2002 Alternator Replacement
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2002 Alternator Replacement
Sorry for the ramble on, but I'm new to this awesome sight. The chrome Valeo alternator ( approx $700.00) that came with my used 2002 six spd ragtop base model recently burned up. A reputable vette mechanic sent it out to get it rebuilt to save me some money but said it was toast and not rebuildable. Other than the negative battery cable burnt at the battery terminal connection, the diagnostic test said there were no shorts or related damage. Can anyone recommend a replacement at a reasonable cost? I don't care if its not chrome. I'd prefer whatever the original was - Valeo 110 amp? or ACDelco which gives it an OEM part number of 10316182. I have looked for hours on Amazon, etc. and the prices are all over the place. Thanks very much.
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Sorry for the ramble on, but I'm new to this awesome sight. The chrome Valeo alternator ( approx $700.00) that came with my used 2002 six spd ragtop base model recently burned up. A reputable vette mechanic sent it out to get it rebuilt to save me some money but said it was toast and not rebuildable. Other than the negative battery cable burnt at the battery terminal connection, the diagnostic test said there were no shorts or related damage. Can anyone recommend a replacement at a reasonable cost? I don't care if its not chrome. I'd prefer whatever the original was - Valeo 110 amp? or ACDelco which gives it an OEM part number of 10316182. I have looked for hours on Amazon, etc. and the prices are all over the place. Thanks very much.
I never found anyone I trusted to rebuild my Valeo (still searching). However after trying three O'Reillys rebuilts and a $600 chrome Billet-Tech, in desperation as a Hail Mary, I ordered a rebuilt Tough-One from Advance Auto. Cheapest one of the bunch and it has performed flawlessly now for about 4 years and I drive my C5 every day. It even puts out more consistent power than either of my stock Valeos. It was only about $110. In the end, I think it is just luck-of-the-draw in getting a good one for a C5 in the end!
PS - I don't think any C5 came with a "chrome" Valeo from the factory?
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I tried taking apart my stock alternator when I got my car to polish it up myself....ended up braking a perfectly good alternator. Traded it in as a core on another, lol. It was around $125-150 I think at Autozone.
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Copflyer. Boy do I have a deal for. This past spring I replaced my 2002 base coupe alternator with a tuff stuff chrome one.
I still have my org. factory alternator I took off. Has 80k miles one it. Works 100% All yours. If you want to pay the shipping . PM me and lmk. keev
I still have my org. factory alternator I took off. Has 80k miles one it. Works 100% All yours. If you want to pay the shipping . PM me and lmk. keev
Last edited by Keev1414; Sep 20, 2017 at 02:47 PM.
