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Craigie
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Alternator

Post by Craigie » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:29 pm

Hi all, I'm in need of an alternator for my Vitara part no is Bosch .0123115013.70a .14v.
Has anyone got one they want to sell or know of anyone breaking a Vitara?
Many thanks in advance

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Re: Alternator

Post by Jordi » Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:44 pm

If you have the original i tend to get them refurbed.
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Re: Alternator

Post by Craigie » Sun Jul 30, 2017 10:18 pm

Good shout. what sort of place does this? Any idea if it's something I could do myself?

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Re: Alternator

Post by Craigie » Sun Aug 06, 2017 10:02 pm

Jordi wrote:If you have the original i tend to get them refurbed.
I thought about what you said about refurbishing. I took off the alternator and found it packed with pay n play crud and leaves :yuk: so cleaned it out and freed the ceased brushes and hey presto works a treat again 14.8v at idle :doublethumbs: Thanks for planting that seed in my mind.

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