Replacement alternator

Subject: Replacement alternator Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:35 pm

http://www.car-stuff.com/carparts/buickriviera19971998hitesthitest8194-7268965.html

Any thoughts.. About half the price as the oem bosch replacements.

Subject: Re: Replacement alternator Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:24 pm

Give it a shot man!

Subject: Re: Replacement alternator Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:22 am

Are the original Riv alternators Bosch? I thought they were Delco...

whats the Bosch part number?

Subject: Re: Replacement alternator Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:54 am

The only way to tell would be to teardown and inspect samples.

For my money I'd use a Delco remanufactured unit, but try to be smart about buying it.

Albertj

Subject: Re: Replacement alternator Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:25 am

Ryan, have you had your alternator tested? I thought mine might be on the way out last spring(slight noise turning by hand), had it tested, twice. First NAPA said YUP it's bad. He tested it twice to be sure... I had my doubts, took it to Advance Auto, they tested it twice, and said it's just fine. I reinstalled, no problems.

Subject: Re: Replacement alternator Sun Aug 10, 2008 12:03 pm

I ended up just going to Autozone and spending $150 and a new/remanufactured oem alternator. I really didn't feel like cutting corners and ending up with an alternator that might end up giving me belt slippage issues and what not. I must say how thankful I am that we have our alternators right on top haha, most of my inline-4 friends all complain about theirs being down on the bottom.

Subject: Re: Replacement alternator Sun Aug 10, 2008 3:59 pm

Yeah, changing an alternator in an Integ involves removing a wheel and 3-5 hours of wrenching according to a friend of mine.

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Subject: Re: Replacement alternator Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:45 pm

Yeah it's some work.. although I do marvel at their brainless exhaust setups. I'm replacing my muffler and rear bends right now, and it's frustrating without a welder.. I think i'm just going to order some steel bends and get it up there correctly.

Subject: Re: Replacement alternator Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:20 pm

Reminds me of the alternator I did on a '99 Eclipse. Got it unbolted with the belt off in 20 minutes. Took me another hour and a half to get it out of the car.

Subject: Re: Replacement alternator Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:38 pm

deekster_caddy wrote:: Reminds me of the alternator I did on a '99 Eclipse. Got it unbolted with the belt off in 20 minutes. Took me another hour and a half to get it out of the car.

Really? It's down in the bay a little bit but shouldn't have taken more than 5 minutse to wiggle out of there if you swivel the PS pump smile