Robles84

So I'm going to be swapping out for my 3rd alternator tomorrow. I've been getting them refurbished from O'Reillys aka kragens. Is this normal or has anyone else had problems with products like this from them? It's a pain because it takes about a hour from start to finish

RRocket

I've heard of people having issue with non-Denso alternators.

BMW7_LS430

I got it from Autozone in Oct last year and no issues since then.

Robles84

What brand is yours from auto zone bmw7

Robles84

That's if you remember lol

campisi

Lifetime Warranty part?! That doesn't mean anything except that you'll spend the rest of your lifetime removing and replacing it. Learned long ago to stay far, far away from O'Reilly / Auto Zone etc lifetime warranty parts such as alternators, power steering pumps, water pumps etc. OEM if you want it to last.

hyperopt

On your third alternator? This makes me wondered if those alternators were bad or something in your car is killing them.

Robles84

What can cause them to be killed? I have a system hooked up and never had problems with the set up in my other cars. But now that I think about it it was wired all ready. Who knows how good the job is. I've always paid good money for a right install

Robles84

And all I have is a old school ppi amp about 600watts and pushing a kicker l7 10"

Robles84

Also has a viper alarm that was in it when I got it

Tom57

It's not your after-market sound system that is killing your alternator. Your alternator is non-OEM cheap Chinese junk. You get what you pay for and it costs you in breakdowns and labor. Lifetime warranty on the part typically means lifetime of changing it out. Buy an OEM Denso alternator (Amazon) and it will last 150K miles and beyond.

Robles84

Yeah I've been reading and Denson seems like a great brand. Also I remember seeing on the box when replacing the alternator MADE IN Mexico... pretty sure they don't make the best stuff lol. FYI I'm not racist

1A1

Return it and get your money back and order a Denso alternator from Lexus.

Steve K.

Bocatrip

You should be able to get the Denso from RockAuto.com for less than Lexus.

Robles84

Yeah I seen rock auto and partsgeek for about 170-180