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If you have the V6 4.3 it's one of the more dependable motors GM ever made. The factory alt is rated at 105 amps. Should be enough for your needs.
Pros: dependable motor, enough amps
If you go to autozones website and plug your car info in, what price does it give you for the duralast gold alternator?
The Duralast one looks to have a lifetime warranty.
Pros: lifetime warranty
Vehicle:
Acura MDX
Been running a duralast in mine for about a year no problems.
Pros: no problems
Finally, ordered a duralast Alternator which is expected to be delivered tomorrow.
Vehicle:
Mazda
Duralast Gold = new manufacture. A new unit from China. Sometimes OK, but often crap.
Pros: sometimes OK
Cons: often crap
Made the mistake of buying the duralast, first one lasted a couple months, and the second one is dying, only charging the battery at highway speeds, just like the first one before it died.
Cons: died after a couple months
We have a lady with an infinity that comes in once a year to get her duralast alternator replaced.
Cons: replaced once a year
Vehicle:
Infiniti
I bought a Duralast for my ‘99 E55 a few years ago. It didn’t work so I pulled the rectifier off of it, put it on the original one, which put out at 14.2 v back in the car. I returned the Duralast one after I made the old rectifier look like new. The shaft rotation on the Duralast felt gritty, too.
Cons: didn’t work, shaft rotation gritty
Duralast = Duramightlast. They're just overpriced cheap rebuilt cores.
Cons: overpriced, cheap rebuilt cores
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