Dec 2010 Diesel Prado. approx 180,000km.
Driving home, red "battery" symbol charge warning light comes on.
Starter battery voltage dropping, so switched the second auxiliary battery to link it to the start battery, and this allowed me to get home.
Charged both batteries overnight, and auto elec found that the alternator was U/S
Apparently this is not an uncommon failure as you get a few km on a prado. Anyone else had an alternator failure on the diesel 150 Prado?
Anyway, no genuine stock in the country (only ex Japan).
No exchange alternators easily available apparently.
Some new non-genuine alternators provide an option for a 100 amp or 130 amp alternators.
In the end, the only alternator that was readily available in a day or two was a new "OEX" brand alternator, part number DXA552 (which is 100amp alternator, and it comes with the alternato pulley fitted. (apparently some don't have an alternator pulley and you have to fit the old alternator pulley)
Of interest, I have kept the old alternator, and the alternator pulley has a clutch type system, and whilst it had not failed it is making a noise, and apparently they also can fail and some alternator manufacturers recommend changing the alternator clutch pulley at 100,000km.
Anyway, the cost was approx $700 for OEX alternator.
Hopefully it will be ok.
Luckily the alternator didn't fail while on a trip outback ...phew.
Driving home, red "battery" symbol charge warning light comes on.
Starter battery voltage dropping, so switched the second auxiliary battery to link it to the start battery, and this allowed me to get home.
Charged both batteries overnight, and auto elec found that the alternator was U/S
Apparently this is not an uncommon failure as you get a few km on a prado. Anyone else had an alternator failure on the diesel 150 Prado?
Anyway, no genuine stock in the country (only ex Japan).
No exchange alternators easily available apparently.
Some new non-genuine alternators provide an option for a 100 amp or 130 amp alternators.
In the end, the only alternator that was readily available in a day or two was a new "OEX" brand alternator, part number DXA552 (which is 100amp alternator, and it comes with the alternato pulley fitted. (apparently some don't have an alternator pulley and you have to fit the old alternator pulley)
Of interest, I have kept the old alternator, and the alternator pulley has a clutch type system, and whilst it had not failed it is making a noise, and apparently they also can fail and some alternator manufacturers recommend changing the alternator clutch pulley at 100,000km.
Anyway, the cost was approx $700 for OEX alternator.
Hopefully it will be ok.
Luckily the alternator didn't fail while on a trip outback ...phew.
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