Originally Posted by acarney

Thanks guys!! I went ahead and disconnected the positive so both were removed from the battery... I suddenly got super paranoid after reading the post here, lol.

Also, it totally wiggled free really easy when I first touched it today... What?!? Could have been done last night if it had acted like that then! Lol disconnected leads from the back and it actually came out from under the car pretty easy with the turbo pipe removed. The best part... The old one was the Bosch unit!!! I had blindly ordered the Bosch replacement earlier and took a gamble I would return it for the Valeo one if that's what my car had. Finally got lucky!

Now let's hope it's smooth getting the new one in and everything else put back together.

Btw, does anyone know if places like AutoZone will buy the old unit as a core? Or should I just toss it?

Originally Posted by SloopJohnB@mac.com

There should have been a core charge on the alternator you bought. Check your receipt.

Originally Posted by OGBULLYLOCDAWG

Don't forget to reinstall both connections before you put the alternator back in position. I forgot to do that each time, lol.

Not sure if anyone purchases the cores. I think the alternators are branded on the back of the black plastic anyway, it'll either say valeo or bosch. So for anyone trying to figure it out in the future, just slide under there with a flashlight and you'll have your answer.