2000 Sonata V6 Alternator

Discussion in 'Hyundai Sonata' started by news, Jun 11, 2008.

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    news Guest

    Hello,

    Today, my battery died in my 2000 Sonata. AAA came down and replaced
    it and ran it on their little tester thingee...the new battery is
    getting 12.9V from the alternator under a load (a/c, high beams) at
    idle. Sounds like it could need a new alternator but I could be
    mistaken. It is getting 13.7V at idle without a load.

    I've called around for prices on an alternator and so far it doesn't
    look like something I could immediatly afford unless the shop down the
    street that rebuilds them can give me a better price. I know he could
    rebuild + install an alternator in my Jeep for less than most the
    national chains just wanted to sell me one for.

    Anyways, if it turns out to be worthwhile for me to install it myself,
    any nifty tricks I should know about? I know on one of my older cars
    (my 300ZX, IIRC), I could just pop off one of the side wheels, take
    off the splash guard, and have the alternator staring me right in the
    face. Any similar tips for the Sonata?

    Sure does look a lot harder than my old 4Tech Buick that just had two
    bolts holding it in right at the top of the engine.

    TIA

    JasonDJ
     
    news, Jun 11, 2008
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    hyundaitech Guest

    If you don't have ABS, unbolt it from below and pull it out the top. I
    you do have ABS, there's no fun way of doing it. You get to choos
    between removing the ABS unit or removing the axle and a mount bracket an
    jacking the engine
     
    hyundaitech, Jun 11, 2008
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    news Guest

    Thanks hyundaitech,

    Thankfully I don't have ABS, so it shouldn't be too difficult. Also,
    I got in touch with the local shop so it'll only be $85 for them to
    rebuild my alternator instead of the $210 that the chains want for a
    reman. He's done great work in the past for me so this seems like a
    pretty fair price.

    Thanks again,

    JasonDJ
     
    news, Jun 11, 2008
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  4. Check the specs and tolerances before spending the money. 13.7 is very
    close. Could even be the meter off a bit too.
     
    Edwin Pawlowski, Jul 2, 2008
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