Anyone ever had this issue? Yea yea, I know, reman alternators, especially Delcos are generally junk, but the lifetime warranty from auto parts stores is hard to resist. The first reman Delco for my Corolla lasted 80,000 miles until the last few days; the bearings started making a dreadful noise. Oreilly gave me a new one no question, even when the first one I bought was when the store was Checker. Now, the new one squeaks! Especially when you shut the car off, as the alternator alomost stops spinning, it goes "squeak squeak squeak" really loud. You can hear the squeak if you turn it by hand. It's not as noisy when the car is idling or driving as the bad one I replaced, but still noiser than I'd expect, and since I do a ton of highway driving in the spring and summer, I don't want this pos alternator to strand me. Should I see if it breaks in, or bring it back to Oreilly and pray they warranty it.
Thanks!
ps, after researching things, it seems the Nummi plant that built Corollas in California sourced both Denso and Delco alternators, and that the Denso will fit on a car that had Delco as OEM like mine. Lesson learned; the next one I ever had to buy will be a Denso.
Thanks!
ps, after researching things, it seems the Nummi plant that built Corollas in California sourced both Denso and Delco alternators, and that the Denso will fit on a car that had Delco as OEM like mine. Lesson learned; the next one I ever had to buy will be a Denso.