Im ten hours away from my home in Houston..
& I wake up this morning to a dead battery (so i thought)
Took it to autozone had it tested and the machine said the alternators going bad.
Its 189 No big deal but I have no tools here in florida.
The autoshops want 200 labor included for a rebuild.
Will my car make a ten hour trip with a bad alternator?
If not ill buy the tools and do it myslef but where is my alternator at?
I need you fellas

 

Slim to no chance at all.

 

Shouldn't be traveling without your red CROSS list!

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Where are you? 10 hours from Houston is a pretty big area. May be a forum member just minutes away!

 

Wow. I havent even heard of this CROSS thing.
Its brilliant.
Im in Fort Walton Beach.
This couldnt be a worse time for me, I deploy next next monday to Chicago. So this week is super busy, I was just trying to get a little family time in before I left.
If anyone can help I would much appreciate it.

 

Park the car in a mall with a tool shop in it and buy the tools as you need them, $20 should cover all you need.

 

Attached Alternator Removal for XFire. (Note: Germans still refer to a "generator".)

Good Luck,

 

My baby is fixed!!
Had a local shop do a rebuild.
only cost 188 for everything including labor.
Headed back to texas within the hour

 

Drive safe and good luck on your deployment!

 

Glad to hear things worked out. Drive safe, enjoy family the remainder of the week, and stay safe over there!

 

Good luck and be safe over there.

 

Seriously, these cars have affordable alternators? Never would have guessed. Even past Catera had $560 Bosch. This is truly good news.