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Old 02-06-10, 10:27 AM
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Default So my car does not charge my battery...

Does that mean that it has to be the alternator? I guess it sounds like a case of the power steering leaking into the alternator. I knew it was leaking and did something about it too late... And my mechanic is in Cuba right now, therefore I may have to do this alone and I don't know hard it would be to repair the ps leak.

What kind of alternator should I get (assuming that it's the alternator)? What replacement alternators do you guys recommend?
Old 02-06-10, 11:04 AM
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toyota OEM

There was a write up on here where you could fix your alternator yourself
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Do you by any chance know if the Toyota OEM is that expensive? Well it is Toyota..., but I don't know.
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I got mine for 140 from Lexus. I got a cheaper discount going to Lexus than I did at Toyota.
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toyota sells rebuilt alternators, they do not rebuild them. i work at a parts house that sells to toyota. i just got one of the ones we sell, no problems, except when i used to have a distributor, the o ring leaked on it, causing it to fail
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