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I am not a mechanic but prepared to give things a go to save some money. Thanks to the video I was able to accomplish replacing the alternator without any drama. Patience and persistence was the key especially when removing and reinstalling the alternator through the narrow gap on the side of the car. Thanks again, great help!!
Thank you thank you very very much for the kind words. I am absolutely ecstatic that people like you will attempt procedures like this that’s why I say if anybody else can do it you can do it too. Glad it helped you.
super helpful video! I really appreciate how you provide each step one by one and really make it clear how to do it. now I just need to decide if I'm willing to do it or just take it to the shop! Thanks!
Thanks Jay greatly appreciate the kind words sometimes they’re just OK and sometimes they’re good and then sometimes the great we always strive for great but…. Well they’re not always great or good.
This video absolutely helped me change the alternator on a 06 Ford Escape. The worst part of the job was the air cowl mounted on the alternator. I can see why a shop would charge $1500 but I was able to get it done in about 5 hours in my shop with floor jacks. Thanks for the helpful video
Yeah I really super sorry about that I thought that was an exceptional video but then the audio turned to complete garbage because my microphone wasn’t picking up and I couldn’t remake the video. I probably spent a week on making that video it was very very upsetting. And when you only make 2/10 of a cent and you’re just trying to Help people out of the kindness of your heart and something like that happens it’s the worst
You will need the following sizes 8 mm socket 10 mm socket 13 mm socket and wrench 18 mm socket and wrench Dont have the size of the axle nut socket think its 1 1/8th inch. Ill edit later Expect to remove the mounting bracket and jack the engine up several inches. aim the pulley of the alternator down to remove and install it. ( when you find the sweet spot doing this there is plenty of room ) The job took me three hours total but my wheel was seized onto the rotor. It can be done in two but expect three hours for a first-time job.
Thanks for updating this video after clearly changing a lot of these and getting experience with them. Going to do mine soon and never buy another of these cars, who puts an alternator on the back of the block, honestly. A tip for you, your mic might be shot, but you can easily "normalize" the audio with your editor. This levels out the volume, so that viewers don't turn up the volume for the quiet bits and then have their ears blown out by the loud bits! Otherwise your video is great, thanks for sharing.
Yeah the mic was a problem that day I still put the video up because it took so much time and my channel is still really small so I don’t have big bucks to spend on really good equipment hopefully someday though
Well I believe in being polite. And it’s not for me to say who is dumb and who is not dumb I certainly know that I’m personally very dumb at somethings and if you watched my videos you certainly know that my ingeniousness is only superseded by my incompetence. I do believe that we’re gonna have a day where people are going to realize the equal justice under the law is the only way to move forward basically I’m saying be kind and don’t forget to rewind….. lol Anyways God bless treat your fellow humans kindly.
Super helpful video. Will this be the same for a 2007 v6 3.0 L ford escape limited? And if i jack the engine up the only bolt i need to remove is the one on the mount ypu showed on the top?
Hey Clay I replaced the shock mount & I must say I'm in Ohio and have ppl coming from Philly , Chicago & Memphis for repairs w/ the glue & screw way . Tks
Personally, not my favorite way of doing it but yeah, for a number of years I had people coming from all over the place. I don’t do as many now, as I did before, I’m sure there’s people out there that will do them cheaper than I will but I do them correctly so. I’m sure that’s why I don’t have as many you for the kind of words. Appreciate it Kevin good luck.
Lol no no you don’t understand you think I’m wearing the mask because of Covid well I’m not...... well I guess it’s because of Covid..... The dog ate my false teeth and I couldn’t get new ones made ...
Well the audio was messed up for a little while because my mike wasn’t picking up properly and unfortunately I’m not a super rich guy so it took me a couple of months before I could afford a new Mic . Otherwise known it has a new iPhone LOL Thank you very much for the kind words I greatly appreciate them
Not really a difficult job, but damn, how convoluted. Is this a really poor designed layout to make the alternator (common thing to change) so difficult to reach, or a really good designed layout in that they were able to cram everything into and overly-small compartment? Great video, thank you!
i need advice...I smell rubber burning smell inside of my car. I kept trying to figure out what the smell was and where it was coming from. I just went outside, it’s been sitting for a couple of hours. I popped the hood, did not smell anything. Then realized the smell is in the cabin. Got back inside, and finally realized it IS a burning rubber smell. . If I lived near you, I would definitely come to you. ALSO, I don’t have messenger. That’s why I asked here. I have stuff to do tomorrow. Should I cancel and tow to a shop. Again, if I lived near you, I would go to your shop. I believe you could finally fix this 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited.
Hi Justine sorry I just seen this message I understand you don’t have messenger. But that’s why it took me so long to respond and it’s difficult to check all of the messages on RUclips. I’m sure it’s something that I could take care of for you and I’d be happy to look at it the unfortunate part is I’m not gonna give my cell phone number out over RUclips. So you could just email me at SharpecarCo.@Gmail And I’ll give you my cell phone and we can set something up if you still need my help have a great day
I'm trying to do this same project right now and I'm not the most experienced kid around. But why do you need to remove the nuts holding on the engine mount?
Whoever was responsible for designing this monstrosity should be sentenced to one year hard labor. What hard labor do you speak of you might ask? They should be forced to change the alternator on one of these daily until their sentence is complete. 😄
@@sharpcarco My sis has a Mazda Tribute that was having issues, so after checking it out i found the alternator was bad. The alternator I think was $160 bucks and she ask if I would put it on for her and her request was met with a resounding NO! 2 previous elbow surgeries pretty much put an end to me doing the kind of job that this would be especially with no lift available. I explained it to her and she said she would just get her son (my nephew) to come over and "throw it on", and I thought to myself I can't wait to hear from him. He takes one look at it and says hed rather give birth to a flaming porcupine than tackle that. 😄 Long story short she has to put it in the shop and its gonna cost a couple hundred bucks plus the cost of the alternator. The funny part was that she called around to get some labor prices before asking me and my nephew and ultimately thought one of us could do it a whole lot cheaper. Having it on a lift would make things a little easier, but I digress. Moral of the story: This is one headache of a repair if you decide to tackle it. Btw I like the way you put "easiest" in the title as opposed to just "easy". 😄I
@@jeffreyb6165 yo bro ur comment was big time cringey af, y’all act like this is a nightmare to put on really ain’t that difficult to tackle just takes patience.
