Im going to do this job in a few minutes and im using this video as my guide.....wish me luck 🤞 Finished in a little over 3 hours. Be sure to remove the bottom of the air box. I also found it extremely helpful to have someone hold up the hood so the prop isn't in the way the whole time. It made the job less frustrating. Mine was the Mitsubishi alternator (230 amp) versus the denso 230 amp. The connectors were different so I had to remove the old one before going to O'Reilly's to get the new one because of the different connectors. I went ahead and changed the serpentine belt while I was at it. Total for belt and alternator was $313. Hope this helps someone else in the same situation.
Dealer shop quoted $1600 (!!) for this job… Just bought new alternator on eBay for $190. I’m going back to Japanese cars after this short affair with ford.
Just had a dealer replace my 2017 Explorer alternator and was charged $2000! If you are reading this and read my comment on another video were I nsaid $1700 this is my updated charge from the dealer that includes tax and a shop charge?
Im going to do this job in a few minutes and im using this video as my guide.....wish me luck 🤞
Finished in a little over 3 hours.
Be sure to remove the bottom of the air box. I also found it extremely helpful to have someone hold up the hood so the prop isn't in the way the whole time. It made the job less frustrating. Mine was the Mitsubishi alternator (230 amp) versus the denso 230 amp. The connectors were different so I had to remove the old one before going to O'Reilly's to get the new one because of the different connectors. I went ahead and changed the serpentine belt while I was at it. Total for belt and alternator was $313. Hope this helps someone else in the same situation.
Appreciate the vid! Just finished changing the alternator on my wife’s 2016 explorer. Took 2 hrs
Thanks bro!
great video! You need a new cap for your coolant reservoir. That is why your top coolant hose was collapsed!
Yeah everyone says I need a cap but haven’t lost any coolant or even come close to overheating. But guess I should replace it
Im about to do my 2013 Interseptor sedan 3.5, i hope its as easy as yours 😊.
Dealer shop quoted $1600 (!!) for this job…
Just bought new alternator on eBay for $190. I’m going back to Japanese cars after this short affair with ford.
Looks like you need a new radiator cap. It should vent in when cooling off. The hose is sucked down.
You can take your front wheel off on the alternator side and pull the shielding back to expose the bottom bolt
👍 I was. Caught up on that dang 7 mil. Stud your video helped to keep curse words to minimum 😂
Wait until that water pump goes. Just had ours replaced 3500.00
So how many bolts held the alternator in place? 2 or 3?
I am pretty sure that you need to replace your radiator cap as the upper hose is collapsed. This is a common problem. FYI.
Thanks for heads up. Car doesn’t overheat in anyway or loose coolant
Understood but it is an issue that can easily be corrected by replacing the cap. I did it to my 18 XLT
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Just had a dealer replace my 2017 Explorer alternator and was charged $2000! If you are reading this and read my comment on another video were I nsaid $1700 this is my updated charge from the dealer that includes tax and a shop charge?
That’s insane. It took me about 2-3hrs taking my time. These dealerships are crazy
I just change mine also, I guess ford have alot of problems on the alternators all of my explorers have alternator problems
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I found the alternator for under $200.00. Dealership quoted me $950.00 inc the labor. BTW... Mine has 180K miles on it
That did not look too bad.... still not fun. Great vid, though!
Ford. Don’t sell it separately you can find it separately and it’s just the easy screw off screw on same problem. My Mustang blew the fuse box.