ALTERNATOR should be a RECALL!!! - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

thebarber · 06-30-2011, 11:16 AM

go to standard auto wreckers and get a used one

install it in an hour and go camping

marcus · 06-30-2011, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by thebarber

go to standard auto wreckers and get a used one

install it in an hour and go camping

i found a remanufacturer called CAE canadian auto electric and just found out toyota gets their aftermarket alternators form them as well.. might still get a hook up discount well see.. should be a simple install n then good to go for camping tomorrow.. safe happy canada day by the way!!!

happy canada day to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! safe driving people!

gonzo452001 · 06-30-2011, 10:47 PM

my 07 made the same noise at 65000 or so cost over 700.00 to replace couldn't find a after market alt two years ago

marcus · 06-30-2011, 11:37 PM

Just got the new alternator installed cost me $150 installation tOok about an hour... Whirring Noise was gone but now new noise tapping sound but i guess thats just the new alt....

Sir A.Y. Atoyot · 07-02-2011, 09:25 PM

Alternators shouldn't make any noise you can hear over the general racket from the engine.

With all the mechanical talent here, I'm surprised nobody suggested just dismantling the alternator and installing new bearings. The job isn't rocket science, and the cost isn't high. Replace the brushes at the same time, and you should be good for years.

If you don't want to do the job yourself, get an auto electric shop to rpelace the bearings and brushes. They can also check out the unit for any other problems.

auxmike · 07-02-2011, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir A.Y. Atoyot

Alternators shouldn't make any noise you can hear over the general racket from the engine.

With all the mechanical talent here, I'm surprised nobody suggested just dismantling the alternator and installing new bearings. The job isn't rocket science, and the cost isn't high. Replace the brushes at the same time, and you should be good for years.

If you don't want to do the job yourself, get an auto electric shop to rpelace the bearings and brushes. They can also check out the unit for any other problems.

There's a nice little shop by me that does just that. You hand them your dead part and they rebuild it on site in the shop. When you go back you get the same part you turned over hours ago.This way there's no core charge either...

marcus · 07-03-2011, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sir A.Y. Atoyot

Alternators shouldn't make any noise you can hear over the general racket from the engine.

With all the mechanical talent here, I'm surprised nobody suggested just dismantling the alternator and installing new bearings. The job isn't rocket science, and the cost isn't high. Replace the brushes at the same time, and you should be good for years.

If you don't want to do the job yourself, get an auto electric shop to rpelace the bearings and brushes. They can also check out the unit for any other problems.

That's why I'm rebuilding the old one myself for spare rather than getting $50 credit back...

06-30-2011, 11:16 AM	#19
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	go to standard auto wreckers and get a used one install it in an hour and go camping __________________

06-30-2011, 10:47 PM	#21
gonzo452001 Drives: 3-door liftback blazing blue Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: French Lick,IN Posts: 185	my 07 made the same noise at 65000 or so cost over 700.00 to replace couldn't find a after market alt two years ago __________________ 07 yaris LB 5-speed blazing Blue 07 yaris LB Auto Bayou Blue rostra cruise control oem style foglights 96tacoma 4x4 xcab I4auto Weathertech vent visors Scan GaugeII

06-30-2011, 11:37 PM	#22
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	Just got the new alternator installed cost me $150 installation tOok about an hour... Whirring Noise was gone but now new noise tapping sound but i guess thats just the new alt.... __________________ If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit!!!!!! "Horsepower is how fast you hit the object. Torque is how far you move that object.."

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07-02-2011, 09:25 PM	#23
Sir A.Y. Atoyot Drives: '08 5-door Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Surrey, BC Canada Posts: 176	Alternators shouldn't make any noise you can hear over the general racket from the engine. With all the mechanical talent here, I'm surprised nobody suggested just dismantling the alternator and installing new bearings. The job isn't rocket science, and the cost isn't high. Replace the brushes at the same time, and you should be good for years. If you don't want to do the job yourself, get an auto electric shop to rpelace the bearings and brushes. They can also check out the unit for any other problems.