I had to replace my 03GS3 alternator. I bought the Pure Energy from RA. I hope its ok. I was inexpensive. 126 with shipping. Anyone used one of these before?

 

Hello,

Frankly, never heard of Pure Energy brand before.. It may be just me, but I am always a bit skeptical of brands I don't know. That said, if it works, I would keep it, but as a reference for the future, Denso Remanufactured alternators are just $20 more, they replace pretty much everything but stator and rotor, and they give a good warranty. The previous owner of my ES300 installed a Denso Reman alternator, and I have no complaints about it.

Hope this helps and best of luck!

 

Probably just a company that exclusively provides generic parts for Rock Auto. Certainly its just a Chinese copy of the original Denso. Seems like everything we buy in this country, is now a cheap Chinese copy. Probably came with at least a 1 year warranty? Maybe a lifetime warranty? Sounds reassuring until u have a problem and find out u need to return and wait until they receive it and can test it before sending a replacement. Falls under the category, “U get what u pay for” and who wants all their money tied up in name-brand car parts.

 

Pure Energy pile of junk. Already failed. Has a 1 year warranty, RA is sending out another one. Had to pay for the replacement one and then when they receive the POS one they will refund my money and 1/2 of the shipping.

 

With me having alternator issues lately, I'd want to get something locally.

If it has trouble (i hope not) the warranty process would be a nightmare shipping back and forth.

 

Rock Auto actually took care of this quickly. I got the warranty replacement shipped already. It will be here tomorrow. The exchange will cost about 20 dollars. However at this point I could have purchased a Denzo. Go for a Denzo reman.