Quote:
Originally Posted by thstone
Its not normal. Normally, the belt fails or the alternator bearing fails or the voltage regulator fails.
If it were me, I'd replace the entire alternator. Mostly because I value reliability over cost. You don't say how many miles the car has, but I'll guess that it has enough miles that I wouldn't want to take the chance that the bearing or voltage regulator will fail in a short time and then you'd have to do a second repair on the same component. Since labor is typically 40%-60% of a repair cost, saving money on the parts replaced sometimes isn't the cheapest route. And even if you DIY it, no one wants to replace an alternator in a Boxster more than once.
|
NO DOUBT about that! That bolt/bushing can be a major BIOTCH!