hi,

i recently had problems with my alternator not charging consistently and i wanted to save money from buying new one. I stumbled upon this workshop in Jalan Ipoh where they rebuilt and replace faulty alternator parts.

It is a good place to overhaul your old alternator and starter just the way we all overhaul our old engine

The boss is a silent old chap but very polite, i monitored his work and he was thorough and do things orderly, not very common in younger workshops we see these days where everything is about profit and fame, but working attitude kaput.

Due to his excellent work and experience, i decided to share his shop info here, FYI i am not taking any sort of commission, just a chap who praises a good old school workmanship and working attitude

The worker told me almost all alternators can be fixed without buying a new one as the fault is usually due to malfunctioning parts only, replacing it will make it as good as new.

replacing old whining, squealing alternator bearing with new one:



the brushes of my 10 years alternator has worn off, no wonder it causes electrical inconsistency, compare below between new brushes and the worn ones:



i decided to refurbish my starter as well, the brushes was ok but the bush has worn out causing it to vibrate, u can see the scratch black marks on the plate due to scuffing from the starter body when it vibrates, this happens when we crank the engine, anyway they replaced it:



Cost was RM90 for alternator brushes and bearing including labour for removing and reinstalling the altenators, RM45 for starter bush including labour, not bad.


Location:

it is located nearby kem batu kentomen, jalan ipoh at the side of the main road

those coming from roundabout jalan kuching:
a) at roundabout, enter jalan ipoh
b) proceed straight passing through several traffic lights, u will find a caltex station
c) proceed further ahead until u see a signboard going to kem batu kentomen on the left, proceed straight but drive slow after this junction as the shop is nearby already, most people missed it
d) the shop is located besides furniture store, u can see a lot of batteries at the workshop front



Hope this helps

This post has been edited by upontheriversky: Oct 6 2012, 09:09 PM

i think most of those called recond starter & alternator been repaired by this chap..

does he have equipment to test the alternators without fixing it back onto the car?

This shop also provide wiring checking too...i bad problem with power window last time,their staff help me solve n foc

Wow this is a good find in an era where lotsa mechanics only know how to replace instead of fixing things the ol skool way.. thanks for sharing

will hit up this chap when i got the cash year end to overhaul my alternator. how much it cost btw? like TS rm90?

I wonder this shop can do alternator upgrade, mean upgrade to higher output

price as mansion is incude remove ans install ?
so cheap leh

Good Share, Thank for it.

Well believe we can change the bush before it spoil
A preventative steps.

Hmmm... the price must have gone up by now ..that is.. if the shop is still around

back in my hometown we have these kind of shops. Thank you TS for sharing this shop. I have been wondering is these shops exist.

Actually normal shops will sell you re-cond starter and buy back your faulty starter. And this is the place they send it to repair it, before selling it to you as a re-cond starter. They are earning quite alot actually, because the repairing is not very expensive. Usually worn bearing and brushes worn out.

Thanks TS!

Some of the diodes rectifier or voltage regulator having faulty
u might replace recon alternator

This post has been edited by eeleesuperman: Nov 10 2013, 09:33 PM

how much does it cost for fixing the alternator?

Sorry..just read you did post the pricing. Around 50% price for a recon set. I guess more savings for those using expensive alternators. For local p1/p2 cars less savings. Recon set have 1months warranty.

This post has been edited by abubin: Nov 10 2013, 10:23 PM

and does anyone here knows if this type of shop exists in penang? i need to service my wira 1.6 alternator & starter..

hi there, I just want to tell you, your post has saved my day! Workshop quoted me a new alternator for RM2.3k!

Woah!
What car is that la..

toyota altis loh...my heart wanna cry when i heard 2.3k....now on the way to this electrical workshop, hope they can help me.....

There is another old chap, quiet fellow at Jalan Penchala, PJ.

He is a car wireman, and he has serviced my car starter before at a reasonable price.

can share with me the contacts? Thx!

For a second I thought it was some conti car i.e BMW/Merc, but when I hear is just a Toyota, I would think 10x before accepting.

Never knew a Toyota could be so inflated.

yah, i was like very big eyes d. The workshop guy said most toyota cars have this prob.....

Hi , 2.3k for new oem alternator quoted from umw workshop ?
I think that's reasonable , don't forget the TRD sport body kit need rm6k too

glad to hear! i've visited that shop before but was rejected cuz my alternator is fine
of course, the honesty is greatly appreciated

if original and brand new parts, c segment parts are very VERY expensive.

feel free to browse the inspira/lancer gt parts price list.
altis is same segment same japanese make, it won't vary that far.

i'm at this shop now and wowow.....so many alternators! everything import from Japan, no OEM. Boss so good...fixing it for me now at RM300.00
save alot ler....