It does a little bit of of course. I don’t think it’s that bad. Just talk to yourself like you’re a whore mechanic like me …… if you don’t pay somebody $800 that’s how much you’re making….. 😂😂😂
Took me a little bit to remember what you were talking about. I have another video about removing Ford Escape alternators under my Ford Escape playlist. And it talks about that cover. If I remember correctly that covers just a pain in the ass
I've pulled about 20 and I use to do it throu the bottom but found out if u hook a strap to it once it's off and Feed the strap up that back side of motor u can pull it up throu there but u have to twist it a certain way it will come out that way
While putting axle back in my strut spring sprung and turned so I couldn't line the strut bolts up again.how do you recompress and turn the post to line it up. I am a real beginner at this
Really really sorry I did not see your message sooner Terry I’m assuming after five days you got it if you didn’t send me a message on Clays AC and Auto Repair over the Facebook messenger and I’ll be happy to answer it for you so I can get the logistic what’s going on.
To make this job a lot easier remove the black air flow cover that sits on top of the alternator. This will allow you to avoid having to struggle with it to get it out.
So are there two mounting patterns for these? Our 02 Escape has a bracket between the alternator and engine, alternator bolts to bracket, bracket to engine. The last person to change it stripped the inner threads on the block, my jb-weld fix can only last so long. almost 2 years now
Depends on where the oil is if it’s sitting on top of the valve cover it is the spark plug seals and you need new valve covers or cover If it’s on the side near the harmonic balance or you need a new front seal or the timing cover needs to be resealed If it’s in the rear of the engine meaning the part that connects to the transmission it needs a new rear main seal which means the engine or the transmission Hass to come out and it needs to be replaced
@@sharpcarco thanks.looks like yours in video.Already did valve covers..must be one of the others..Saw something about a VVT SOLENOID also that the o rings go bad..Not sure if my 05 has this.
They always leak from the timing chain cover. Most of the time not worth the time and money to repair. Fuck it. Let it leak. I’m thinking of a way to divert the leaking oil away from the hot exhaust. When I run my heat I get burning oil fumes into the car
Super informative video thanks for uploading. But for the love of god and all that’s holy please download a damn audio leveling program. I can’t hear anything so I max the volume. Then 3 seconds later I get my ear drums blown to shit so I have to put it on minimum volume. Then 3 seconds later I can’t hear anything again. Makes the video very frustrating to watch
Thank for the kind words , sorry for the audio it has seen corrected, I was broke because there was no relief money for Clay boy, We just replaced our equipment so we don’t have to worry about that any longer sorry about that but welcome to the channel
Why would you do that? I’m sure you could but here in the north that’s not a good idea because if you remove the frame bolts and one of them spins inside the body that’s going to be big problems.
Hey thanks for making this video, im in the process right now of changing this alternator, but what was the purpose of removing the 18mm in my case, motor mount bolt? Thanks!
I meant to add just to makr a guess its to keep the engine slightly lower so u can get to the alternator a little better? Would this put anything else in a bind? Usually if im removing a motor mount im putting a jack with a wood block under the engine to keep it from going down.
@@sharpcarco On my 05 xlt 3.0 escape i just managed to pull the alternator out the bottom without removing the motor mount. Still at it after 5hrs omg if I could beat the people who designed this..
OKI asked you a question before and I got the water issue fixed in my Ford Escape it was the drain tubes were not draining. And I have had this problem too it's the alternator is overcharging And I noticed that the battery light comes on but I'm having other issues and I'm hoping it's related to that like my Inside light when I was having it run went out twice it started to be hard to sometimes the power steering doesn't work I had to turn it off and on a few timis on a few times just to get home from work tonight 8 the heater sometimes doesn't come on with that little battery light is on in the car and sometimes it comes on and then it shuts itself off and it comes on again so I just had my oil changed they top off all the fluids I am going to check the power steering fluid tomorrow right now it's dark it's after 11 and that's thin and that's when I get off work so I'm gonna have to do it tomorrow but I'm just wondering if that would be part of the overcharging of the alternator the battery is new got it in July only had this Ford Escape for 7 months. I did get money from my bank and I'm gonna get this alternator hopefully put on this weekend it's supposed to be warmer so just seeing what you think about it because I don't want to be stuck in a whole bunch of money into this vehicle I know it's September and it's got a 120000 miles on it but that's actually all I could get at the time since they are taking money away from us at my work because of their bankruptcy so they're bankruptcy so work it and screwed so I had to really be careful what I could spend monthly on a car payment and be able to live live in a house have food have all my medicines and all of that so this is kind of they knew I needed a car and they took advantage of it Thank you for any help you can give me
I just spent all damn day, and still have not got the alternator out. 2005 V6 Exscape. How does one remove the plastic shrouding? Unreal...I have one day left to finish the job, or they want me to sell it.
Well break it off if you have to… i’m certain you can do it I don’t remember the particulars around the shield but I do know what you’re talking about it was a pain in the ass to get off. On the few that I seen it on Trust me anybody else can do it you can do it to
Just changed one on a Hyundai Tucson....was the same process...4 hours to get old one out and new in... Friend has a escape with electronic power steering....needs alternator...selling it....but think I'll pass....
I watched a mechanic replace one of these without having to remove the axle, he simply dropped the compressor and had plenty of room to take off the alternator
Much easier way is to remove the exhaust pipe, and bring the alternator up the firewall and bring it out the top and replace the exact same way, took me an hr and a half. No need to remove the tie rods or anything like that.
