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Alternator longevity 700 1991

posted by  james_a_sousa on  Thu Sep 15 18:49 CST 2016
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In my experience, about 4K miles.

Our '88 745 had its brushes die at 215K.

AAA towed my daughter in Michigan, the garage owner let her call us from his phone - her cell phone killed the battery and then went dead. On a Sunday, his pal opened up his electrical shop and shaved a larger set of brushes down and she was on her way by noon! Old school!

Our '90 744 TI seized up at 215K!

Consider getting a used alternator for a turbo from the pick and pull - it is identical but puts out 40 more amps.

Since Volvo alternators stand up well, and used parts are supply and demand, I got an alternator for $30 that had 110K on it with a 1 year guarantee. I put 75K on it before selling the car.

Our '90 745 had its alternator seize at 220K. I put a turbo alternator in this car as well.






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