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cannot replace yours with the Japan imported ones? Let us know the outcome after fix. Do they provide warranty?

they are not replacing it. they are fixing it. actually alternator can fix one, you go the normal workshops they sure tell you replace a new or recon one.....this si tao po very nice too...
warranty, didnt say got but if any problem again, ask me to go back.

ei, younger guy liao? mana that old unker lol

the alternator has like 6 biji fius. one of it burned d thats y my car battery not charging. so the boss changed all 6 fius, eventhough the other 5 is still ok. This is bcos when he import in the fius it is in a set of 6. So might as well changed all and price is still the same. I'm driving back now! woohoo!

i agree with you that this shop is very very honest. my headlamp one of it bakar d. So i ask them to change. the boss check and said it's the wiring problem and fix it for me FOC! I save another headlamp money today!

Great topic and great sharing guys.

Can suggest to pinned this topic.

btw, it's not RM300.00 to fix it.....it is RM230! Imagine what a coincidence....earlier on today i was quoted by workshop RM2300 for new alternator and now i just pay rm230 to fix it!
difference by one zero



This post has been edited by michlove: Feb 22 2017, 08:39 AM

actually this boss looks like 50++....maybe from the back he look younger?

thanks for sharing.. really need this as all of my cars kinda old (more then 5 years)

yalor....that's why i really thank god that i bumped into this thread....if not i really dunno what to do...

ah, and maybe he dyed his hair. last time i saw like whole head white geh

really??!!
the ladyboss is his wife right

i tell u guys ahhh...just now when the boss fixing the alternator, it was like he is doing the Ironman power heart

i think so lol

Really Good Share. Thanks for the Info. Greatly appreciate if anyone have their contacr no.

Good find la this shop. I heard of it from my mechanic also. But have never been here as he takes the alternator to be repaired here.

can give the GPS location or its full address pls

Here's the address :
No. 655 Jalan Ipoh Batu 4
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 51200
Malaysia
tel: +60 603-62582295

Please call to ask directions when you are near the place cos it's not easy to find. When you see a 2nd hand car shop, you can slow down already and lookout for this shop. It's not a shoplot, it's like those pondok workshop

michlove
Thanks for the add & phone no.
Free Bump

But i bet he dun do rewinding rite?

Damned! Lucky there's this thread. Will visit them this week, my Lancer alternator bearing is causing noise. Is 7 yrs old now, hope it's just the bearing, will update here if it's done there

Coincidentally my starter also acting up. I think carbon going to go already. Need to visit them next week also.

Got it done at $250, all other shops requested to change the whole alternator which cost more than 2k!


Even the aircond is much cooler due to better current

you went to this Jln Ipoh shop?

good things is meant to be shared!

Nice, I have 1pcs alternator for recond...to keep as spare.

GuyM What's cost Rm250 the alternator or bearing (made in china or nks)

Like to share...this shop in Johor Bahru area, repair alternator, starters and wirings...

13 Jalan Dedap
Taman Melodies
80250 Johor Bahru
Johor

GPS Latitude 1.4903959 Longitude 103.7636188

The pulley, bearing and another small thing as per the picture. Alternator ok, starter also ok, all checked by thenthem

will visit this weekend, hopefully he's open..

starter can be recond as well? tq

Any idea any place or aircond compressor can be repaired? Bearing making noise

compressor got clutch, so maybe quite difficult to change the bearing, the hassle to change it is too much..

Hey forumers

My car alternator just died. Driving suddenly spoiled. Hope the si tao is still there.

Anyone tried to repair proton iswara alternator before?know the price?
Sharr share lai hahahh. Will try to drop by this week.

Just called the place. In case anyone wanna know..it operating hours :
monday to sat.
930am to 6pm
Sunday closed

Just went to this shop yest.
ask them to check my alternator n electric.
they told me everything is still good, even help me tighten my battery connector.

no cost charged, and honest guy.

ya if nothing wrong won't even simply work/charge you

he does wiring for cars to?

I'm not sure bout that.
Looks like they are specialist in battery n alternator stuffs.
logically , they should be able to do wiring, BUT u better go there and ask them personally. they are good guy, even the boss' assistant also very nice to customer one.

today just done my alternator here..
big different compare recon alternator which more stable electric current.. recon alternator if i brake until stop, can feel the aircon blower slower when braking, n a few millisecond after full stop the blower back to normal speed..

BOOKMARKED! And thank you all for sharing.

yup..

how long does it take to repair 1 alternator.....

i need to repair my kelisa alternator...

*bump for future reference.