Was yours a four-cylinder? And how the hell did you get the O2 sensor off if it was a six-cylinder? I’m kind of curious how all these people that don’t work on cars for living say things like this is the first time I’ve ever actually had someone say to do it that way. But I don’t quite understand how removing the intake and removing the exhaust manifold is simpler than doing what I did. no chance of breaking anything the way that I did it.
Welp.. I've done enough other work on my escape, and this is the last straw. What a ridiculous, obnoxious job to have to do to change an alternator. No thank you. Served me about 50,000km for 4 years. With a plethora of other problems, it's time to go.
Sometimes they’re just lemons but my experience with them has been really good I’ve had alternator problems and some rust on the rear of the shock tower but for the most part I can say I’m extremely happy with the ones that I’ve had I wish you the best of luck anyway God bless have a great day
@@sharpcarco thank u for the response I think it's a bad connection I bought 2 new ALTERNATORS, oh do u think computer has to reset to fix after unplugging battery?
You think its not gonna come out but then you twist it just right and it falls out. Then you think you're not gonna get it back in until you twist it just right and it falls in to place. Not the easiest job for sure but definitely something the average DIY'er can probably do.
It’s a good feeling when it comes out and then when you put it back in !!!!! The greatest feeling is when your done and you know you saved a lot of money and did it yourself !!!! Great job!!!
Well, I could see somebody charging six or $700 for it. It’s not a really fun job but I don’t know about 1300 that sounds a little bit ridiculous but I suppose if they’re billing for the alternator and the labor he probably want to go find another place because they’re charging list prices for the alternator which is usually double or triple whatever they actually cost then they’re also probably a real high dollar place
Its the mask.. Ppl believing this "pandemic" is real. Meanwhile criminal law suits happening against gates, faucci and others responsable for falsifying results and paying off hospitals for fake positives.
My mask has absolutely nothing to do with COVID-19 lol 😂 I wear the mask because the dog ate my false teeth during COVID-19 so I guess it is COVID-19 fault😂. Do I really seem that stupid to believe all of this crap? Never mind please don’t answer that!!!
Oh and by the way the audio is terrible because my microphone is terrible I’m saving the money to buy new equipment I don’t make tens of thousands of dollars doing RUclips videos I only make 2/10 of a cent per view so you can imagine how many views it takes to even make $50 I do this because God gave me a gift and I love sharing it with folks...... The only problem is some people do not appreciate it all I’m trying to do is make it to where people can pay their bills and not spend a ton of money paying mechanics to work on their cars
@@sharpcarco haha rhat was the best reply I've seen in a while :) Glad youre not biying into it..I realized it was the wrong year w different positioning so only watched firat couple mins..mine xame out top easy on 2015 2.3l :) best wishes.
@@inphiknitfractal 350,000 are dead in this country including my mother-in-law whose funeral was yesterday. One of my former co-workers and another family member died last month 3 days apart. A family friend who works in the nursery at our local hospital contracted it from her sister-in-law. Her mother, father, and brother all contracted it and were all admitted to the hospital. She came through it ok, but she had to bury her mom and dad both. They passed away one day apart, and her brother who also contracted it? He was buried one week later. This lady lost 3 family members and people are saying its not real? Good Lord wake up folks!
Well being a RUclipsr does not pay as well as you think it Would and overtime the mic gets dirt inside it ( so I just basically haven’t had the money to buy a new one) . It’s much more complicated than that but that’s the short version
Lol oh my friend if you only knew why I was wearing that mask…. It’s actually very good satire and it shows us that often times what we think we’re seeing is not actually what we’re seeing…. So first off I’m going to tell you that I’m not wearing a mask because of corona…….. well I guess technically it is because of corona. When they locked us all down they shut down all the doctors offices that were unnecessary like the dentist this was particularly a problem for me because I had false teeth that my dog decided that he was going to eat one day I guess that’s what I get for letting them lay around and even if I could’ve took them out of his poop I don’t think even me with my disgusting ways would’ve ever put them back in my mouth…… And since the government was handing out so much free money except for the people like me that are self-employed…… I could not afford to get new ones and I was embarrassed about it…… well if you’ve seen any of my latest adventures you obviously know I still have no fucking teeth and it doesn’t bother me because I no longer wear a mask…… i’m still not making any money and the government still hasn’t given me any of my money back that I paid in taxes…… needless to say I’m OK with who I am and things are not always what you think they are….. Next off that is the point and I believe The Lord actually led me to make these videos with that mask on so I could show other people that things are not what you think they are……
I feel you brother ❤️ I’m glad you’re here to help 👍 I figured the mask was making your sound go south. Glad to know you’re not buying into the mask deal and yes, I have often thought that would be one plus for those of us who are Dentally Challenge”! Thank you 🙏
Well, it’s definitely not a fun job especially if you’re not used to working on cars.. play on words when I said it easiest way because I wanted people to try to attempt it and a lot of them have been successful. Where is and they said if I wouldn’t have said that they would’ve tried it.
No that’s probably because the microphone wasn’t working correctly then……. And I’m not wearing a mask because of Covid technically speaking……… well I guess it is because of Covid the dog ate my false teeth while Covid was going on and I could not get new ones but then Covid pretty much ended one day…….. and there’s no free money for Clay boy so I don’t have the money to buy new ones….
