Valeo alternator quality
Peter Orban
orbanp1 at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 19 06:56:55 PST 2012
My '88 Jettahas a Valeo alternator on it, and so does my son's '91 Golf. The front bearing never lasts more than 15KMiles. (The V-belt is not overtightened!)
The reason is probably a combination of a smallish bearing and a V-belt pulley that is attached quite a distance away from the front bearing.
The Bosch 90A alternator that I saved from my Fox when I junked it at 160KMiles, is a bolt-in replacement, and still does not have any play in the bearing.
Now I am curious how long the Valeo alternator on my '03 V6 Passat is going to last?
Peter
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I'll add a few things here.
Valeo is also an OEM VAG supplier, and good quality from my experience.
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