thanks for the video changed alternator on a 2008 amanti and took the fan and air intake off front alternator came out easy and didn't have to remove the pully thanks for video
Ok, but you need a voltmeter or Amp clamp to check. Some alternators undergarments. Meaning you take the negative cable off and still rum because they are giving 11v or 12v and not near 14v to charge the battery.
I took a different approach. I took the crossmember out and the fan on the left side. I didn't take any of the pulleys off. I used the tensioner next to the bolt on the pulley.(Its the the thing that looks like a bolt with a hole on top of it.) That seemed a little easier than taking the pulley off. But I do like watching videos of people using different approaches. Use my approach if you don't have a way or really don't want the hassle of getting underneath the van.
It will not shock you but could damagae electrical parts in car from shorting out if positive lead touches metal an grounds out if battery is hooked up.
I have a 2007 Hyundai Entourage basically same as a Kia Sedona of same year.. While driving in town just now my brake and battery lights came on but rather than staying on constantly they would turn off about every three seconds then come back on again. Does this mean something different/worse?
Your front valve cover gasket needs to be replaced. The rubber gasket gets hard and seeps oil on the corners onto the alternator. If you don't, it will foul the new alternator.
Wish that was my problem. My oil leak is from the timing chain cover sealing. It would be a lot of work to try to reseal that. Any ideas on how to protect the alternator from the leak? Like with some aluminum foil on the top half? I am trying an oil leak sealing additive fir know. I hope I don’t have to remove and clean the alternator for at leaSt 2 years. I ruined this alt by degreasing with water hose to try to pin point the leak. Water must hace gotten to the brush chamber and caused a short. The brush chamber was full of brush material sediments.
@@jcplancarte2521 I would not use foil. The alternator needs to cool and foil could blow around and short on the alternator terminals. I was thinking of making a rigid roof by cutting 2/3 of the walls out of a large can and keeping one end to make a mounting hole that would go under the tension bolt. Restaurants have commercial size cans that are as big as the alternator. I went for the repair because I was tired of cleaning the odd drip on our driveway pavers
Don’t take the battery cable off while the engine is running! Bad test! It can fry the voltage regulator, the computer, other electronics. Test the alternator with a multimeter. Better yet, let an auto parts store test it.
this test is for most pre 1990 autos as you are right about frying components, but as for the voltage regulator they are built onto the back of the alternator which was started by GM in the 1970s.
Great video. I'm about change the alt. on my daughter in laws Sorento v6. So this is a big help. Can you tell me where you purchased your new or was it rebuilt alt. Thanks
The transmission and the alternator are totally separate things. All the alternator does is charge your battery thats it. I guess now you just have a transmission problem.
@@adamcrownvictoriacarrepair7105 I gather you concur then that removing that pulley may not be an option. So what slot at the top are you referencing? On my 2009 Sedona, seems the common guidance on other videos is to remove a cooling fan (and the shroud/assembly, etc)....
@@hugh3rdof5 Sorry, what I meant by slot was the area around where the alternator actual sits. Once you break it free its just a matter of getting it to fit thru with the right angle.
So, I tried it your way and there is no room to pull it or push it out. It's like getting a round peg through a square hole. A smaller square hole. The car I'm working on has some subtle difference's than yours It's a 2013. Your car must be an older one. I suppose I'll have to remove more parts to get to it.
@@robchickslife6888 Sad to concur with Monongahelian..... I have a 2009 Sedona with same engine, and that pulley removal tip at about min 10 might well have opened up enough space -- if only. On my Sedona, the pulley isn't held in with a conventional bolt with head on it, but with a long threaded bolt .... with a nut on it -- and the pulley turns with it.... Did your bolt turn separately from the pulley? See no other way that will work short of removing the entire fan/shroud..... (and of course, the miserable Chilton says nothing about this)
DO NOT REMOVE BELT TENSIONER PULLEY.
Put a socket on the Nut that is next to the Pivot Pin
Take up the tension and the belt comes off
Exactly
How do i get that bolt back in?
That's the first thing I said...
I read this right after I took it off how Do I put it back
Most people would pay four years technical school tuition and still not be told this.
That nut right above is what you turn, turns the whole tensioner to unload spring motion from the belt. .the way most tensioner are now days
thanks for the video changed alternator on a 2008 amanti and took the fan and air intake off front alternator came out easy and didn't have to remove the pully thanks for video
+Bobby Carballo your welcome. Thanks for watching and subscribing.
Ok, but you need a voltmeter or Amp clamp to check. Some alternators undergarments. Meaning you take the negative cable off and still rum because they are giving 11v or 12v and not near 14v to charge the battery.
Excelent explanatión, my friend, thank you !! 👍🏼and it's true , is a pain in the ass !! 😂
Engineers were really thinking bout you when they designed the location of that alt. 😅😂🤣
One thing I love about you brother brother Tech you're honest about what you going to might confront on the process God bless you not speak😂😄😊
All cars have a tensioner pulley. Telling people to take that whole bracket off is adding labor to a job.
Alternator bolts are 14mm not 15 -.- Belt tensioner is able to be de-tensioned via the 19mm stud just to the right of the 17mm bolt you removed..
