zachcrosen

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Well..... As the title says, my alternator locked up this morning and broke my serp. belt as well as melted 2 of my plastic pullies. I think 1 is a Nissan pulley and I am thinking the other is part of my Vortech setup. Can someone with the Vortech confirm this by the description of the pullies. The 2 pullies that I fried are at the very top of the SC bracket in the middle of the car. If I am not mistaken, they are the last 2 pullies that the belt goes around prior to it getting to the blower unit itself.

Is an alternator a warranty item? If so, is it by some miracle of a chance covered under the powertrain? I ask because the car has 35900 miles, but the 3 year part was out on 8/30. I don't think I will be able to be covered and I am definitely not really wanting to spend $300-400 on a new Nissan alternator. Does anyone have a spare alternator laying around they would want to sell me cheaply and quickly??

Zach

jpc350z

Vortech supplies 4 pulleys on the front of the mounting plate..Starting on the upper right the jackshaft pulley and down to its left 2 grooved pulleys and the very last is a smooth pulley

If the alternator were covered its likely they will argue your supercharger set up placed a load on the alternator that caused it to bind up...

Gumpdriver

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Man Zach, sorry to here that hopefully everything works out.

zachcrosen

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jpc, so it sounds like both pullies that have been rounded over are from Vortech.

g356gear

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Dealer will say the belt caused excess pressure on the pulley shaft and caused the failure of the alternator bearing. Bet on it.

zachcrosen

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I spoke with the dealer and they will not warranty the alt. because my 3 yr/36k warranty ran out on 8/30 and they will not honor it with it being that close! My mileage was ONLY at 35,913 I believe. So, Nissan gave me a price of $325 +/- for a new alt with a 2-3 day lead time. I knew that Z1 Motorsports is parting out cars so I called them and I am going to get a used one with approx. 5k miles on it for $150 this afternoon after work! Much cheaper than the Nissan alternative. Now, I just need to get the 2 Vortech pullies on order.

MIAPLAYA

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I thought all Nissans now carried a 5 year 60k mile power train warranty though. Certainly the alternator can be considered part of the power train.

MIAPLAYA

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Text from Nissan's site:

phunk

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yea no factory pullies are plastic, so if you melted 2, they are both vortech.

GMZ

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Yes that should be covered under the powertrain warranty. But with the S/C on there, you know the answer to that. But it seems like you have found a better deal!

zachcrosen

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Goos news guys!!! I got a used Alternator off a 2005 parts car at Z1 Motorsports for $150 + tax. Thats a lot better than the $325+ that Nissan wanted. Additionally, I took the 2 melted pullies off and they are made by Dayco which Advance Auto Parts sells. They are 76mm 6 rib pullies FYI. I was able to buy both pullies and a Dayco belt for $67.20 OTD! Now, if labor just does not kick my **** I will have escaped very nicely. J+I will try to post photos of the pullies tonight or tomorrow.

Gumpdriver

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Good job Zach, get that thing back on the road now.

zachcrosen

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Thanks man. She is back up and running!

g356gear

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Alternator , A/C compressor, etc are all engine acceesories and are not considered to be powertrain components like the block, trans, differential, etc.

MIAPLAYA

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Well thats crap. The motor won't run without the alternator.