Alternator OEM Volvo or Duralast

Been running a duralast in mine for about a year no problems.

The 2.4 in my 2006 S40 was stone cold reliable to 157k miles before I sold it. Needed a new alternator at about 145k but that was it. It\u2019s been 2 years and I still miss driving that car. The BEST front seats of any vehicle I\u2019ve driven or ridden in.

I'm selling a GM alternator, mount, pulley, and plug. It's the Duralast Gold Delco 12 SI 94amp, just warrantied it. Hasn't been on a vehicle.

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

Duralast Gold = new manufacture. A new unit from China. Sometimes OK, but often crap.

The only good thing about buying a duralast is it'll be the last alternator that you have to *PAY* for. But it def will *NOT* be the last alternator you install in the truck. Lol

This was a new genuine Volvo alternator I had Volvo put in, not a cheap or rebuilt part. Also, the battery is only about a year old. Could this really be a failing alternator or could something else be going on?

All I could recommend is stop buying the autozone/duralast alternators. Buy a good brand, ie Denso, Delco, Motorcraft, etc. and return the duralast one outright for cash in hand.

I got this message when the mechanic replaced my alternator with a non-OEM unit that didn't have a voltage regulator.

Duralast..... if you want to get really good at changing them.