Alternator intermittently charging after 323,000 miles. - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

supmet · 04-16-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by regal

Toyota should make you a star of their ad campaigns.

Seriously.. they should have their top mechanic doing all the routine services for free..

Have you called toyota and asked about sponsorships? I'm sure they'd love for more than just people who already have a yaris to hear about this.

SIPNGAS · 04-16-2009, 01:22 PM

VERY NICE!!!

*tomato* · 04-16-2009, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

I agree!

Altitude · 04-16-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by supmet

Seriously.. they should have their top mechanic doing all the routine services for free..

Have you called toyota and asked about sponsorships? I'm sure they'd love for more than just people who already have a yaris to hear about this.

+1

trini - you really need to contact someone at Toyota about this. There's gonna be a lot of import bashing by the big three in the near furture as they try to improve their image and sell more cars and now is a prime time to let Toyota know about your amazing Yaris.

GeneW · 04-16-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

ok, so after doing 323,000 miles on my yaris, my alternator light on my dash kept coming on intermittently while cruising at 3000rpm. but once i put the car into neutral and rev it to 6500rpm, the light will go off and come back on sometimes after a couple minutes or sometimes after a couple hours. it varied. so, i got a used alternator from miami off an 08 yaris doing only 7000 miles for $75. the alternator looks brand new. so, i new i couldn't go wrong. i swapped it out and now the problem is gone.

this is the first part that i've ever changed on the engine, apart from regular maintenance parts.

My old Honda CRX went through FOUR Nippon Denso Alternators in 200,000 miles. First step to remove the Alternator on a CRX - remove the driver's side wheel, followed by the CV joint.

Honda - Who says that you don't need a strong back to fix a car?

I bet that my Yaris will need one sooner than your car. Too much road salt around here.

Gene

YarisSedan · 04-16-2009, 08:50 PM

Hmm that has to be a record for longest lasting altenator.

Kal-El · 04-16-2009, 11:34 PM

Thanks for keeping us up to date with your Yaris Trini!

Please let us know whenever something goes on your Yaris. At this point, there's no shame in anything that might happen. We'd just love to see how everything holds up since many of us plan on driving ours into the ground as well.

Thanks man!!

Fishbulb · 04-18-2009, 01:48 AM

I have logged 13k since Dec 15th, and I love the Y still. I plan on 300 to 400 k (or more).

Basically I will drive it until it disintegrates or a semi flattens me.

trini_per4mance · 04-20-2009, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by yaris-me

That's incredible! Did you ever change the belt or water pump?

i change the belt every 100,000 miles. but i've never changed the water pump.

trini_per4mance · 04-20-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by CtrlAltDefeat

wow... hope mine lasts like that..(I'm a little rough on her, but I'm sure I'll lighten up an a couple years...maybe

)

no need to lighten up on yours. mine has 325,000 miles on it and i still down shift to 3rd at 70mph and run the tac out to the limiter and take it all the way to 119mph, when the governor kicks in. check my youtube video out of my topend run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt7xsPSkCDQ

trini_per4mance · 04-20-2009, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by regal

This is just ridiculous can't the Toyota engineers do any better than this? Hell my '86 BMW would get a good 30k miles out of an alternator

I'll say it again, your 300k mile car is the sole reason I bought my first new car in 20 years of buying cars, nothing convinced me more to buy a new Yaris like your real world data-point. Toyota should make you a star of their ad campaigns.

thanx for the kind words Regal. but toyota is giving me the run around as far as doing anything for me right now. they're blaming it on this "economic crisis". but i still keep in touch with them ever so often. i'm hoping to get something out of them for doing all this real world testing on the yaris.

trini_per4mance · 04-20-2009, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by supmet

Seriously.. they should have their top mechanic doing all the routine services for free..

Have you called toyota and asked about sponsorships? I'm sure they'd love for more than just people who already have a yaris to hear about this.

i keep in touch with toyota on a regular basis. but they're giving me the run around as far as doing anything right now. but i'm still keeping my fingers crossed.

yaris-me · 04-20-2009, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

i change the belt every 100,000 miles. but i've never changed the water pump.

What was the condition of the belt after 100,000 miles?

CtrlAltDefeat · 04-20-2009, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by trini_per4mance

no need to lighten up on yours. mine has 325,000 miles on it and i still down shift to 3rd at 70mph and run the tac out to the limiter and take it all the way to 119mph, when the governor kicks in. check my youtube video out of my topend run.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt7xsPSkCDQ

nice... wish my gauges looked like yours... Toyota didn't see fit to give my manual LB a tach... here's my 0-110 run...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMuvMl6eG8

trini_per4mance · 04-20-2009, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by CtrlAltDefeat

nice... wish my gauges looked like yours... Toyota didn't see fit to give my manual LB a tach... here's my 0-110 run...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMuvMl6eG8

does your speed governor kick in at 110mph? your car runs nice. i wish there was someone in south florida with a modded yaris that i could meet on the highway, to give them a run for their money.

trini_per4mance · 04-20-2009, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by yaris-me

What was the condition of the belt after 100,000 miles?

the belt was in very good condition and could have gone at least another 25,000 miles.

TheRealEnth · 04-20-2009, 12:04 PM

Ill give you a run for your money =D

360cubes · 04-20-2009, 06:59 PM

That's great reliability. Too bad I can't say the same for resale though....

Alternator on my FURD Taurus bit the dust at 188kms or roughly 117,000 miles. It's also ten years old. First alternator I've had to replace in any vehicle. I drove my old Dodge Spirit (92 2.5L) 420,000kms (260,000 miles) still on the original alternator. Average engine speed at 62mph was approx. 2800rpm...a bit high by today's standards but fine for back in the day.

04-16-2009, 01:22 PM	#20
SIPNGAS I LOVE my Yaris! View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Polar White LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Wisconsin Posts: 5,164	VERY NICE!!! __________________ We don't see things as THEY are...we see them as WE are. Lisa aka *SIPNGAS*

04-16-2009, 08:50 PM	#24
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Hmm that has to be a record for longest lasting altenator. __________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3210549

04-18-2009, 01:48 AM	#26
Fishbulb Mr. Sparkle Drives: 09 white Yaris, 99 Z3 Coupe Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 19	I have logged 13k since Dec 15th, and I love the Y still. I plan on 300 to 400 k (or more). Basically I will drive it until it disintegrates or a semi flattens me. __________________

04-20-2009, 12:04 PM	#35
TheRealEnth Beast View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Blz Blu LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 1,365	Ill give you a run for your money =D __________________ One you've taken a yaris for a spin, there's no turning back. Its a Chao!!!

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