Jeep Liberty Diesel

Hi guys,
It's my turn now
80,000 miles is the end of the road for my alternator !
The symptoms were:
- no battery warning light during the first 5minutes after the engine is started
- when the engine runs, the battery voltage gets reduced instead of being increased
- when disconnected from the battery, the alternator goes to 24 Volts (field voltage is present)
- there is a slight AC noise (probably one or more blown diodes)
- when connected, the output voltage stays low (12 V instead of the 24 V when disconnected)
 
I guess it's cheaper to buy a brand new one than to have Chrysler charge 1,800 USD to stick their nose under my hood According to a local post, this is what was charged to replace the alternator of a Grand Voyager 2.8L CRD.
 
I had to chase two months to get hold of a set of BFG T/As. Apparently tires made in the US are hard to get

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• mdamick (Nov 03, 2008 7:43 pm)
  • caribou1 (Nov 04, 2008 8:50 am)
    • caribou1 (Nov 05, 2008 11:02 am)

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• synlubes (Nov 03, 2008 11:55 pm)
• lakelvr (Nov 09, 2008 7:07 pm)
  • winter2 (Nov 10, 2008 5:40 pm)
• captjohn22 (Nov 14, 2008 3:14 am)

Replying to: caribou1 (Nov 03, 2008 12:24 pm)

I paid about $400 US for a new alternator from the dealer.

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• caribou1 (Nov 04, 2008 8:50 am)
  • caribou1 (Nov 05, 2008 11:02 am)

Replying to: nicku812 (Nov 03, 2008 1:33 pm)

Replying to: mdamick (Nov 03, 2008 7:43 pm)

I ordered one from the dealer at 730 USD, and I hope the freewheeling pulley will come with it. The original alternator is a "DENSO 578 AE".
With such high prices people don't understand why sales are going down
 
Over here it was considered a joke when people said the cost of fuel could reach 10 USD per gallon. It just made it's way there and now the game is over
 
Good thing I kept my little Toyota, its always there when the Jeep can't move

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• caribou1 (Nov 05, 2008 11:02 am)

Replying to: caribou1 (Nov 04, 2008 8:50 am)

The alternator I received is a brand new object, not a rebuild. It's exactly what was fitted on my truck and comes with the fancy pulley
That's why it's so expensive.

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• sthoge (Nov 06, 2008 12:16 pm)
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• jek443 (Nov 05, 2008 7:20 pm)
• jek443 (Nov 05, 2008 7:21 pm)
  • winter2 (Nov 07, 2008 2:42 am)

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