Recently had to replace my alternator, the wife drove though a major rain storm and we have very rutted roads that hold water , the engine started to make a whistling noise that sounded like a supercharger ,
Infact there was no way it sounded like it was coming from alternator , after much research i was stumped and feared the worst like timing chain or something , then a few days later battery light came on so i loaded the parts cannon and fired an alternator out of it , it was a direct hit and solved the noise .
This brings me to the issue , there is a hole in inner fender shield that is a direct hit for splashing water to hit alternator , I didn’t take before pic but if your reading this I assume you have your own a 5th gen so go look .
I cut a piece of rubber floor mat and installed it with ty-raps and washers in existing holes , this will deflect any water from hitting alternator and hopefully prolonging this ones life cause alternators and water don't mix
Infact there was no way it sounded like it was coming from alternator , after much research i was stumped and feared the worst like timing chain or something , then a few days later battery light came on so i loaded the parts cannon and fired an alternator out of it , it was a direct hit and solved the noise .
This brings me to the issue , there is a hole in inner fender shield that is a direct hit for splashing water to hit alternator , I didn’t take before pic but if your reading this I assume you have your own a 5th gen so go look .
I cut a piece of rubber floor mat and installed it with ty-raps and washers in existing holes , this will deflect any water from hitting alternator and hopefully prolonging this ones life cause alternators and water don't mix
