WARNING FULL CUSTOM EXHAUST'S MAKE SURE WHEN CHANGING PUT HEAT SHEILDS BACK ON CAUSED $2,250 DAMAGE!

[Guest]

WARNING!FULL CUSTOM EXHAUST'S MAKE SURE WHEN CHANGING PUT HEAT SHIELDS BACK ON SOME HOW.


CAUSED $2,250 DAMAGE TO MY 2000 SERIES 2 ALTERNATOR COST FROM

MITSUBISHI $1,550 FROM JAPAN + $700 LABOUR NEARLY ENGINE OUT JOB TO BACK TO STANDARD.

 

[VR-4-PLAY]

this is a lesson learnt by many with the 4G63 (VR4, EVO 1-3), lots of failed alternators on cars with custom 3" exhausts.

If the heat shield cant be put back on, another solution is to have the dump pipe ceramic coated to keep the heat in. Plus a bit of heat wrap wouldnt hurt either.

 

[jungle]

Expensive lesson to learn Damo, sorry to hear.

I always re-use the factory heat shields where ever i can, if not, i make something to fit ALWAYS.
If i can't do that, at the very least i ceramic coat it.

The dump pipes ,i've had made will go on the factory position.

 

[Guest]

Whoa dude, that totally blows !

Sorry to hear that, but thanks heaps for the heads up !

 

[VR-04-TT]

What actually happened? I don't know what I'm looking for in the pics?

 

[Hotwire]

Thanks for the heads up, but I have to ask - surely you could've got your alternator rewound/rebuilt for far less than $1500... about $300-400?

When Joels alternator died I'm fairly certain the whole job cost $700 including the alternator... or was there more to it in your case? Fried wiring loom too?

 

[Guest]

i was thinking the same lee...

$700 in labour is a bit rich too, i swapped my alternator over in less than 2 hours.

 

[Guest]

Reco

the price to reco with mitsubishi parts $850.00 because they dont make anything for this car in this country.


and exhaust studs were broken. when the rear turbo was taken off to get the alternator out.



in just explaining don't leave them off. put them back on

 

[Guest]

my local auto electrician rebuild mine for $250...

 

[Guest]

me to

mine said that said it could last a day , week, month , year to reco it.


+ the hole this was f++ked it needed all new parts because they were all melted and deformed plastic from the heat.


and i us oem mitsubishi parts because they last and never brake like cheap chinese rubbish

 

[Guest]

What actually happened? I don't know what I'm looking for in the pics?

+1

I'm assuming your talking about the shielding around the turbo's or something?

 

[gorgath]

+1

I'm assuming your talking about the shielding around the turbo's or something?

My guess is when the shelding removed, the intensity heat of the turbo dumpipes melted the coils from the alternator and an unable to fixed???

 

[bradc]

The first pic shows the aftermarket pipe with no heat sheilding on it very clsoe to the alternator. The second picture shows the heat sheilding on over the same pipe.

 

[montgomery]

Do you guys rekon that Heat Wrap would have made a significant difference?

I am planning on getting custom dumps made from S/S , this has changed my mind though.

I think Heatwrap should do the same job (Hopefully) Other wise i may have to make the stock heat shield work again somehow.

 

[VR-04-TT]

Aaahhh...I was thinking you were talking about the heat shielding on the front pipes under the car and was wondering how the hell that could bother the alternator

 

[naughtika]

Do you guys rekon that Heat Wrap would have made a significant difference?

I am planning on getting custom dumps made from S/S , this has changed my mind though.

I think Heatwrap should do the same job (Hopefully) Other wise i may have to make the stock heat shield work again somehow.

in my opinion yes it does.. but doesn't allow heat to dissipate outside the wrap.. which in the long run will probably crack up your pipes or the welds.. im pretty sure alot of people will have different opinion on this but like i said.. it's my opinion..

and what i think a good combination is..

ceramic coating + double walled heat shield (about 5mm apart and one with vent holes or slits) a bit thick but it should do the job well.. right?!

 

[trounced]

how the hell does an alternator cost 1500, my delica needed a new one and i got it for $400 to my door for reco one and $800 for a brand new one. to my door.

sounds really expensive think you may have been taken for a ride.

 

[SiliconAngel]

If bought through Mitsubishi Australia they quoted me $1426.70 last year, so I'm not at all surprised. Even from Mitsubishi Japan it would be $1,112 given the current exchange rate, add shipping on to that and it gets quite expensive.

Sorry to hear Damo. Good lesson for the rest of us, though.

 

[BuzzPuppy]

Thanks for the heads-up mate... an expensive way to go about it, but this is the big things we need to know.

 

[dimi_108]

Sorry to see the hole in the wallet Damo.
The new alternator certainly looks... new.

Hangon, doesn't an FTO V6 alternator fit as a replacement for ours?