hi tubers and welcome back today's
project is the Saturn vue a 2006 with
a bad alternator I'll be changing the
alternator on this and the alternator on
this engine is located down under here
you get to the alternator first thing
we're gonna do is disconnect the battery
when you disconnect the battery you want
to take the ground cable off first then
the positive and this air filter has to
come off we have to remove the air
filter housing and the air filter case
get to that alternator now I'm not
gonna film this as I'm taking it off but
rather I'm gonna do it in sections so
once I get this off I'll show you what's
next
first thing to do is to take this hose
off the intake on the air cleaner you
get that out
take the air filter out and now here's
where it starts getting interesting on the side
over here you have this sensor that has
to come out once you get to sensor out
you have this bolt the back of the
housing that's a 10 millimeter get this
bolt out and then you have to pry this
out you have these two rubber nipples
get this out of the way it's together folks I
just plug them to here not sure if you
can see this I can't see the camera this
gets pulled back and then out now you get to the alternator
first thing I'm gonna have to do is pull
back on this tension pulley to get the
belt off now my next step will be the
release the tension on this tension
pulley by pulling it back getting the
belt below now to get this alternative
out this is the first view that I worked
on I'd have to get the bolt out of this
motor mount get under the engine and
jack up the engine a little bit this
tension pulley has to be held up and
this engine has to be propped up
somewhat and also they get this you can
see the tight fit in here to get this
alternate it out you have to bring it up
somewhat and I may have to take the
cover off this timing belt housing for a
little extra space I'm gonna take as
little off as possible they get to that
alternator
okay just showing you what we have over
here they have a tool to do this which I
don't have on hand so I'm using a 14
millimeter wrench on the bolt and it's
holding that pulley on and using another
wrench against it for leverage and pull
it back you see that moving that gives
me enough leverage to get that belt out
now usually they'll have a way the whole
back tension pulley back and I can't
find it usually there'll be some kind of
slot or something where you can stick a
pin in to hold it back because that
pulleys gonna have to be held back again
to get to that nut that's holding the
alternative end
another I'm talking about that's holding
that what's a native on let's see it
okay this probably has to be pulled back
so you could get to this right over here
so I have to find a way after I get this
belt off to hold this pulley back so I
could get this bulb out then the next
book let's hold it on it's right under
here I'm touching it with the
screwdriver and this one up here I
believe I'm gonna have to take this out
because this whole number wires better
connect it to the back of the alternator
and you can't get to those wires can't
get to those wise from what I could see
without pulling you up with the native
out so the bracket will have to come off
you get to the wise I have to say I miss
the old alternators that were right on
top two bolts 10 minutes later you were
in and out may not have to jack this
engine up I'm not sure it doesn't look
like I have wiggle room over here but I
won't know until I get this out this
looks like it's gonna be as much fun and
even more than what I thought
so I'm gonna leave this belt on right
now
because I could move the car around and
I'm gonna have to put into a spot that's
a little more level than where I'm at
I'm gonna go pick up the alternator and
then I'll pull this one out once I get
it to where I want it and we'll take it
from there
all right guys it's day three I want to
be a auto parts store the other day to
get the alternator they didn't have it
in stock
what I did was take the belt I picked up
a belt and I was just giving it a shot
to see if maybe the belt was slipping
and I get lucky that way but I put the
belt on and the light came on and I
checked then it wasn't given the full
charge but I just want to point this out
I was able to loosen this belt tensioner
with the two wrenches using a wrench on
didn't on the bolt and using this rent
wrench for leverage but while I was
there picking up the belt I picked this
up because what I'm gonna try and do is
to get this alternator out without
lifting the engine up I'm not
recommending you do it this way but this
is what I've done that belt tensioner I
have it I released the pressure on it
and I'm using this tool this is one of
the least tools from the um it was it
advanced although you have to leave a
$59 deposit but they be funded when you
bring it back and what I did I pull back
on the belt tensioner and I have it tied
to the motor mount now this bulb up here
requires a 12 millimeter socket and the
one on the bottom requires a 14
millimeter socket the space in here is
kind of tight and I'm using this Flex
ratchet to get it out and I had to use a
cheater ball on because it was kind of
tight you may be able to get in there if
you don't have one of these if you have
a short extension a long extension won't
work because there's not enough room
again I don't know if I'm gonna have to
raise this engine I think I'll have it
because it looks kind of tight unless I
can remove this panel but we'll see
right now I'm just focusing on getting
these bolts
and I'll take this both out on top that
looks like a ten millimeter that's all
under Wyatt Wyatt bracket to the
alternator once I have this done I'll be
able to see if I could get that
alternator out it's 20 degrees outside
today and it's not a comfortable day to
work although it's not raining the
snowing disappoint if you're gonna buy
this alternator autozone has a $10 core
charge and $20 off on a order of $100 or
more advanced auto as a 25% coupon but
as a $75 core charge the reason I'm
pointing that out is that if I knew I
was going to take this long to get to
this I would order it online and if you
want to keep the original core just in
case the new one doesn't work there's a
lot of chatter online about the
replacement alternators not workin you
have the original alternator that you
can have rebuilt with the original parts
in there just pointing that out world
ozone has a $10 core charge advanced
auto $75 and I mister I missed the
discounts because I had to pick it up in
the store as I mentioned if I knew it
was gonna take this long I would have
the mail it to me I want to know how to
travel there and I would have either got
