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[CLuTZ]

this is great. you gotta love cars huh!

new problem every week

[jase]

thats cars for ya man

[Entaran]

FYI:

Alternator is a special order part. No other 4g63 alternator other than those specifically for the VR4 is compatible. Wyda's died on thurs and this is what we found out attempting to fix it. The alt's either bolt differently or supply lower current etc.

[WyDa]

yer, pretty sure they will all bolt up (the ones from that era/runnin engine in that direction), but the current is higher on the vr4 ones :'(.. EVO ones might work but not sure...

Scott

[bazeng]

go get yourself a sonata one.
they pump out 90 amps whereas the vr4's do 75

from what i recall.. they went for something like 75 bux? used of course

[WyDa]

the replacement one i got was 90 amps, set me back $250 new.

[Sloth]

Auto electricians rebuild altenators.

[brisvr4]

I got mine from Repco ( had to, it was a sunday )
90amp, $300...
Part number is ALT603.

[JSTYLE]

the replacement one i got was 90 amps, set me back $250 new.

OEX Alternator with 3 year warranty

they are awesome.

Jon

[CLuTZ]

the replacement one i got was 90 amps, set me back $250 new.

OEX Alternator with 3 year warranty

they are awesome.

Jon

I'd hope so for 3 years! Whats up from there? lets do it?

yeah?

[CLuTZ]

what

??

[CLuTZ]

lol

[CLuTZ]

well well well, perhaps the problem has been sorted, upon pulling the alternator off, jonny found my turbo was being held on by 3 bolts, instead of 4.

car spools up HEAPS quicker now, feels like lag is a thing of the past!

i'm pretty sure she's running abit rich now, if another tune nets me some more power, then its back to the dragstrip we go

[bazeng]

hmmmm
who bolted everything up for ya?

[CLuTZ]

hmmmm
who bolted everything up for ya?

Jstyle

[JSTYLE]

yerp, i removed the old alternator and refitted the new one.. also fixed the exhaust leak.. and did a full service on the car (oil/filter/gearbox fluid)

was abit of a C$NT but got the car on thursday nite.. and had the car finished friday

Jon

[bazeng]

nah i mean previously.. for you to have lost a bolt?!!>

[CLuTZ]

nah i mean previously.. for you to have lost a bolt?!!>

i saw the guy who worked on and tuned my car in st kilda today, in the white 'Horsepower Factory' a.k.a Amberley Autos WRX, im sure they sabotaged my car. Those fucking eat bums.

1) Injector o-ring dies after 3 weeks, almost causes engine bay fire

2) Screamer pipe decides to fall off just outside my house at 5am on the way to the airport

3) 3 bolts holding turbo on

Or am I just being paranoid?

What do you guys rekon?

Oh yeah, thats not the end of it, went out for lunch and a little st kilda cruise, car decides to start doing some weird electrical shit, some shit i've never seen a car do before, all the headlights and interior lights work perfectly, but theres no lights on the dash, clock or any action from the engine, even when you try and crank it

and the alarm doesnt work.

I'm thinking fuck, alternator? again? there werent any ABS or battery lights come up like last time?

2 mins later im scatching my head and the car locks itself. I buzzed out, clicked the alarm, it works- I hop in and it starts.

Does the exact same thing again at the shops, went back a few hours later, hopped in and she started again first go.

you gotta love cars dont cha

[JSTYLE]

And... whose the guy that has to fix all the problems



Jon

[CLuTZ]

And... whose the guy that has to fix all the problems



Jon

yeah but whose your daddy? 8)