Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

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Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

Postby MisterJerk » Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:30 am

I have been looking high and low for a brand NEW replacement 3 wire plug for the alternator. Mine is hella forked up and pops out from time to time. RTV will hold it in but i want to get a new one.

Queries to Toyota come out empty handed. Not even Rock Auto.

Anyone have any leads?

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Re: Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

Postby BKH808 » Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:04 pm

Go to the yard and get one from a LS400/ SC400, Its the same connector.

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Re: Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

Postby MisterJerk » Mon Nov 18, 2013 5:28 am

MisterJerk wrote:I have been looking high and low for a brand NEW replacement 3 wire plug for the alternator.


unless they have brand new **** on a junked car, not happening.

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Re: Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

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Re: Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

Postby MisterJerk » Mon Nov 18, 2013 2:53 pm

my nga.. thank you, sir/ma'am.

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Re: Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

Postby Red » Mon Nov 18, 2013 8:00 pm

Caveat Emptor:
That's not a Toyota part, it is "NIPPONDENSO RF TYPE" and that means it is from a generic copycat source. The wire colors also do not match any alternator color code, to my limited knowledge, which means you have to ask how well the rest was copied. If it works, great. Just take a careful look at it to be sure, doublecheck how well the wires are crimped in there.
-- Original owner, 1985 GT-S

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Re: Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

Postby MisterJerk » Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:24 am

Im actually planning to de-pin and just change the plastic part of the connector. I may not buy this exact one, but it gives me a good starting point to finding what I am looking for. I never actually thought of looking for the Nippon Denso part. Per Cabe & Lithia, this connector plug is discontinued with no superceding part number. Not just the crimping, the contact spacing within the plug has to be considered, as there are a few different ones that look the same from the outside.

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Re: Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

Postby Red » Tue Nov 19, 2013 10:59 am

The genuine ND part is probably unavailable except as a harness segment. But if you're familiar with de-pinning, I'd still suggest getting one from a junkyard and using that. It may be old but that plastic usually ages very well, and real engineering resins are expensive--the clone stuff is more likely to fail, I'd guess. Should be one you can lop off any old Corolla in the yards, someplace out there.
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Re: Alternator Plug replacement: Unobtanium?

Postby Jeff Lange » Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:44 am

I know this is an old thread, but for future reference the Toyota part number for the connector is 90980-10341 and it should still be available.

It might not be in the Toyota USA system (I'm not 100% sure, it's coming up a bit weird), but there is stock in Canada.

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