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Hey folks, getting my e9 ready for Sharkfest and decided to pro-actively replace my 7 year old battery with a new one. The local auto parts store also tested my alternator which I've had since around 2009 which also got a new (externally mounted) voltage regulator courtesy of my friend Chris Macha who bailed me out of 2016 Monterey car week misery. Since day 1 the alternator has worked fine and I've only put about 25,000 miles on that alternator.
The auto parts store said their tester showed that I have an "open diode", whatever that means, and I should consider replacing the alternator or looking into fixing that part. The screen shot is attached here.. I've damn near replaced everthing mechanical and electric attached to my engine since the famous electronic gremlin meltdown my car had after the movie shooting in 2022 and I guess I should be comfortable replacing my alternator with a rebuilt alternative - Bosch AL45X? Or should I do more testing and verification first?
Don and others, what are your thoughts?
Wayne
The auto parts store said their tester showed that I have an "open diode", whatever that means, and I should consider replacing the alternator or looking into fixing that part. The screen shot is attached here.. I've damn near replaced everthing mechanical and electric attached to my engine since the famous electronic gremlin meltdown my car had after the movie shooting in 2022 and I guess I should be comfortable replacing my alternator with a rebuilt alternative - Bosch AL45X? Or should I do more testing and verification first?
Don and others, what are your thoughts?
Wayne