This guy seems nice enough but wearing a mask to make a video is totally not called For , so iam thinking if this guy thinks that a mask is going to stop a virus which it isn't then maybe he is going to send people down the wrong way to do this job ---- never owned a vehicle were you have to go through all that to remove alternator
You would be thinking 100% wrong I don’t wear the mask because of Covid……… I suppose technically I do the dog ate my false teeth while Covid was going on and we live in Michigan a very strict state… at the time I could afford new ones……. But couldn’t get them And now I can’t…….. afford them. I just tell people now it’s when I get excited I wear the mask so my false teeth don’t fly out lol True story bro….. 😂😂😂😂
I would’ve thought that the thumbnail would’ve gave you the information you needed for the year. And within the first minute I tell you what kind of engine it is and since they were the same from 2001 to 2012 for the V6 model they didn’t really make a difference…… because if it said I was working on a 2004 mouth breathers would think that the procedure was only for the 2004 model when it actually covers 11 years I would probably recommend you probably you leave working on cars up to professionals if you don’t understand why it doesn’t have a year or make and model in it……….. The thing that you obviously don’t know because you’re ignorant and that’s not meant as an insult well Kinda….. Little passive aggressive anyways ignorance is the lack of knowledge I haven’t figured out if it’s the inability to understand it once you’re told See when automobile manufacturers make vehicles they’re based upon this thing called profits it’s something that every single producer of anything really strives for most of all during this process when automobiles are manufactured they tend to make the same automobile for years sometimes even over a decade which is 10 years just in case you don’t know…. Like in this situation the Ford escape that is pictured on the thumbnail and in the video was made since 2001 to 2012 know if you had a different Looking than Ford Escape this video probably would not help you…….. Since I mentioned that I should also mention that most RUclipsrs do not put year inside the tag lines for people just like you they want you to look at their content because they may have spent several hours or in this situation a couple of days making a video for knuckle dragger‘s…….. and it just so happens that more than likely this was the appropriate video for your vehicle that you were looking for but who knows I’m not even sure if you know….. yours , most 2001 to 2012 Ford escapes came with the V6 platform which is the one that is inside this video and the procedure is the same for all of them. Anyways I have no more time to waste on this I should not have wrote this long response one day you will figure things out and they will get better for you have a good day. Jesus loves you God bless.
@@sharpcarco I could hear you in earlier videos that's all, I stand like you stand! Just went on because I couldn't hear as good that all. Thank you for your honesty and your videos! Have a blessed day! You can delete all my comments for your own benefit.
Oh no I totally get it the reason you couldn’t hear me was because my microphone was busted and it was either new teeth or a new iPhone when I finally had the money and I had to buy the iPhone. God bless hold your head up high and do what you think is best!!
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7 min in and I'm taking the truck to a fuckin shop. That's the knowledge I gained from this video
8:24 in and concur😂
I am not a mechanic but prepared to give things a go to save some money. Thanks to the video I was able to accomplish replacing the alternator without any drama. Patience and persistence was the key especially when removing and reinstalling the alternator through the narrow gap on the side of the car. Thanks again, great help!!
Thank you thank you very very much for the kind words. I am absolutely ecstatic that people like you will attempt procedures like this that’s why I say if anybody else can do it you can do it too. Glad it helped you.
super helpful video! I really appreciate how you provide each step one by one and really make it clear how to do it. now I just need to decide if I'm willing to do it or just take it to the shop! Thanks!
Literally the only good video of this job on the whole internet thank you for the help
Thanks Jay greatly appreciate the kind words sometimes they’re just OK and sometimes they’re good and then sometimes the great we always strive for great but…. Well they’re not always great or good.
This video absolutely helped me change the alternator on a 06 Ford Escape. The worst part of the job was the air cowl mounted on the alternator. I can see why a shop would charge $1500 but I was able to get it done in about 5 hours in my shop with floor jacks. Thanks for the helpful video
If you remove the air cowl it comes straight out
This was helpful. Thanks for pointing out some of the problems that will be encountered when trying to do this.
I spent more time adjusting the volume than actually watching the video
Yeah I really super sorry about that I thought that was an exceptional video but then the audio turned to complete garbage because my microphone wasn’t picking up and I couldn’t remake the video. I probably spent a week on making that video it was very very upsetting.
And when you only make 2/10 of a cent and you’re just trying to Help people out of the kindness of your heart and something like that happens it’s the worst
Lol
insane
I thought I was the only one 😅
@sharpcarco don't mind the haters they don't appreciate free information but I do keep grinding boss
I can't believe I even considered this job. Taking it to the shop for sure.
How much did it cost you?
You will need the following sizes
8 mm socket
10 mm socket
13 mm socket and wrench
18 mm socket and wrench
Dont have the size of the axle nut socket think its 1 1/8th inch. Ill edit later
Expect to remove the mounting bracket and jack the engine up several inches.
aim the pulley of the alternator down to remove and install it. ( when you find the sweet spot doing this there is plenty of room )
The job took me three hours total but my wheel was seized onto the rotor. It can be done in two but expect three hours for a first-time job.
Good video bro very good explanation on everything. Well done
Thanks for updating this video after clearly changing a lot of these and getting experience with them. Going to do mine soon and never buy another of these cars, who puts an alternator on the back of the block, honestly. A tip for you, your mic might be shot, but you can easily "normalize" the audio with your editor. This levels out the volume, so that viewers don't turn up the volume for the quiet bits and then have their ears blown out by the loud bits! Otherwise your video is great, thanks for sharing.
Yeah the mic was a problem that day I still put the video up because it took so much time and my channel is still really small so I don’t have big bucks to spend on really good equipment hopefully someday though
Yeah I agree, I wish I had thought of or known about this before I bought this clunker
This just shows me why I’m ready to pay to have it done
becuase your incompetent
Not necessary to say that. Some people don’t do things because they don’t have time. be nice
@@sharpcarco honestly 😂
@@sharpcarco
He's not lacking time
He's lacking brain
This could easily go over some slow heads
Your a Car Smart Boss
Were Donkey's
Well I believe in being polite. And it’s not for me to say who is dumb and who is not dumb I certainly know that I’m personally very dumb at somethings and if you watched my videos you certainly know that my ingeniousness is only superseded by my incompetence.
I do believe that we’re gonna have a day where people are going to realize the equal justice under the law is the only way to move forward basically I’m saying be kind and don’t forget to rewind….. lol
Anyways God bless treat your fellow humans kindly.
Super helpful video. Will this be the same for a 2007 v6 3.0 L ford escape limited? And if i jack the engine up the only bolt i need to remove is the one on the mount ypu showed on the top?
It’s the same on the 2007 yes and I don’t remember the answer to your other question
Subbed. I think mine is going. I changed the battery and now it won't hold a charge for an hour when it used to hold one for at least 6 hours
Looks like another one of Ford's better ideas! What a mess to replace!
