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YOUR RESEARCHConfused about replacement alternator part number - 996 Turbo Tip
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I'm not sure about the parts number differences but I always get my alternator and starter motor repaired by a specialist shop, it works out much cheaper and you know the part will fit back where it came from
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If you check my previous posts you will find instructions with pictures.
Confused about replacement alternator part number - 996 Turbo Tip
Clean commutator and pop it all back in
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It should take about an hour or so to remove the alternator change the regulator, clean the commutator and pop it all back in.
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Recommend other than bosch
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and what brand do people recommend other than bosch which im seeing at approx £4-450.
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Replace entire alternator
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Hi all, pretty sure my voltage regulator on my 2002 996 turbo tip has bitten the dust and as I'm going to paying to have it fixed, I might as well replace the entire alternator, which as far as I know, is 20 years old.
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I'm not sure about the parts number differences but I always get my alternator and starter motor repaired by a specialist shop, it works out much cheaper and you know the part will fit back where it came from
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Hi all, pretty sure my voltage regulator on my 2002 996 turbo tip has bitten the dust and as I'm going to paying to have it fixed, I might as well replace the entire alternator, which as far as I know, is 20 years old.
Confused about replacement alternator part number - 996 Turbo Tip
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Hi all, pretty sure my voltage regulator on my 2002 996 turbo tip has bitten the dust and as I'm going to paying to have it fixed, I might as well replace the entire alternator, which as far as I know, is 20 years old.
Problem is that I see blueprint parts online advertised as "manual transmission only", whereas Design911 parts diagram lists the same part number for both manual (M480) and tiptronic (M249) cars, which is 99760301212.
Can anyone tell me if it's the same alternator on both the manual and tip cars please?
Thanks in advance!
Parts diagram:
https://www.design911shop.com/diagrams/d/41180
I'm not sure about the parts number differences but I always get my alternator and starter motor repaired by a specialist shop, it works out much cheaper and you know the part will fit back where it came from
Think I remember someone saying the difference is that the tip alternator doesn't have the one way clutch in the pulley which the manuals do. If I've remembered correctly then I can't see it being a problem which one is fitted.
I also know early cars had 120amp and later had 150amp which came from the factory with a 997 part number fitted!
Mac
if design911 say the part is correct for the auto then it's their job to supply the right part
https://www.design911.co.uk/p/alternator-porsche-996-turbo-997-boxster-987-cayman-987c-tiptronic-cars-99760301204-99760301206-99760301208-99760301200-99760301202-99760301209-99760301212-997603012lx/?source=911uk
A bit more discussion here:
Alternator Clutch Pulley Vs. Solid Pulley
Has Anyone Knowledge Of Why Porsche Uses The Clutch Pulley On The Manual Trans Cars VS. THE SOLID PULLEY ON THE TIPTRONIC CARS ? Has Anyone Installed The Solid Pulley On A Manual Trans Car With Any Differences ,and Or Issues With Idle Quality, Etc.?
www.renntech.org
Me too
Got my vanilla 996 c2 alternator refurbed for 120 quid
No idea if that's a good price
I prefer fixing instead of throwing away and buying new
Hopefully I'll still feel like that in a few years time if it keeps working
I paid £150 delivered for a new 150 amp version - though I suspect it was actually a refurb.
Means I can now get my old one refurbed and have it spare or sell it.
Hi mines just bitten the dust
looking at options of replacement Vs recon at the moment, would like to upgrade to the 150A if possible where did you get yours for £150? and what brand do people recommend other than bosch which im seeing at approx £4-450.
Cheers.
From memory it was ebay - just check it's the 150A version.
It's not that difficult to take out your old one and there are places that will refurb it dotted around for not a lot of money.
If it is the voltage regulator then change just the voltage regulator.
It will cost between £12.50-£16 which was the cost for the two i did 3 years ago.
Ebay or autodoc have the correct regulator pack and it is a very quick and simple job to change it.
If you check my previous posts you will find instructions with pictures. It should take about an hour or so to remove the alternator change the regulator, clean the commutator and pop it all back in. And less expensive than buying a new alternator.
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