I just had mine rebuilt a couple of months ago, and one of the shops I got an estimate from said Hitachi brand alts are notorious for internals failing because of engine heat. When you consider just how much radiant heat a VH41DE makes at normal operating temperature, I'd certainly be inclined to agree.BadQ45t wrote:These alternators are stupid reliable..my mechanic told me that for whatever reason Infiniti alternators just last a long time. My original 2000 installed battery in my 97' lasted 10 years! I just probably jinxed by alternator, but you should return that. The labor involved to install a cheap alternator will eliminate any savings you get.
nobody else's alternator is allowed to fail because you have an exception...thanks for clearing that up.qship96 wrote:Nonsense! My factory installed 19 year old and over 312,000 mile Hitachi alternator has not failed yet,despite the heat from the even bigger 4.5 liter engine and age and high mileage.Dont believe everything you hear!
Wiggler wrote:nobody else's alternator is allowed to fail because you have an exception...thanks for clearing that up.qship96 wrote:Nonsense! My factory installed 19 year old and over 312,000 mile Hitachi alternator has not failed yet,despite the heat from the even bigger 4.5 liter engine and age and high mileage.Dont believe everything you hear!
holymolyNc wrote:Just fyi, I have a spare orginal 97' Q alternator and harness, late reading post
Old plug wires were just extremely brittle.Q451990 wrote:Did your old plug break, or is it not compatible with the new alternator?