volvo alternator

[Big-Feller]

i have a 2000 w reg volvo v70 t5 (classic shape) and am having trouble finding an alternator, i have taken the old one off and ther are no part numbers on it.After a lengthy search there seems to be no one exept volvo who can get me the right one at �375 and they wont give me a part number?????????? which is nice considering the money i have spent with them,surely i have a right to know? if i knew it i could get one for less than half the price and my old one is not able to be reconned.i have dealt with the so called speciallists but they also need the part number, i do now know its 120amp though but i refuse to give in to volvos blackmail tactics

[dannywells]

your alternator seems quite new, do you do a lot of miles?

are you sure the alternator has gone?

you can get the bushes replaced generally for about �30 at any good car electricians

[Big-Feller]

that was my first option but it seems the one way pulley has gone and was told it would be better to buy a new/recon unit,and im pretty sure its the alternator as good mechanic friends have given me the advice and are usually right.A few days before it was taken off i had two batterys one was constantly on charge and a fresh battery would last me a few hours if i needed to use it and would not charge in-car.thanks for the advice though.

[Big-Feller]

oh and i do lots of miles its done nearly 200,000 but i have changed the engine but not the alternator.

[marper145]

Hi.
I live in Chesterfield and use a firm called German Swedish & French in Sheffield. Their number in Sheffield is 0114 2617888, or e-mail [email protected] say they have 36 Branches Nationwide.
I got a nearside wheel bearing for my Volvo v70 for just over �60.00 including VAT

[Big-Feller]

thanks marper, i actually live in sheffield and use gsf and it was my first port of call but they only list one and when they ordered it for me it was the wrong one.they did go out of there way for me but still couldnt get me one,thanks for the advice though and the price on the bearing ill need one of those when i eventually get an alternator

[mr rusty]

Possibly a bosch- if it's this one then at least some bits are available http://www.woodauto.com/Unit.aspx?Man=BOSCH&Re f=0124515019

You may need to do a bit of dismantling to find out exactly what it is, but there'll be numbers somewhere- possibly on the rectifier or brush box. I'd be tempted to take it to a local Bosch agent and ask them if it's one of theirs.

It does appear to be peculiar to a few Volvos, however, and nothing else.......good luck!

[Big-Feller]

thanks for the post mr rusty i managed to get one from a shop that supplied one of my friends old garages, i ordrered it yesterday and it came this afternoon but i wasnt sure it would be the right one as i had recieved the wrong one from somewhere else previously, luckily and to my utter delight it was the right one,it cost me just under �200 but its �160 cheaper than volvo,and yes it was bosch and it does seem to be the one on your post thanks again for the help