I was told to give them roughly 3 hours minimum, also will depend on the amount of work they have at that time. I think you should be prepared to wait at least 3-4 hours.

if u come early morning, should be around 1 hour.. depend on problem in their hands too.. mine last time around 3 hours due to rare parts..

ohhh any kind of this shop in Penang? I just replaced my Toyota Vios alternator to recon

hello, anyone know any shop that repair starter motor in puchong/serdang area? jln ipho too far for me. TIA

I m looking for a good car wireman at Taiping. Any recommendation taikor ?

Hi All, Anyone know if they also can repair the alternator pulley? Mine is slipping. Thank you in advance for your help.

early morning , what time does it open ??? thought of giving them a visit.

Went there last week (Loc: 3.195690, 101.679685) to change the broken alternator pulley/bearing (after it makes screeching sound). Arrived 10 minutes before 9.30am. When they open the shop, straight away check the car (since nobody else there), check the alternator, take it out & make the necessary repair. At 10.15am, everything's done. Cost : RM260.

wut car u send ?

9am should be open already..

This post has been edited by amad108: Sep 28 2015, 07:42 PM

Wish..and the owner is very punctual when opening their business..9.30am as it is..

Thanks guys for information on the repair shop.
I had my altis alternator repaired from this shop. Nice friendly guy and i paid rm280 for alternator ic replacement. Highly recommended

For preventive maintenance, they don't.
I went there, ask them to check my car's electric, they say everything is good, no need to change.
That's all.

yeap, no issue/fault he won't entertain. unker busy la

any chance he works on air cond compressor also?

For 12 year old Kelisa, let me share my experience.

Recently, morning starting engine seemed no energy/power to start, but can start.
Suspected the dry-battery, korean generic brand, only 8 months.
Changed to a new BOSCH wet battery, stared fine.

Next morning, again the same problem, so I suspect alternator.

Sent kelisa to Pero2 workshop, they said alternator fine, must be the Starter.
Changed the starter (dont know if its new or recond unit) but cost RM300 + RM80 labour.

Come home, next day, same problem again, but the engin can start but struggling.

Could it be any cabling involved?
Any suggestions from any sifu or experienced folks here?

Thank you.

i suspect its your coil.
btw check also your spark plugs ,battery cables etc

Thanks Bro.
You mentioned "coil"; which coil is this?
Is it the distributor coil or ???

I don't really know much about engine electonics.
I already changed a new set of spark plugs.
Battery cables looked fine.
Pero2 did the checking for alternator too.

yup distributor coil. but normally if its distributor coil even when the engine is idling theres constant jerking to the engine.
if its just on start-up might be your battery terminal , cables , spark plug etc. but since you mention its all new an okay.
quite a headache also.
btw to check whether its your alternator that needs changing , start the car and unplug the negative terminal if the car is running straight without dying then you have a good alternator. if its not then time to replace or refurbish (**beware that this method some say would cause damage to modern car ECU, though personally ive tried it on a couple of my cars and it seems okay without any problem). the normal safe and easy method have to use voltmeter

Actually recond may not be what you think it is. I can share a little bit since I used to have a client who done this.

Most are sourced from Japan due to our market dominated by Japanese brands. I think it is also due to the fact that Japanese limit their cars life to 5 years. What they did was take the case out and refurbished it. I think they changed a pulley and put everything back together in a nice box. These usually dont last long which is why they give 1 year warranty. However if your usage is not much, these can last for a while. Its earning big bucks. Unbelievable but true. Its truly a con job.

Ppl here are talking about a shop that does repairing. Not changing to a recond unit.

Good morning peeps!

Thanks to forumners, i dont have to replace nor repair my alternator when normal workshop telling me your alternator almost time to change.

To ease your way to find this shop, please WAZE: YAMUD ENTERPRISE SDN BHD. Kwong Weng Electrical is just next to it.

A young chap, Jack checked my myvi and all is well. Kudos to honest shop!

Thanks LYN!

i tend to wonder, if the shop had been busy over the years receiving an increased influx of customers from LYN

I think so.. maybe the shop don't even know that they are being advertised now.
Anyway, good things come to good people.

does this shop sell car battery? price reasonable?

Yep they got sell.
I'm not sure bout the price, but based on the seller attitude, should be reasonable.

Checked for leakage current? Just looking at cable will not find this problem.

Omg. Now only found out this thread. My business is related with industrial engine. There are a lot of faulty alternator and starter with me now. Around 60 units I guess.. Zzz
Normal car service shop claimed that can't be fixed anymore. Guess I gonna visit them soon.

the old unker working alone wei

but if you don't have any time/deadlines, should be ok kot

Alone then I think gonna spend one year kot.. Lol
Perhaps I should ask him to teach me how to fix and I just pay him tuition fees and buy parts from him in future?