My alternator died on Saturday night. Not only did this screw up my immediate plans for the girl I was giving a lift home to, but it also blew out my entire evening as the AA took over 5 hours to get me home - from the centre of London to North London. They really are a bunch of monkeys.

Anyway, I wanted opinions on whether I should have a crack at replacing the alternator myself. I'm not a mechanic but I'm not an idiot either. I fitted my Comptech icebox without any difficulty (but to be honest, a 10 year old could do it).

Also, does anyone know the cheapest place to buy a new alternator?

Cheers.

 

The poor girl !

 

TBH, if you need to ask about replacing the alternator, I'd leave it to a mechanic.

It seems an untimely death, too. RU sure it's dead?

 

HELLO................. someone else with BOOST you've kept that quiet, well either that or I've missed a post or two?!?!?!

 

It's four and a half years old (the car, not the girl). Is that a bit early for an alternator to die?

 

Cheapest way would be to just take the alternator to a local specialist (try Yellow Pages), as they can normally be reconditioned quite cheaply.

The alternator is a pain to get in and out though - access is restricted to the back to undo the connections because of all the plumbing under the intake manifold.

-Brian.

 

Hmm. I reckon I might just get the local garage to come and get it, then. My concern is that they want

 

I used a mobile auto electrician recently to replace the alternator on my g/f's Astra.

It appeared to be driven by the cam belt, not a separate pully so I didn't fancy the job.

Anyway, GM wanted