I have a 1995 Discovery. Yesterday I was listening to the truck run and could hear what sounded like worn bearings "grinding" coming from the alternator. This obviously means I'm going to need an alternator.

The question I have is, could a GM alternator ordered from Jegs.com or Summit.com work as well as a Rover specific Alternator?

Again, maybe a stupid question, but just curious if someone has done this as an alternative to the Genuine Rover Alternator (big $$).

Thanks in advance for any answers

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I have heard of a couple of people that have switched to different brands of alternators, it can be done but it involves reworking the wire harnes and buying a new pulley and different belt size.
Why don't you just pull yours out and have a shop in your town rebuild it, would be alot cheaper.
Mike

 

That was a duh-huh moment for me....I knew my "?" was stupid...Oh Well.

Thanks Mike!
I'll start networking to someone here in town that can do a rebuild.

Thanks again for the help!

 

I have had a couple of alternators rebuilt over the years and usually paid around $125 to $150, jus so you have some idea of what to expect.
Mike

 

Believe it or not autozone has a replacement alt for land rovers, plus it comes with a lifetime warranty... I can't see doing anything else but an autozone one, it's $250 and if it ever goes bad, it's covered for its life.