Q: Can I use a altinator off any year altima on my 1998 altima
I need to replace my altinator but where I live the pick and pull doesn't have any 98 altimas I don't have the money to buy a new one so I wondered if altinators were interchangeable
My car has 170000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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