Instead of waiting for it to go bad on me should I order the $200 Bosch one off rockauto now (shipping takes 3-5 days) if I don\u2019t then I\u2019m stuck going and paying for that at a parts store. The Bosch one also comes with a 2 year warranty and roadside assistance if anything goes wrong with it.
I replaced the alternator on a 2013 XC60 T6, which was driven by a coupler. The Bosch unit had a drive pulley (not really a pulley) already attached.
I bought a good-quality Bosch Reman alternator for my 2012 Mazda and it cost me $128+$75 core ($203) from RockAuto.
Bosch has a high failing rate unfortunately not like the good old days.
I got a Bosch reman (listed as Denso)... so far so good.
I bought an aftermarket bosch alternator, (new not refurbished) and after installing the pulley to 80NM (black part), I noticed a wobble and a brushing sound. The original alternator does not have this brushing sound.
Everything went well, or so we thought, as he turned on the car it started to slowly smoke. I assume that the ac compressor plug got shorted or was loosely plug bc it was the hardest thing to replug and the fact the ac isn’t blowing cold air anymore. We recharged the battery to 12.4-12.5 v. The alternator was only pulling 13.3-13.7 v with load and without load. Mind you this was a new OES Bosch alternator.
90% is the alternator: get a reman Bosch. The "squeaky serpentine belt" is actually the bearings inside the alternator on their last legs.
Alternator died on a trail and I got a reman Bosch unit (180A) and put a new battery in. I\u2019m getting a load of codes that I\u2019ll drop below, but I\u2019m wondering if you ever figured it out?
It’s either Bosch or Valeo.
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