Hey Clay I replaced the shock mount & I must say I'm in Ohio and have ppl coming from Philly , Chicago & Memphis for repairs w/ the glue & screw way . Tks
Personally, not my favorite way of doing it but yeah, for a number of years I had people coming from all over the place. I don’t do as many now, as I did before, I’m sure there’s people out there that will do them cheaper than I will but I do them correctly so. I’m sure that’s why I don’t have as many you for the kind of words. Appreciate it Kevin good luck.
Hey bud i dont think you can pass covid through a youtube video... But great vidja very helpful!!!! Thanks!!!
Lol no no you don’t understand you think I’m wearing the mask because of Covid well I’m not...... well I guess it’s because of Covid..... The dog ate my false teeth and I couldn’t get new ones made ...
@@sharpcarco ahhhhhhh yes i see know!!!!! Yeah i could see that being an issue.
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Isn't he in a shop with other workers though? Just saying
muchas gracias amigo muy buen video saludos de Cancún México...thank u , very good video .....feliz Navidad....today 12 /20/2021
Love the video, the audio is a bit all over the place but I understand you are making the video in a shop! ❤️
Well the audio was messed up for a little while because my mike wasn’t picking up properly and unfortunately I’m not a super rich guy so it took me a couple of months before I could afford a new Mic . Otherwise known it has a new iPhone LOL Thank you very much for the kind words I greatly appreciate them
Looks good, from top seems impossible, perhaps withouf AC? Shop refused to take out :(
Not really a difficult job, but damn, how convoluted. Is this a really poor designed layout to make the alternator (common thing to change) so difficult to reach, or a really good designed layout in that they were able to cram everything into and overly-small compartment?
Great video, thank you!
i need advice...I smell rubber burning smell inside of my car. I kept trying to figure out what the smell was and where it was coming from. I just went outside, it’s been sitting for a couple of hours. I popped the hood, did not smell anything. Then realized the smell is in the cabin. Got back inside, and finally realized it IS a burning rubber smell. . If I lived near you, I would definitely come to you. ALSO, I don’t have messenger. That’s why I asked here. I have stuff to do tomorrow. Should I cancel and tow to a shop. Again, if I lived near you, I would go to your shop. I believe you could finally fix this 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee limited.
Hi Justine sorry I just seen this message I understand you don’t have messenger. But that’s why it took me so long to respond and it’s difficult to check all of the messages on RUclips.
I’m sure it’s something that I could take care of for you and I’d be happy to look at it the unfortunate part is I’m not gonna give my cell phone number out over RUclips.
So you could just email me at SharpecarCo.@Gmail
And I’ll give you my cell phone and we can set something up if you still need my help have a great day
This is absolutely insane!!! Why did they design this like that?
Yep. One was given to my son... had to do an altenator.... now im burning it
I'm trying to do this same project right now and I'm not the most experienced kid around. But why do you need to remove the nuts holding on the engine mount?
Because the cradles can I have to come down to be able to get the alternator out
Do I need to support the motor with a jack when I take the nuts off or no?
Oh and I loved the video.
good video Sir, did not know u have to do that lot of work just to replace Alternator on a 2002 ford escape, ughh..
If it’s a V-6 if it’s the four-cylinder it’s much simpler
Whoever was responsible for designing this monstrosity should be sentenced to one year hard labor.
What hard labor do you speak of you might ask?
They should be forced to change the alternator on one of these daily until their sentence is complete. 😄
Well I generally charge about $400 to change these
@@sharpcarco My sis has a Mazda Tribute that was having issues, so after checking it out i found the alternator was bad. The alternator I think was $160 bucks and she ask if I would put it on for her and her request was met with a resounding NO! 2 previous elbow surgeries pretty much put an end to me doing the kind of job that this would be especially with no lift available. I explained it to her and she said she would just get her son (my nephew) to come over and "throw it on", and I thought to myself I can't wait to hear from him.
He takes one look at it and says hed rather give birth to a flaming porcupine than tackle that. 😄
Long story short she has to put it in the shop and its gonna cost a couple hundred bucks plus the cost of the alternator.
The funny part was that she called around to get some labor prices before asking me and my nephew and ultimately thought one of us could do it a whole lot cheaper. Having it on a lift would make things a little easier, but I digress. Moral of the story: This is one headache of a repair if you decide to tackle it. Btw I like the way you put "easiest" in the title as opposed to just "easy". 😄I
@@jeffreyb6165 YEP! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha...just throw it on...
Damn you're right
@@jeffreyb6165 yo bro ur comment was big time cringey af, y’all act like this is a nightmare to put on really ain’t that difficult to tackle just takes patience.
Attempting this horror show this weekend. The alternator plastic housing really protects it?
It does a little bit of of course. I don’t think it’s that bad.
Just talk to yourself like you’re a whore mechanic like me …… if you don’t pay somebody $800 that’s how much you’re making….. 😂😂😂
Worked perfectly per your detailed instructions, can’t thank you enough! I did not put the stupid cover back on though…PITA!
@The Clay Way, I've trying to find that video you mentioned about removing the 2 piece cover that cover the alternator. Which video is it? Thank you!
Took me a little bit to remember what you were talking about.
I have another video about removing Ford Escape alternators under my Ford Escape playlist. And it talks about that cover. If I remember correctly that covers just a pain in the ass
@@sharpcarco Currently doing this now - the front cover - easy - that back cover/cowl is a MAJOR PIA... lol
I've pulled about 20 and I use to do it throu the bottom but found out if u hook a strap to it once it's off and Feed the strap up that back side of motor u can pull it up throu there but u have to twist it a certain way it will come out that way
Please show that process
While putting axle back in my strut spring sprung and turned so I couldn't line the strut bolts up again.how do you recompress and turn the post to line it up. I am a real beginner at this
Really really sorry I did not see your message sooner Terry I’m assuming after five days you got it if you didn’t send me a message on Clays AC and Auto Repair over the Facebook messenger and I’ll be happy to answer it for you so I can get the logistic what’s going on.
