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And you think anything else is less expensive? Welcome to the forum. There are plenty of us here that can literally walk you through anything step by step to fix just about anything. I can understand having to change the air filter, spark plugs and wires, but a carbon flush? That is muffler bearing stuff. Alternators are fun to get to from the bottom, but again the labor is what is killing you. Alternator isn't that difficult. If you can handle a floor jack and jack stand placement, a couple hours of time and the enjoyment of seeing some pretty good engineering compared to the competition, could have saved quite a bit of money. Heck, the charge to have a shop to replace the timing belt can be as little as $300 labor and about $140 in parts (water pump and idler pulley recommended during the replacement every 100,000 miles). Next time you have a problem, feel free to start a new thread and we will help.