Who has pulled the alternator? Want easy access to oil feed line I'm thinking of just taking off the belt and pulling the alternator to get at the oil feed line. I don't feel like fumbling around for an hour if taking off the belt + alternator doesn't take that long. My buddy swapped my belt for me while I was doing other shit like a year ago, but I wasn't watching him. He had that off pretty quick. I know where the tensioner is... so just loosen and remove belt? So, how long does it take to do that and remove the alternator? Any tips/info would be appreciated. I've heard it's not hard, but I've never done it, so I'm not sure what's involved. I didn't see any 'how tos' on it. BT install is this Sat. Thanks! |
It super easy, all you need to do is locate the tensioner pulley, which is the pulley all the way aft on the car under the alt, and relieve the tension from it and take the belt off. I think it takes a 14 mm or something like that. The whole process took me about 15 minutes. |
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1 Attachment(s) I'm a dumbass... Here I am scouring the non-existent 'how to's' earlier, when I forgot I have a subscription to "AllData".... and it's gonna expire in a month to boot! So, alternator is a joke... 1 shield, 2 plugs, and 3 bolts. I'll def be yanking the serp belt and pulling the alternator. In case someone comes across this thread, and hasn't downloaded the WSM (like me bc it's afu): http://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q...Alternator.jpg I just blew up the pic in PS, so the thumbnail should be bigger. |
just curious, was it as easy as it looks? it seems pretty tight back there. |
@dougefresh you need to go dl everything from alldata and well compile a compendium of catastrophic proportions !! |
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Also, removing belt and re-routing to put it back on is easy as pie, especially with a second set of hands, the belt tensioner all the way retracted and a VERY long flathead screwdriver. DON'T forget to unplug battery and the alternator before screwing with it. lol. |
12 x 1.5mm to -3AN. That is the thread pitch on for that oil feed line in the block. I suggest the XRP stuff. They are all I use. Jason |
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that heatshield was a PITA, especially with my downpipe in the way. i never got it out, just had to work around it. took about an hour and some. |
Sorry to bring this thread back alive but I've got a problem. Had to drop the alternator to get to the bolts on my stock dp, in order to install the aftermarket one. Maybe didn't HAVE to but it seems to make the process easier and I figured "can't be that tough", so dropped the alternator and got the stock dp out. Now, trying to put it back on, all hell is breaking loose. The stock heat shield won't go in and keeps hitting the aftermarket downpipe, and the bolts to the alternator itself refuse to thread back into the block. If I try to force any of the bolts in, the alternator itself sits funny. Not really sure what to do. 12 hrs into the most frustrating dp install of all time and it being 5am, I called it quits and went to bed. Thoughts? Sent from my SCH-I535 using tapatalkreplace Quote:
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Well. Bolt snapped in the block trying to install that devil alternator. Sent from my SCH-I535 using tapatalkreplace |
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I found a replacement plug, but the pigtail wire colors don't match the vehicle harness. Does anyone have a pinout of this connector that shows which wires go where? |
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That said, I was able to get a pinout from a friend with AllData. Attached for anyone with the same issue in the future. |
good that you find it but the facepalm is either because you revived a 6 year old thread or because you pulled hard on the wires without unlocking it... If i remember right, the crank sensor is also on the same harness, just make sure you didn't damage along the others... |
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The crank sensor is on the same harness, you're right. I'll unhook it from there so I can get enough slack to solder the new connector in. The wires broke cleanly inside the alternator connector (right at the crimp terminals) so I'm sure the rest of the harness is fine. With as cheap and easy to come by as the replacement connector was, I'm guessing this is a common problem among Mitsubishi Electric alternators across multiple vehicle brands. As for reviving a 6 year old thread... I figured why make a new one when this is already on-topic? :biggthumpup: |
I've had to pull my alternator twice, once because it was dead, and the second time because I had a massive mystery oil leak from that area. I pulled it and pretty much everything else on that corner of the engine, and then cleaned it all up. I didn't actually end up finding anything, so I threw it all back together and it never leaked again. |
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