Now I see why they are getting 1000 for alternator replacement!! Omfg!!
I’m having problems right now it hard to get to
Thank you I wish you were fixing mine for me lol
Love the video but can we fix the sudden loud and then sudden low microphone
To make this job a lot easier remove the black air flow cover that sits on top of the alternator. This will allow you to avoid having to struggle with it to get it out.
to change the belt and tensoner? Do you have to go through the same crap,
No I don’t think so I can’t remember the last time I changed one on one of these but you definitely do not have to do all of this crap
So are there two mounting patterns for these? Our 02 Escape has a bracket between the alternator and engine, alternator bolts to bracket, bracket to engine.
The last person to change it stripped the inner threads on the block, my jb-weld fix can only last so long. almost 2 years now
Thanks for this..On a side note my Escape has all that oil on engine..What is the culprit on these for the leaks?
Depends on where the oil is if it’s sitting on top of the valve cover it is the spark plug seals and you need new valve covers or cover
If it’s on the side near the harmonic balance or you need a new front seal or the timing cover needs to be resealed
If it’s in the rear of the engine meaning the part that connects to the transmission it needs a new rear main seal which means the engine or the transmission Hass to come out and it needs to be replaced
@@sharpcarco thanks.looks like yours in video.Already did valve covers..must be one of the others..Saw something about a VVT SOLENOID also that the o rings go bad..Not sure if my 05 has this.
They always leak from the timing chain cover. Most of the time not worth the time and money to repair. Fuck it. Let it leak. I’m thinking of a way to divert the leaking oil away from the hot exhaust. When I run my heat I get burning oil fumes into the car
My sister's car had this happen it was a simple gasket change at a local shop for cheap during a tune up
Super informative video thanks for uploading. But for the love of god and all that’s holy please download a damn audio leveling program. I can’t hear anything so I max the volume. Then 3 seconds later I get my ear drums blown to shit so I have to put it on minimum volume. Then 3 seconds later I can’t hear anything again. Makes the video very frustrating to watch
Thank for the kind words , sorry for the audio it has seen corrected, I was broke because there was no relief money for Clay boy, We just replaced our equipment so we don’t have to worry about that any longer sorry about that but welcome to the channel
Why did you remove the control arm again?
Can you unbolt the frame and change it out ?
Why would you do that? I’m sure you could but here in the north that’s not a good idea because if you remove the frame bolts and one of them spins inside the body that’s going to be big problems.
Hey thanks for making this video, im in the process right now of changing this alternator, but what was the purpose of removing the 18mm in my case, motor mount bolt? Thanks!
I meant to add just to makr a guess its to keep the engine slightly lower so u can get to the alternator a little better? Would this put anything else in a bind? Usually if im removing a motor mount im putting a jack with a wood block under the engine to keep it from going down.
Sometimes you can get them out and sometimes you can’t without removing that bolt
@@sharpcarco On my 05 xlt 3.0 escape i just managed to pull the alternator out the bottom without removing the motor mount. Still at it after 5hrs omg if I could beat the people who designed this..
Yeah okay going to the garage. Don't need the headache
I don’t blame you, but at least you know what you’re paying for
@@sharpcarcoHello, what's the typical cost for this job?
What brand alternator are you using?
There’s a local place here in Grand Rapids called Quickstart battery that I’ve been going to for a couple of decades and he always rebuilds mine.
Is this good on a 2014 Ford Escape
No I do believe that’s different I can’t say for certain though
OKI asked you a question before and I got the water issue fixed in my Ford Escape it was the drain tubes were not draining. And I have had this problem too it's the alternator is overcharging And I noticed that the battery light comes on but I'm having other issues and I'm hoping it's related to that like my Inside light when I was having it run went out twice it started to be hard to sometimes the power steering doesn't work I had to turn it off and on a few timis on a few times just to get home from work tonight 8 the heater sometimes doesn't come on with that little battery light is on in the car and sometimes it comes on and then it shuts itself off and it comes on again so I just had my oil changed they top off all the fluids I am going to check the power steering fluid tomorrow right now it's dark it's after 11 and that's thin and that's when I get off work so I'm gonna have to do it tomorrow but I'm just wondering if that would be part of the overcharging of the alternator the battery is new got it in July only had this Ford Escape for 7 months. I did get money from my bank and I'm gonna get this alternator hopefully put on this weekend it's supposed to be warmer so just seeing what you think about it because I don't want to be stuck in a whole bunch of money into this vehicle I know it's September and it's got a 120000 miles on it but that's actually all I could get at the time since they are taking money away from us at my work because of their bankruptcy so they're bankruptcy so work it and screwed so I had to really be careful what I could spend monthly on a car payment and be able to live live in a house have food have all my medicines and all of that so this is kind of they knew I needed a car and they took advantage of it Thank you for any help you can give me
Sell it IMMEDIATELY!!!
Quoted my $1600 wish me luck
You don’t need luck, Paul you got this brother
I just spent all damn day, and still have not got the alternator out. 2005 V6 Exscape. How does one remove the plastic shrouding? Unreal...I have one day left to finish the job, or they want me to sell it.
Well break it off if you have to… i’m certain you can do it I don’t remember the particulars around the shield but I do know what you’re talking about it was a pain in the ass to get off. On the few that I seen it on
Trust me anybody else can do it you can do it to
Good video, but good lord the volume!! Headphone warning for sure!
Sorry man they’re free videos and I can’t spend thousands of dollars on great equipment but I have resolved the problem since then.
Sorry I was a dick. I appreciate what you do
Is this helpful for a v4
They make no such thing as a V4 , But no this is not the same and it the alternator on the four-cylinder is much simpler to replace
@@sharpcarco ahhh thank you
lmfao the random earrape at 2:04
See no purpose in designing it like this except for having people take it to the dealer for repairs.
Cost 1000 dollars to do job
Merci beaucoup demain j'en enlève 2 sur 2 Ford Escape 2006
If its a 4 cylinder just take the top alternator stud out and it'll slide out easily through the top.
