Differences between Monaro and Gto alternators
Discussion
Hi all.
In november, before I bought it my ls2 monaro had a new alternator. Apparently the standard one got noisy. The previous owner bought a cheapish (re manufactured i think) one from a auto electrical place in Huddersfield (wood autos - not sure if i'm allowed to say, can delete it if required). A few weeks ago, in stop start traffic for 4 hours on a very hot m25 the clutch gave in. i go buy a new one and chuck the old one in for warranty (which they still have not contacted me about - 3 weeks later, must chase that up). Anyhow, the new one has also developed clutch problems, only when the car is very hot - but at least it hasn't given up the ghost completely. So i need to chuck another alternator at their warranty department and buy a new one, from another place as these guys obviously use sub par clutches.
I'm not paying £480 for one, that is daylight robbery for a gm part that costs peanuts elsewhere in the world. So, any ideas if the gto one is fine? i assume it is.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-ALTERNATOR-6-0-6-0L-...
Thanks, Nick
In november, before I bought it my ls2 monaro had a new alternator. Apparently the standard one got noisy. The previous owner bought a cheapish (re manufactured i think) one from a auto electrical place in Huddersfield (wood autos - not sure if i'm allowed to say, can delete it if required). A few weeks ago, in stop start traffic for 4 hours on a very hot m25 the clutch gave in. i go buy a new one and chuck the old one in for warranty (which they still have not contacted me about - 3 weeks later, must chase that up). Anyhow, the new one has also developed clutch problems, only when the car is very hot - but at least it hasn't given up the ghost completely. So i need to chuck another alternator at their warranty department and buy a new one, from another place as these guys obviously use sub par clutches.
I'm not paying £480 for one, that is daylight robbery for a gm part that costs peanuts elsewhere in the world. So, any ideas if the gto one is fine? i assume it is.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-ALTERNATOR-6-0-6-0L-...
Thanks, Nick
There are variations even within the Monaro range, so you'd need to be pretty sure of what you need, and what you're buying.
And buying cheap...and cheap from a few thousand miles away, doesnt always work out cost effective.
Effectively you're buying with no warranty...as the cost of shipping it back for warranty is prohibitive, nevermind the time aspect.
And buying cheap...and cheap from a few thousand miles away, doesnt always work out cost effective.
Effectively you're buying with no warranty...as the cost of shipping it back for warranty is prohibitive, nevermind the time aspect.
I would love to say just buy one from the US but ironically from all the parts I've been buying over the last couple of years. The only one I had an issue with was an alternator! It simply got lost on the US side in the USPS post, first item for me. The Ebay seller refunded me straight away so I will probably just order another one.
Cost comparison was £180 from the US.
£230.00 rebuilt over here.
~£700 for a non-clutch GTO alt. from Vauxhall.
Cost comparison was £180 from the US.
£230.00 rebuilt over here.
~£700 for a non-clutch GTO alt. from Vauxhall.
bimbleuk said:
I would love to say just buy one from the US but ironically from all the parts I've been buying over the last couple of years. The only one I had an issue with was an alternator! It simply got lost on the US side in the USPS post, first item for me. The Ebay seller refunded me straight away so I will probably just order another one.
Cost comparison was £180 from the US.
£230.00 rebuilt over here.
~£700 for a non-clutch GTO alt. from Vauxhall.
At those prices, I think I would have gone for a rewind in the UK.Cost comparison was £180 from the US.
£230.00 rebuilt over here.
~£700 for a non-clutch GTO alt. from Vauxhall.
Hi all. update on this as someone may do a search at some point looking for similar info. i went on rock auto and found the part number for the year and engine equivalent of my car pontiac gto. shoved it into google and it listed a holden monaro part number on an aus website, this was enough for me. Ordered it with the fast post (mainly because if it was done through a courier rather than us post/post office, i wanted some comeback).
A genuine boxed alternator arrived, it was manufactured by mitsubishi and it went straight on, and seems to have fixed all my problems.
So if anyone needs one in the future, rock auto and a bit of google is the place. Thanks for the suggestion!
Side note - leaving through rock auto's page, bits for corvettes are ridiculously cheap, i wish they did rhd ones!
A genuine boxed alternator arrived, it was manufactured by mitsubishi and it went straight on, and seems to have fixed all my problems.
So if anyone needs one in the future, rock auto and a bit of google is the place. Thanks for the suggestion!
Side note - leaving through rock auto's page, bits for corvettes are ridiculously cheap, i wish they did rhd ones!
bigfatnick said:
Hi all. update on this as someone may do a search at some point looking for similar info. i went on rock auto and found the part number for the year and engine equivalent of my car pontiac gto. shoved it into google and it listed a holden monaro part number on an aus website, this was enough for me. Ordered it with the fast post (mainly because if it was done through a courier rather than us post/post office, i wanted some comeback).
A genuine boxed alternator arrived, it was manufactured by mitsubishi and it went straight on, and seems to have fixed all my problems.
So if anyone needs one in the future, rock auto and a bit of google is the place. Thanks for the suggestion!
Side note - leaving through rock auto's page, bits for corvettes are ridiculously cheap, i wish they did rhd ones!
Glad you're sorted, and thanks for taking the time to update your post. GSD is pretty good with parts suppliers. A genuine boxed alternator arrived, it was manufactured by mitsubishi and it went straight on, and seems to have fixed all my problems.
So if anyone needs one in the future, rock auto and a bit of google is the place. Thanks for the suggestion!
Side note - leaving through rock auto's page, bits for corvettes are ridiculously cheap, i wish they did rhd ones!
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