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RacerX February-15th-2003 02:09 PM

alternator question?????
 
Ok...will the 1.8l alternator fit the 1.5l??? Cause from what I have read...the 1.8l alt has 10amp more!!! I don't know if that would be a big difference but hey a little more is a little more!!!! Also what would be the best size alt to put on that would fit and give me more amps???? Or should I just get a CAP????

davens February-15th-2003 04:00 PM

Interesting...I'm curious as well

You could always pull your alternator, go down to Autozone and compare it to a 1.8 alt.
Or buy a 1.8, get it home, pull the 1.5 and if it doesn't match, return it.

G2Protege February-15th-2003 04:52 PM


Originally posted by davens
Interesting...I'm curious as well

You could always pull your alternator, go down to Autozone and compare it to a 1.8 alt.
Or buy a 1.8, get it home, pull the 1.5 and if it doesn't match, return it.

i think changing the alternator is VERY hard(aggrivating) on the protege...when i thought i had to get a new one i was stressing out cause i didnt wanna mess around with it...so id find out before buying and trying it out...

RacerX February-17th-2003 12:43 AM

Yea I wouldn't want to take it out either..cause from what I understand you have to take out the starter to get to it and it is on the bottom side of the car....so I think I will be waiting and seeing if there is another route to go!!!!

davens February-17th-2003 05:34 AM

Fair enough...I'll go down to the auto store and ask for one of each and compare the two. I'll report back later.


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