Ok, my 2007 SE was equipped with a Valeo alternator. Today, on the first day I try to take it for a ride this year, I find the alternator has failed. This will be the third failed alternator in six years.

So, I am blaming the fact that it has a Valeo for this. My other Crossfires went a total of more than 140,000 miles with no alternator failures. This car has 56,000 on it and I can't keep them over 20,000 miles.

HERE is my question: Of those of you who know (and I realize very few of us will) is the physical mounting any different between the two? I know there are electric wire/cable differences - I can make the needed adjustments there, but if the physical mounting is different, then I gotta stick with Valeo. They didn't actually change anything (other than wire connectors/lengths) when fitting a Valeo versus Bosch on there, did they?