Definitely way easier to take one out of a four-cylinder. That’s like a 30 minute job
Just changed one on a Hyundai Tucson....was the same process...4 hours to get old one out and new in...
Friend has a escape with electronic power steering....needs alternator...selling it....but think I'll pass....
Take the top stud out and the alternator will easily slip out of the top, just changed 1 out within 45mins
good job FORD...
Yeah at this moment I’m working on some Ford Fuckery!!!
Not isre how I did it.... But I ended up with my fuel tank on the ground and alternator still on the Escape.... Think I missed a step...
The book says you are supposed to replace the intermediate shaft seal everytime this is removed
Ok ask yourself why would it say that ? How wrote that book ?
I watched a mechanic replace one of these without having to remove the axle, he simply dropped the compressor and had plenty of room to take off the alternator
Different engine
Maybe you are talking about a 2012? Those are different.
@michael931 he’s probably talking about the four-cylinder version
@@sharpcarco on the 8-12' V6 the alternator is in front above the compressor so it is as he says. Maybe 4 cylinder also. This video for 0-7.
Much easier way is to remove the exhaust pipe, and bring the alternator up the firewall and bring it out the top and replace the exact same way, took me an hr and a half. No need to remove the tie rods or anything like that.
Was yours a four-cylinder?
And how the hell did you get the O2 sensor off if it was a six-cylinder?
I’m kind of curious how all these people that don’t work on cars for living say things like this is the first time I’ve ever actually had someone say to do it that way. But I don’t quite understand how removing the intake and removing the exhaust manifold is simpler than doing what I did. no chance of breaking anything the way that I did it.
I love the video except some parts could use a voice over instead
I got you
Welp.. I've done enough other work on my escape, and this is the last straw. What a ridiculous, obnoxious job to have to do to change an alternator. No thank you. Served me about 50,000km for 4 years. With a plethora of other problems, it's time to go.
Sometimes they’re just lemons but my experience with them has been really good I’ve had alternator problems and some rust on the rear of the shock tower but for the most part I can say I’m extremely happy with the ones that I’ve had I wish you the best of luck anyway God bless have a great day
It’s easy only thing that needs to be removed is the exhaust pipe
Had ALTERNATOR changed on my 05 escape, now my battery light goes on and off
Faulty alternator or bad connection
@@sharpcarco thank u for the response I think it's a bad connection I bought 2 new ALTERNATORS, oh do u think computer has to reset to fix after unplugging battery?
what is the typical cost to have a mechanic do this?
3 to 500
@@sharpcarco Wow ok I had a muffler man tell me $700 earlier smh
@@sharpcarco that’s bs this is the worst fucking design ford should have the asses kicked. Dip shit engineers
I was quoted at $700 Canadian without them seeing it yet.
I’m dreading doing this
You can do it , you feel great!!! when your done I promise!!!
You think its not gonna come out but then you twist it just right and it falls out. Then you think you're not gonna get it back in until you twist it just right and it falls in to place. Not the easiest job for sure but definitely something the average DIY'er can probably do.
It’s a good feeling when it comes out and then when you put it back in !!!!! The greatest feeling is when your done and you know you saved a lot of money and did it yourself !!!!
Great job!!!
How long does this take? A friend was quoted 1300 bucks and the guy said it would be 10+ hours. I think that's fucked
Well, I could see somebody charging six or $700 for it. It’s not a really fun job but I don’t know about 1300 that sounds a little bit ridiculous but I suppose if they’re billing for the alternator and the labor he probably want to go find another place because they’re charging list prices for the alternator which is usually double or triple whatever they actually cost then they’re also probably a real high dollar place
@The Clay Way not a high dollar shop just a small single bay. She has the alternator also
If this is easy way,I hate to see hard way!!
So don't buy an escape. Gotcha.
😂😂🥴 this job is not this hard. This is a bit much. Great video though.
The easiest way to change the alternator is to take the plastic thing, looks like a vent to me, and pull it straight up
Yes, that is the easiest way on a four-cylinder
They made the Escape with a timing chain so they got rid of one problem - replacing the BELT
just to introduce another headache.
The volume is bad can't understand what you're saying
Its the mask.. Ppl believing this "pandemic" is real. Meanwhile criminal law suits happening against gates, faucci and others responsable for falsifying results and paying off hospitals for fake positives.
My mask has absolutely nothing to do with COVID-19 lol 😂 I wear the mask because the dog ate my false teeth during COVID-19 so I guess it is COVID-19 fault😂.
Do I really seem that stupid to believe all of this crap? Never mind please don’t answer that!!!
Oh and by the way the audio is terrible because my microphone is terrible I’m saving the money to buy new equipment I don’t make tens of thousands of dollars doing RUclips videos I only make 2/10 of a cent per view so you can imagine how many views it takes to even make $50 I do this because God gave me a gift and I love sharing it with folks...... The only problem is some people do not appreciate it all I’m trying to do is make it to where people can pay their bills and not spend a ton of money paying mechanics to work on their cars
@@sharpcarco haha rhat was the best reply I've seen in a while :) Glad youre not biying into it..I realized it was the wrong year w different positioning so only watched firat couple mins..mine xame out top easy on 2015 2.3l :) best wishes.
@@inphiknitfractal 350,000 are dead in this country including my mother-in-law whose funeral was yesterday. One of my former co-workers and another family member died last month 3 days apart.
A family friend who works in the nursery at our local hospital contracted it from her sister-in-law. Her mother, father, and brother all contracted it and were all admitted to the hospital. She came through it ok, but she had to bury her mom and dad both. They passed away one day apart, and her brother who also contracted it? He was buried one week later. This lady lost 3 family members and people are saying its not real? Good Lord wake up folks!
Ok what is up with the Mic feed ??
Well being a RUclipsr does not pay as well as you think it Would and overtime the mic gets dirt inside it ( so I just basically haven’t had the money to buy a new one) .
It’s much more complicated than that but that’s the short version
I came over after watching another RUclipsr mechanic pass on this job.
Are you afraid of catching the Rona from your car???
