Diesel alternator info

genpk · 21st July 2018, 06:52

Just got my alternator from Rimmer Bros (quick ddlivery i might add)
and opted for a genuine one which is about $50 aud more than their aftermarket one.
Box came with an mg rover sticker with the correct part number yle000261
and the correct fitting alternator but when i open the box i see a bit of paper with the specs and the model being an ALT840.
I would have thought the mg rover one would have been a Valeo as per original as Ive seen these ALT 840 alternators on ebay etc.
Dont get me wrong, the price wasnt to bad but is this not an afternarket alternator? and if so, why did i pay $50 more for it ?

fandango151 · 21st July 2018, 07:10

Xpart handle the spares now as you know but they source them to match specs. Look at automatic brake pedal rubbers as an example - now made in India. Some of the manufacturers of the originals may well have gone bump now as it has been a long time so when they need a new run of stock maybe no choice.

On top of that many manufacturers now supply reman parts as part of their environmental credentials. I believe it's Jag? If you buy an injector it will be a reman.

genpk · 21st July 2018, 09:28

Dont mind buying aftermarket but really why market somthing as mg rover stock when it really isnt, in terms of origin its just the same as the cheaper aftermarket one they list, its not as the original (valeo) which i assume are still made.I wonder what difference the cheaper aftermarket one is, maybe same unit with a plain box ?
The unit seems decent enough and does the job but just an observation.

Snagger · 21st July 2018, 18:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snagger

Rover never made alternators, all the alternators listed in the column below the main picture in the advert for the ALT 840 £84.00 UK in the first link I posted will fit your car, and could probably have been bought in Australia, it doesn’t matter what brand car they were fitted to, the fact that the advertised part ALT 840 is for a Rover 75, and the same model replaces all those other manufactured alternators, means you could have picked any of them if you could find any one supplying any of them , and bought locally ie in Australia.

The Chinese now make everything for everybody, who only stick their own label on it, and charge more. Caveat emptor

It's been like this globally for the last 40 years, probably longer..

Snagger.

AS posted in your other thread

21st July 2018, 06:52	#1
genpk Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon MGZT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Perth, AUSTRALIA Posts: 1,664 Thanks: 3 Thanked 461 Times in 299 Posts	Diesel alternator info Just got my alternator from Rimmer Bros (quick ddlivery i might add) and opted for a genuine one which is about $50 aud more than their aftermarket one. Box came with an mg rover sticker with the correct part number yle000261 and the correct fitting alternator but when i open the box i see a bit of paper with the specs and the model being an ALT840. I would have thought the mg rover one would have been a Valeo as per original as Ive seen these ALT 840 alternators on ebay etc. Dont get me wrong, the price wasnt to bad but is this not an afternarket alternator? and if so, why did i pay $50 more for it ?

21st July 2018, 07:10	#2
fandango151 Loves to post Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Tamworth Posts: 291 Thanks: 2 Thanked 72 Times in 65 Posts	Xpart handle the spares now as you know but they source them to match specs. Look at automatic brake pedal rubbers as an example - now made in India. Some of the manufacturers of the originals may well have gone bump now as it has been a long time so when they need a new run of stock maybe no choice. On top of that many manufacturers now supply reman parts as part of their environmental credentials. I believe it's Jag? If you buy an injector it will be a reman.

21st July 2018, 09:28	#3
genpk Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon MGZT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Perth, AUSTRALIA Posts: 1,664 Thanks: 3 Thanked 461 Times in 299 Posts	Dont mind buying aftermarket but really why market somthing as mg rover stock when it really isnt, in terms of origin its just the same as the cheaper aftermarket one they list, its not as the original (valeo) which i assume are still made.I wonder what difference the cheaper aftermarket one is, maybe same unit with a plain box ? The unit seems decent enough and does the job but just an observation.