Thank you... I plan to take the fan/air thingy off to make room.
I took a different approach. I took the crossmember out and the fan on the left side. I didn't take any of the pulleys off. I used the tensioner next to the bolt on the pulley.(Its the the thing that looks like a bolt with a hole on top of it.) That seemed a little easier than taking the pulley off. But I do like watching videos of people using different approaches. Use my approach if you don't have a way or really don't want the hassle of getting underneath the van.
Thanks bro...
Respect all the way from the cold in Michigan
+Jean Riviere not too warm here in Tennessee too. 8°
It will not shock you but could damagae electrical parts in car from shorting out if positive lead touches metal an grounds out if battery is hooked up.
This video skips some important steps, like how to remove and install the serpentine belt. Don't take the pulley off!
I have a 2007 Hyundai Entourage basically same as a Kia Sedona of same year.. While driving in town just now my brake and battery lights came on but rather than staying on constantly they would turn off about every three seconds then come back on again. Does this mean something different/worse?
Your front valve cover gasket needs to be replaced. The rubber gasket gets hard and seeps oil on the corners onto the alternator. If you don't, it will foul the new alternator.
+Edward G I got that fixed see video after this one.
Wish that was my problem. My oil leak is from the timing chain cover sealing. It would be a lot of work to try to reseal that. Any ideas on how to protect the alternator from the leak? Like with some aluminum foil on the top half? I am trying an oil leak sealing additive fir know. I hope I don’t have to remove and clean the alternator for at leaSt 2 years. I ruined this alt by degreasing with water hose to try to pin point the leak. Water must hace gotten to the brush chamber and caused a short. The brush chamber was full of brush material sediments.
@@jcplancarte2521 I would not use foil. The alternator needs to cool and foil could blow around and short on the alternator terminals. I was thinking of making a rigid roof by cutting 2/3 of the walls out of a large can and keeping one end to make a mounting hole that would go under the tension bolt. Restaurants have commercial size cans that are as big as the alternator. I went for the repair because I was tired of cleaning the odd drip on our driveway pavers
Don’t take the battery cable off while the engine is running! Bad test! It can fry the voltage regulator, the computer, other electronics. Test the alternator with a multimeter. Better yet, let an auto parts store test it.
You trust the parts store to test it lol otherwise yes you are correct
this test is for most pre 1990 autos as you are right about frying components, but as for the voltage regulator they are built onto the back of the alternator which was started by GM in the 1970s.
Never take the cable off when running on newer car it could ruin the ECU.
boby bobbison Facts
Yes!
Any videos of bad ecu symptoms??
Great video. I'm about change the alt. on my daughter in laws Sorento v6. So this is a big help. Can you tell me where you purchased your new or was it rebuilt alt. Thanks
+monongahelian I bought a brand new one on eBay.
Great vid, this has helped me in removing my own. Success.
thank u bro cuz this video i changed the Alternator of kia carnival ^_^
I have a question for you. Did you totally disconnect the battery or just the positive?
Disconnecting the positive does nothing. You have to disconnect the negative.
Missing: the part you take out the alternator....lol
So basically....basically......and basically...LOL Good vid tho
I changed my alternator n now my transmission is slipping any idea why
The transmission and the alternator are totally separate things. All the alternator does is charge your battery thats it. I guess now you just have a transmission problem.
did you pull it through the top or bottom? I cant get this damn thing out
Comes out thru slot in top.
@@adamcrownvictoriacarrepair7105 I gather you concur then that removing that pulley may not be an option. So what slot at the top are you referencing? On my 2009 Sedona, seems the common guidance on other videos is to remove a cooling fan (and the shroud/assembly, etc)....
It came out right thru the top. Get a good size pry bar to help you break it loose.
@@hugh3rdof5 theres a slot in the actual alternator.
@@hugh3rdof5 Sorry, what I meant by slot was the area around where the alternator actual sits. Once you break it free its just a matter of getting it to fit thru with the right angle.
You shouldnt do commentary just do the work dear lord as a mechanic this whole video drove me nuts just scrolling looking at videos 😎🤣
So, I tried it your way and there is no room to pull it or push it out. It's like getting a round peg through a square hole. A smaller square hole. The car I'm working on has some subtle difference's than yours
It's a 2013. Your car must be an older one. I suppose I'll have to remove more parts to get to it.
Don't shove too hard or pull. It is a very compact space. I did also have trouble getting it out you Just take your time and it should come out.
it's a sedona at least 2006 which I'm pretty sure is the same for the 2013.
@@robchickslife6888 Sad to concur with Monongahelian..... I have a 2009 Sedona with same engine, and that pulley removal tip at about min 10 might well have opened up enough space -- if only. On my Sedona, the pulley isn't held in with a conventional bolt with head on it, but with a long threaded bolt .... with a nut on it -- and the pulley turns with it.... Did your bolt turn separately from the pulley? See no other way that will work short of removing the entire fan/shroud..... (and of course, the miserable Chilton says nothing about this)
Painful listening to this guy!! Lasted about 30 seconds
Dude, you talk WAY too much.