C5 X7 HDi V6 aux belt vibration - Alternator Change

[xantia_v6]

Maybe the alternator has seized?

[the-termin8r]

They just got back to me. Apparently there's play in the alternator (I assume they mean the shaft) so a new alternator is also being added to the list of things to replace. Even worse is that the only place they could source it from on short notice wants damn-near 500 quid for it. This car's going to bankrupt me.

[wurlycorner]

Ouch. Hopefully it's decent new / not remanufactured for that price.
I paid for a new (not chinese overhaul) one from Autodoc - £318+VAT, but that does have over a week lead time for delivery.

[the-termin8r]

Yeah, I'm hoping so too. I was looking at all the cheap ones on AD but they all seem to be refurbs.

[wurlycorner]

It wasn't immediately obvious to me when I looked through them on Autodoc, whether they were new or refurb - I went off looking up the suppliers to see which they did (and where they manufacture!) and selected based on that.

[the-termin8r]

Yeah, AutoDoc hide it in the drop down of the spec list. I only found it by accident when I was looking for current ratings.

[the-termin8r]

Got it back yesterday. As it turns out the high pitched "woo" noise I was hearing above 3K RPM wasn't turbo and induction noise as I thought. It must've been the pulleys screaming for mercy LOL. Additionally, they did the alternator swap the official way and drained the A/C loop...turns out I needed a re-gas as well. The aircon now cools much faster than it did before. Before it reached low temps but took ages. Now it's noticeably quicker.