad fans and AC Compressor. to remove it from the bottom, sounds like fun, I been so damn busy with customers cars i cant fix my own, just this week, i did all new brakes, rotors and parking brake shoes on a Toyota previa, I Put a fuel pump in a dodge caravan, put a starter in a Geo Tracker wich blew, Headlights in a Toyota Sienna, and new drum brakes on a old toyota corrola, so i now have some time to fix my baby, Would anyone be interested in Photo's of the progress ?

 

Yea I would like to see some pics just so I can see how the it's set up (info for my swap) oh and I wasn't talking the smell from 420 it was from the alt. but anyways hope it all goes well for you.

 

Young man ...this is how i write...so as i can see what i am writing. I am probably old enough to be your daddy or grand father...peace

 

So i fixed her today, man i was so happy to drive my maxima again, it was pretty simple to remove, unhook your negative wire, remove your radiator fans, 2 bolts on top, then you can unhook the alternator wires, then you get underneith and take off the splash shield, take out the 4 bolts that hold in the AC compressor, push that aside, careful not to crease a line, then you take out the back bolt on the alternator, you can get the other from the top, there is a small nut behind the ideler pully wich was a pain in the *** to put back in but otherwise it only took about a hour. no pics, my camera was dead.

 

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congrats?
...I hope you didnt come here to make friends or expect respect

 

Tough day today...as i said...car made to the next town barely...Dealer found a fouled plug and so new wire cap rotor and injector flush was done...

However...this did not solve the hesitation and misfire problems at freeway speeds...so i took it back...The tech drove it...and noticed the hesitation again right off even after he had worked on it. Because it was intermitant...and running normally in all test...he couldn't go any further and suggested i leave it.

Decided...not to as it would probably sit in the garage all week...collecting dust. So i drove it back...2 hour drive...the last forty miles...it started missing again...drove it easy with a steady light foot on the accelerator...

Any suggestions appreciated...Thanks in advance! Starrider

 

Plugged fuel filter, fuel pump failing, Mass Air Flow Sensor. have you gone over those?

 

Thanks Professor.....The car is being gone over presently at the local dealer...They rechecked the injectors.....and said they were fine.

The service guy said ...they couldn't figure out why the vacuum pressure (erg) was high...and that is where it is currently.

Appreciate any suggestions or ideas....Thanks Starrider

 

Service thinks it is the throttle body which is causing the high erg vacuum...So the plan is to replace it or clean out the old one.

Talking to service...since it's a four hour job...i prefer to just get a new one...only problem is that you have to order it from Japan.....

Any ideas? Where do you guy get parts for these 'old' cars?

Starrider

 

162K...just waiting for it to go.

 

how does the bolt come out? looks like a square nut welded to a bracket with a threaded stud coming through it. Do you turn the nut? will it turn?

 

nevermind, got it!

 

Yeah that one is a pain in the ***, it looks welded but that entire peice comes off.
you dont turn the nut, just get it from the backside, Ohh and a tip before you snug up the alternator make sure your adjustment pully slides up and down, mine was stuck on that bolt and i couldent tighten the belt up, i had to losen the pully so it was almost off to get it past it.