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Old 06-07-2024, 12:27 AM   Topic Starter
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Son of a bitch…

Finished work tonight, and on the 4 mile drive home, the battery light goes on, then the RPM’s seem to behave a bit strangely, the radio starts to say **** it I’m out, the airbag light goes on, the ABS light goes on, the headlights dim, and I park the car at the house, and the driver’s side window won’t go up. Pull the keys, put the keys back in to try to get the window down, and now it works.

Car has been running like a top with barely any problems ever. Alternator was checked a few months ago and was fine. Battery is only about 16 months old. Was going to get the timing belt changed in a few weeks when the next service is due. Just got back from driving back and forth to KC and now this? What the hell man?

Hallelujah, and holy shit. Where’s the Tylenol?
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Old 06-07-2024, 01:09 AM   #2
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Sounds like your alternator shit the bed.

About a $60 job if you can do it yourself (less if you go refurbished). Double that if you take it to a mechanic.

*If I'm correct
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Old 06-07-2024, 08:51 AM   #3
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Son of a bitch…

Finished work tonight, and on the 4 mile drive home, the battery light goes on, then the RPM’s seem to behave a bit strangely, the radio starts to say **** it I’m out, the airbag light goes on, the ABS light goes on, the headlights dim, and I park the car at the house, and the driver’s side window won’t go up. Pull the keys, put the keys back in to try to get the window down, and now it works.

Car has been running like a top with barely any problems ever. Alternator was checked a few months ago and was fine. Battery is only about 16 months old. Was going to get the timing belt changed in a few weeks when the next service is due. Just got back from driving back and forth to KC and now this? What the hell man?

Hallelujah, and holy shit. Where’s the Tylenol?
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Sounds like your alternator shit the bed.

About a $60 job if you can do it yourself (less if you go refurbished). Double that if you take it to a mechanic.

*If I'm correct
Yeah it's the alternator. Classic alternator failure symptoms.
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Old 06-07-2024, 08:55 AM   #4
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Sounds like your alternator shit the bed.

About a $60 job if you can do it yourself (less if you go refurbished). Double that if you take it to a mechanic.

*If I'm correct


Bro, when's the last time you had to buy an alternator?
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Old 06-07-2024, 09:00 AM   #5
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Bro, when's the last time you had to buy an alternator?
Maybe he went to a self pull junkyard?
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Old 06-07-2024, 09:10 AM   #6
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Maybe he went to a self pull junkyard?
Hmmm...maybe. That seems like a bad idea. How long until that pulled alternator goes bad?
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Old 06-07-2024, 09:56 AM   #7
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Maybe he went to a self pull junkyard?
I self pull all the time, and it’s never cost me no 60 bucks.
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Old 06-07-2024, 10:43 AM   #8
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I self pull all the time, and it’s never cost me no 60 bucks.
Same here. Hell, I self-pulled first thing this morning. Didn't cost me a penny.
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Old 06-07-2024, 01:30 PM   #9
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Bro, when's the last time you had to buy an alternator?

Yeah, little on the low side with that estimate. Just multiply everything by 2 and you'll be in the ballpark.
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Old 06-07-2024, 01:53 PM   #10
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Yeah, little on the low side with that estimate. Just multiply everything by 2 and you'll be in the ballpark.
I'd have figured $150 in parts if you do it yourself; $200 tops (go ahead and replace the belt while you're at it).

Hour worth of labor if you have the mechanic do it. I figured $100-$150/hr with a 1 hour minimum for a reasonable shop rate and you're looking at $250-$350 tops.

$600 seems brutal unless he has a car that's just a bitch to get to the alternator.
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Old 06-07-2024, 03:37 PM   #11
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I'd have figured $150 in parts if you do it yourself; $200 tops (go ahead and replace the belt while you're at it).

Hour worth of labor if you have the mechanic do it. I figured $100-$150/hr with a 1 hour minimum for a reasonable shop rate and you're looking at $250-$350 tops.

$600 seems brutal unless he has a car that's just a bitch to get to the alternator.

Agreed, that's pretty steep for an alternator swap. I would have guessed $300 on the high end.


Yikes!
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Old 06-07-2024, 02:35 PM   #12
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Yeah, little on the low side with that estimate. Just multiply everything by 2 and you'll be in the ballpark.
I remember putting an alternator I bought at a parts store into a 1998 Pontiac Transport. This was about 20 years ago. And even then it was about 3 times what you're saying. It was imported from France so maybe that was part of it. I just couldn't believe how expensive they had become.
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Old 06-07-2024, 09:59 AM   #13
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Sounds like your alternator shit the bed.

About a $60 job if you can do it yourself (less if you go refurbished). Double that if you take it to a mechanic.

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LOL. You're living in 1984 my friend
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Old 06-07-2024, 01:33 AM   #14
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Late Night After Work Car Problems. As opposed to cold winter mornings when it's absolutely shitty weather (cold, snowing..spitting rain and constant 30-40mph wind). And you really need your car. Cars always seem to know when to pick the absolute worst time to break down. Anyway there's no good time for a car to go belly up. They all suck.
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Old 06-07-2024, 01:39 AM   #15
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Also, if it is your alternator you drained your battery and the replacement alternator won't be able to fully charge the battery back to 100%. You'll need to hook the battery up to a charger for a couple hours to get it back to full capacity.

I think AutoZone does this for free or if you have a steady mechanic I'm sure he'll hook you up if you don't own a charger.

Good luck!
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