aaron-rs197
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so i find myself in the market for a replacement alternator as mine randomly died with no warning whatsoever yesterday between trips.. low battery fault on dash 20-30 secs after starting. all tests and checks with clip and my trusty fluke 117 are pointing towards a faulted alternator... (earths are fine btw). having done some googling I can see lots of threads scattered around about how these 197/200s are quite fussy with what you replace them with.. there's lots of cheap pattern ones around (which I tend to ignore anyway), showing similar specs and reference part numbers but i'm not too sure. some of these posts and threads i have browsed through are some years old now, but I was wondering, in 2025 has anyone found one that works and actually stays working?
i've seen kam racing selling one (a valeo 439596) for a whopping £312.. if i futher google valeo 439596 i can then find one on ebay (seller kms parts online) for a more palatable £208.99. i'm just not sure if I can trust the valeo one when all i'm reading is that it's got to be either bosch or renault branded bosch both of which I cannot find. my particular alternator is a bosch p/n 0 124 425 069 - renault p/n 8200660043.
so back to my earlier question, has anyone worked out what works and what doesn't? (that is currently available on the market anyway)
cheers!
i've seen kam racing selling one (a valeo 439596) for a whopping £312.. if i futher google valeo 439596 i can then find one on ebay (seller kms parts online) for a more palatable £208.99. i'm just not sure if I can trust the valeo one when all i'm reading is that it's got to be either bosch or renault branded bosch both of which I cannot find. my particular alternator is a bosch p/n 0 124 425 069 - renault p/n 8200660043.
so back to my earlier question, has anyone worked out what works and what doesn't? (that is currently available on the market anyway)
cheers!
