With 4.2L MPI

Generator

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Hose clip pliers (VAS 6362)

Removing

- With ignition switched off, disconnect battery ground (ND) wire. Refer to => [ Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting ] Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting.

- Drain coolant.

- Remove right front wheel.

- Remove front right wheel housing liner.

- Detach hose - arrow - to secondary air pump at bottom of air cleaner housing.





- Detach air hose - 2 - at air cleaner housing.





- Disconnect electrical connector - 1 -.

- Remove bolts - arrows - and take out air cleaner housing.

- Detach upper coolant hose - arrow - from radiator.





- Remove bolt - 1 - and detach mounting plate - 2 - beneath it.





- Detach wire- 2 - at generator.





- Disconnect electrical connector - 1 -.

- Free up wiring.

- Remove bolt - 3 - and detach securing plate beneath it.

- Detach coolant lines at generator.

• Before removing, mark direction of ribbed belt with chalk or felt-tipped pen. Reversing the direction of rotation of a run-in ribbed belt can destroy the belt.

- Pivot tensioner in - direction of arrow - to release tension on ribbed belt.





- Detach ribbed belt from generator pulley.

- Release tensioner.

- Remove bolts - arrows -.





• If alternator sticks in holder, turn bolt back in again down to the last 2 turns.

• Tap carefully on bolt heads with flat side of hammer to release threaded bushings of generator mount.

- Remove generator.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

• Replace seals, gaskets and self-locking nuts.

- slightly drive back sleeves for retaining bolts in order for easier installation of generator.

• Tight sleeves for generator mount must be made smooth-running, otherwise clamping force of sleeve is too little despite correct torque.

- Position ribbed belt over pulleys in stated sequence.





1. Upper idler wheel

2. Crankshaft

3. Tensioner for ribbed belt

4. Lower idler pulley

5. Power steering pump

6. A/C Compressor

7. Generator

• When installing poly V-belt, make sure it is properly seated on pulleys.

- Install the right front wheel housing liner.

- Connect battery. Required actions, refer to => [ To connect, connect terminal clamp of ground (GND) wire by hand to battery negative terminal and tighten nut. ] Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting.

- Fill coolant.

- Start engine and check belt routing.

Tightening Specifications