$20 off or 25% off well once I get the
support I'll be back well guys I just
want to point it out there's a bracket
and holes this alternator on
and why do it I was taking the nut off I
was taking the bolt out up here but
there's also one down here I can't see
if the cameras catching this or not so
I'm going to pull that bulb out and see
if I could get this out without having
to jack this engine up I have to Jack
this engine up I have to pull out the
bulb on this motor mouth here but we'll
see alright guys I'm back between the
temperature the camera keep going out
the battery keeps discharged and I don't
because of the cold but it's dropping to
20 degrees again it's getting close to
four o'clock I don't know how much more
does I'm gonna be able to do tonight and
I apologize again about the shakiness of
this camera I have to freehand this I
don't have time for a tripod I have to
get this done I'm stuck without a car my
other vehicles down so that's another
repair a different day but if you get
that electa native out how do we move
this timing belt plate and there's four
bolts they're ten millimeters they were
all they were easy to get rid of just
how to pull it to the side and they was
able to wiggle that alternative out and
I just want to point out a few quick
things I keep some light on here there's
not much wiggle room in here at all and
these rubber boots look you can see this
one down here and those goes on the main
and the one that goes on the top of your
alternator just gets held down with a
nut these were very difficult to get off
this is probably the original alternator
this is a 2006 dis car it's now 2018 so
I was on for 12 years I had a hard time
getting it off you don't want to grip it
I used was this post clamp I was able to
get under the rubber and just pry it I
couldn't get a pic under there now
somebody's caused depending on the
engine you might not have to jack the
engine up you might not have to take
this plate off you might be able to jack
it up a little higher and still not have
to take the plate off I'm not sure this
is the first view that I work on and I
gotta be honest with you I don't want to
look at this thing again I hope this
alternator they sold me is right because
I don't want to be doing this again I'm
gonna try and stall this alternator
tonight my little guys getting it off
the bus I have to go get him it's going
to get dark out here soon and it is
called not only is it hot on your hands
but the why is the belt everything
stiffens up with the cold tomorrow
supposed to sleet and snow I'm not quite
sure well if it was done well I did down
here on the bracket for the alternator
that holds it on right in here I
couldn't get that alternator now you can
see this aluminum corrosion that's on it
well I cleaned it up with a little
sandpaper and put a little Vaseline on
it whatever you have Vaseline some
grease just a little bit to help it
slide any advantage that you can get any
advantage that you could give yourself
this is what I'm talking about right
downtown the other side of this that
alternator has to slip in there I
thought there was another bulb in there
that's how tight it was so I have to go
to the bus stop I'm gonna come back and
try to get this in and if not I just
have to button everything up and
hopefully better weather tomorrow until
then stay safe stay dry hello guys it's
the Twilight I'm still outside and it's
cold
I managed to get that Walternate of in a
couple things I want to point out you
have this bulb on the bottom these two
bolts on top when you put in this
alternator back in there's this bracket
behind here make sure you put that in
because this alternator won't go in
without that bracket the bracket gets
bolted to the block and you alternate it
gets bolted to the bracket and this
piece over here gets bolted down to hold
these wires how to take the timing belt
cover off and inspect this belt a little
bit it's good it's getting close to
where this belt should be changed
maintenance 100,000 miles I said to
change the water pump and the belt
that's a whole other job that I believe
this whole engine has to come out to do
that you want to make sure yeah
it's the shakiness as I'm holding this
by hand can't even see it here fine
again there's the boot like it's
connected to the alternator connect that
before you try to get through
alternative end and the other wire in
the back
it's easier to connect that after the
alternators in it's a tight fit over
here between the engine block and the
radiator but you can't get your hand in
and it gives you a little more wiggle
room leaving that all off now what I
have to get done what I have to do next
is to get the belt back on I have to
drop the engine and get that bolt back
into the engine mouth
getting too cold or anything I have to
get the bolt back in to the engine mount
and I notice back head you can't see
there's no way for me to film it when
that bolt goes through is like us it's
not a nut but the piece that goes in two
slides back and forth so I keep that in
mind when you're trying to put the bolt
in and you can't get it to all the way
if that moves you're gonna have to
wiggle it around to get it in and
another thing when I took this off the
air cleaner I just want to mention it
now I end up pulling that whole rubber
gasket out of the air cleaner you don't
have to this snaps in and out very easy
when I first looked at it looked like
one piece you know when they say haste
makes waste well that took me a while
they get it out and I took it out for
nothing this just snaps right in and out
easy to get in and out you want to make
sure you plug this back in all may be
done so I'm gonna button this up I'm
gonna try and get this belt on before I
go in I'm not going to get it all
together tonight tomorrow is plus the
hill and it's supposed to rain hail
whatever what has to be done left it's
just yeah if I get the soil tonight
tomorrow it's just the air filter and
making sure I have everything snugged up
and we'll go I just don't want to take a
chance of starting anything tonight when
you know Harvey that's where you're
making mistakes and as far as the talks
on these bolts I don't know what they
are I didn't have a manual to look them
up I made it snug and then some remember
you bolt it into an aluminum block when
you bolting it in so now guys I'm saying
good night and we'll see you tomorrow
alright guys good news it's been a
couple of days now and I drove this car
around for about 60 to almost 70 miles
and none of the lights are on you
alternate its charge and everything's
working fine so guys that's a wrap if
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