LAMPRO
Active Member
well jusdt finished replacing the duff alternator and I also chamgd the top hose that feeds it aswell, thought I would post a couple of tips if anyone is thinking of doing this job.
Remove viscous fan and cover first of all, unclip top hose from radiator and unclip both ends from the alternator and left hand side at he bottom , disconnect battery and unclip the terminal from the alternator and unbolt the large cable too the top right of the alterbator presuming earth cable.
Using a 13mm socket remove the bolts holding the serpentine belt tensioner in place, remove the black cover from the front of the top tentioner pully and using a T50 torch bit unscrew and remove, nest there are 6 10mm bolt around the edge of the alternator undo all and remove, then you can pull out the alternator from the water jacket, clean front edge up and fit a new o ring too the alternator, mine was supplied with a new one I the kit but make sure you have it before you take of the old alternator, simples refit in reverse order, top tip have plenty of clean tubs on hand for the exspensive coolant that comes out when pipes removed I cleaned mine through some linen and reused as it was only a month old and at £80 a time too fill the system up I saved as much as I could.
Hope this was of help tried too keep it as simple as possible Rave has the complete break down if your not too sure not a hard job took me 3 hrs in total and that's waiting for the coolant too drain off
Remove viscous fan and cover first of all, unclip top hose from radiator and unclip both ends from the alternator and left hand side at he bottom , disconnect battery and unclip the terminal from the alternator and unbolt the large cable too the top right of the alterbator presuming earth cable.
Using a 13mm socket remove the bolts holding the serpentine belt tensioner in place, remove the black cover from the front of the top tentioner pully and using a T50 torch bit unscrew and remove, nest there are 6 10mm bolt around the edge of the alternator undo all and remove, then you can pull out the alternator from the water jacket, clean front edge up and fit a new o ring too the alternator, mine was supplied with a new one I the kit but make sure you have it before you take of the old alternator, simples refit in reverse order, top tip have plenty of clean tubs on hand for the exspensive coolant that comes out when pipes removed I cleaned mine through some linen and reused as it was only a month old and at £80 a time too fill the system up I saved as much as I could.
Hope this was of help tried too keep it as simple as possible Rave has the complete break down if your not too sure not a hard job took me 3 hrs in total and that's waiting for the coolant too drain off