legacycentral bbs

Those alternators from autozone and other parts stores are typically crap. My recommendation would be go to a pick & pull junk yard and get a used one there from a newer subaru. The newer style is a only a two wire plug, but you can get the electrical connector/plug and retrofit it to your Legacy.

You can try taking the autozone one back for a replacement, but from what I've read from others.....they can sometimes deal with this type of stuff repeatedly. For me, it's worth paying a little more money to get something that I don't have to constantly fuck with.

If it were me....I'd try and find a working Subie alternator off a newer subie and swap the plugs over to the newer style.

That's a good idea; I have the replacement Duralast and am confident I can get Autozone to replace it whenever it fails, and it's easy enough to perform the operation... but if just grabbing a newer alternator from a wrecked WRX is an option then I'm interested... hmm.

Any newer Subaru alternator that looks about the same size should work, once I find the appropriate alternator plug adapter...? Any idea where I find the adapter?

You need to cut the plug off from the engine that plugs into the alternator and will have to merge it to your existing electrical harness.

Legacy777 wrote:You need to cut the plug off from the engine that plugs into the alternator and will have to merge it to your existing electrical harness.

Ah -- ok, gotcha! Sounds simple enough. If this alternator gives me any more trouble I may just end up returning it and going the WRX alternator route.

Thanks!

Got an alternator from a tribeca from my mechanic, score! Includes the 3pin connector and pigtail. I'll take a photo...anyone know what the three pins/wires are for?

Looks like it has:
Black with red stripe
White with red stripe
White with black stripe
...or did I perhaps end up with a different 3pin connector pigtail here not for an alternator?

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Actually, this seems appropriate to post as a new topic at this point so.... bam:
Alternator from Tribeca - 3pin connector?