Remove and install alternator

Note: Depending on the type, the alternator is also available as an exchange part.

This means that a defective alternator may be accepted as a trade-in when buying a remanufactured or new alternator from the manufacturer. Therefore, take the old part to the dealer.

• Important: Disconnect the battery negative cable (-) from the battery.

  Caution: This will erase the electronic memories, such as the engine fault memory or the radio code. Before disconnecting the battery, also read the notes in the chapter "Remove and install battery."

Removal, 1.6 L engine

• Release tension on the serpentine belt and remove it from the alternator pulley.

• Unscrew the upper alternator mounting bolt.

• Unscrew or pull off the cables at the rear of the alternator.

• Unscrew the lower alternator mounting bolt.

• Position the workshop jack under the engine mount, see illustration.

• Unscrew the engine mount from the body.

• Unscrew the alternator from the bracket.

• Lower the jack until the alternator can be removed.

Installation

• Insert the alternator and screw it in place.

• Lift the engine mount and screw it in place. Remove the workshop jack.

• Tighten the lower alternator mounting bolt.

• Plug in the multi-pin connector on the alternator and screw on the thick cable.

• Install and tension the poly-V belt, see page 58.

• Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal. Set the clock and enter the radio anti-theft code.