Owner reviews for alternator

I just purchased a 180amp Duralast New for my X about 2 months ago. The Duralast has done me well so far.

My old 04 Volvo Xc90 had 311k on the dash before the alternator gave up lol. Doing better than that!

Denso alternators are the best. Denso makes great products. I do a lot of side work on Hondas and I am so thankful Denso offers their stuff outside of the dealership. I replace alternators, a/c compressors, oxygen sensors, etc all the time and I choose Denso bc it's basically the same exact part you receive in a Honda box but for half the price.

At 48K miles I experienced an alternator fail (car was running great at the time).

Get the Bosch, including the warranty from them, and be done.

I replaced mine with a Nissan Quest alternator works pretty well and is cheaper with a higher current output there is a write up in the forums for it

Bosch has a support site that shows what alternators they recommend for your VIN number. AL20X (65A) and AL172X (65A) are the two Bosch shows. However most of us know the original was a 90A unit AL30X.

B5/5.5 alternators come from two vendors, Bosch and Valeo. I've heard they're not interchangeable because of different pulleys.

So I go to get some iced coffee because Dunkin just came out with pumpkin and the car doesn't start. Sputters. So I call roadside assistance for a jump. They tell me it can't be jumped and it's probably my starter. Real kicker is I then call for a tow, tow guy shows up and jumps it???? So I HESITANTLY drive it to the dealer who determines it's a bad alternator.

It's a dice roll. I've had some success with them, but when I put a reman one in my Focus, it only lasted 2 weeks.