Here’s your sign.
Lol oh my friend if you only knew why I was wearing that mask…. It’s actually very good satire and it shows us that often times what we think we’re seeing is not actually what we’re seeing….
So first off I’m going to tell you that I’m not wearing a mask because of corona…….. well I guess technically it is because of corona. When they locked us all down they shut down all the doctors offices that were unnecessary like the dentist this was particularly a problem for me because I had false teeth that my dog decided that he was going to eat one day I guess that’s what I get for letting them lay around and even if I could’ve took them out of his poop I don’t think even me with my disgusting ways would’ve ever put them back in my mouth……
And since the government was handing out so much free money except for the people like me that are self-employed…… I could not afford to get new ones and I was embarrassed about it…… well if you’ve seen any of my latest adventures you obviously know I still have no fucking teeth and it doesn’t bother me because I no longer wear a mask…… i’m still not making any money and the government still hasn’t given me any of my money back that I paid in taxes…… needless to say I’m OK with who I am and things are not always what you think they are…..
Next off that is the point and I believe The Lord actually led me to make these videos with that mask on so I could show other people that things are not what you think they are……
I feel you brother ❤️
I’m glad you’re here to help 👍
I figured the mask was making your sound go south.
Glad to know you’re not buying into the mask deal and yes, I have often thought that would be one plus for those of us who are Dentally Challenge”! Thank you 🙏
Lot easier if you remove and hang the AC compressor
Why tf do u need to take off all that just for a alternators
If this is the easy way it's going to the crusher.
It says easiest, not easy
T TO THE POINT
Shop is empty but wearing a mask
Junk it. JFC. Unbelievable someone designed this car like that.
You don’t have to junket I’ll come and pick it up
All this to change a fucking alternator? Unbelievable.
Wrong way to it! Always loosen the Ball joint!! You just assed up the alignment.
Don’t eem have to touch any of that.
There is no easy way to do this job. Just be a man and do it!
Well, it’s definitely not a fun job especially if you’re not used to working on cars.. play on words when I said it easiest way because I wanted people to try to attempt it and a lot of them have been successful. Where is and they said if I wouldn’t have said that they would’ve tried it.
Of course, brother! Just get out there and try! You might just suprise yourself.
Not very easy
I would be able to hear you better without your mask.
No that’s probably because the microphone wasn’t working correctly then……. And I’m not wearing a mask because of Covid technically speaking……… well I guess it is because of Covid the dog ate my false teeth while Covid was going on and I could not get new ones but then Covid pretty much ended one day…….. and there’s no free money for Clay boy so I don’t have the money to buy new ones….
this is the easiest? I never want to see the hardest. lol
Easiest way is still not easy. The word "easy" should not be in this video, no matter how many times you like to point at the camera.
Forget it
Tpp hard.
It come up out of top bud
How
Me
That aint easy its doing too much
This guy seems nice enough but wearing a mask to make a video is totally not called For , so iam thinking if this guy thinks that a mask is going to stop a virus which it isn't then maybe he is going to send people down the wrong way to do this job ---- never owned a vehicle were you have to go through all that to remove alternator
You would be thinking 100% wrong I don’t wear the mask because of Covid……… I suppose technically I do the dog ate my false teeth while Covid was going on and we live in Michigan a very strict state… at the time I could afford new ones……. But couldn’t get them And now I can’t…….. afford them. I just tell people now it’s when I get excited I wear the mask so my false teeth don’t fly out lol True story bro….. 😂😂😂😂
Gave thumbs down because no year and engine size in title
Wasted time watching wrong year
I would’ve thought that the thumbnail would’ve gave you the information you needed for the year. And within the first minute I tell you what kind of engine it is and since they were the same from 2001 to 2012 for the V6 model they didn’t really make a difference…… because if it said I was working on a 2004 mouth breathers would think that the procedure was only for the 2004 model when it actually covers 11 years I would probably recommend you probably you leave working on cars up to professionals if you don’t understand why it doesn’t have a year or make and model in it………..
The thing that you obviously don’t know because you’re ignorant and that’s not meant as an insult well Kinda….. Little passive aggressive anyways ignorance is the lack of knowledge I haven’t figured out if it’s the inability to understand it once you’re told
See when automobile manufacturers make vehicles they’re based upon this thing called profits it’s something that every single producer of anything really strives for most of all during this process when automobiles are manufactured they tend to make the same automobile for years sometimes even over a decade which is 10 years just in case you don’t know….
Like in this situation the Ford escape that is pictured on the thumbnail and in the video was made since 2001 to 2012 know if you had a different Looking than Ford Escape this video probably would not help you……..
Since I mentioned that I should also mention that most RUclipsrs do not put year inside the tag lines for people just like you they want you to look at their content because they may have spent several hours or in this situation a couple of days making a video for knuckle dragger‘s…….. and it just so happens that more than likely this was the appropriate video for your vehicle that you were looking for but who knows I’m not even sure if you know….. yours , most 2001 to 2012 Ford escapes came with the V6 platform which is the one that is inside this video and the procedure is the same for all of them.
Anyways I have no more time to waste on this I should not have wrote this long response one day you will figure things out and they will get better for you have a good day.
Jesus loves you God bless.
This is exactly why I hate Americam cars..... unnecessary complexity for no reason other than to make money smh capitalism
Take the mask down!
Well then everybody would be able to see that I don’t have any teeth because my dog ate them during Covid……
@@sharpcarco I would rather hear you load and clear without teeth than a muffled mask!
@@sharpcarco I could hear you in earlier videos that's all, I stand like you stand!
Just went on because I couldn't hear as good that all.
Thank you for your honesty and your videos!
Have a blessed day!
You can delete all my comments for your own benefit.
Oh no I totally get it the reason you couldn’t hear me was because my microphone was busted and it was either new teeth or a new iPhone when I finally had the money and I had to buy the iPhone. God bless hold your head up high and do what you think is best!!
Why are you talking through a mask?
Because it was filmed during covid. Masking was mandatory in some places.