Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
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Alternator replacement guide (please)
Just a quick question addressed to any of you who have changed a D3 alternator yourself.
Do you have any tips for the easiest way to get at it?
How much gubbins you need to remove first?
Are there any special tool needed?
Any suggestions much appreciated.Clive
31st Aug 2010 3:41 pm
Renton
Member Since: 13 Jan 2009
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Getting the fan off is the tricky part. With a set of viscous fan spanners its easy.
From the top of my head;
- Firstly remove the to fan cover and coolant hose. Put a towel in the hole to prevent anything falling down.
- Remove the fan.
- Use an allan key to move and"untension" the belt tensioner und pull the belt off while holding the tensioner down.
- Undo the cable plug on the alternator.
- Undo the (3?) screws on the alternator. The one on the far left side is the tricky one.
Believe this is it but might have forgotten something. You can get the fan of with a (27 i believe) spanner and a large screw driver to block/clamp the fan behind the screws. But its a bitch......CLUB ILLEGAL CAR WASHERS
31st Aug 2010 7:54 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
Cheers for that, bit more confident now.
It looks a bit daunting at first, mainly due to the lack of access, but I guess the old principle of "someone put it together so it will come apart" prevails. (Even if it was put together before the body went on) Clive
31st Aug 2010 8:32 pm
Renton
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Thats the attitude I like
Good luck.CLUB ILLEGAL CAR WASHERS
31st Aug 2010 8:51 pm
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
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fan is a 36mm, spanner can be had from halfords but if it's anything like mine you would need a proper locking tool for the waterpump pulley as mine was impossible to get off - ended up getting a local indy to do it.
If you can get the fan off, the rest of it looks very easy and there isn't much to getting it out.2014 D4 XS
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31st Aug 2010 9:42 pm
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
Thanks, that's kinda what I was hoping to hear. I'm not too phased about getting the fan off, had the Def'ner apart a few times, it was getting access to the alternator itself I was bothered about.
I'll have to see if my home-made Td5 locking tool fits the D3 fan pulley, shouldn't be too hard to modify it if not.Clive
31st Aug 2010 10:24 pm
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31st Aug 2010 11:07 pm
sopjas
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Just done mine had it refurbed for £80 with denso parts.
easy job really, hardest part as explained if getting the fan pully off, made a toll easy enought though.'Just because you're breathing doesn't mean you're alive'
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2nd Sep 2010 2:56 pm
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Sopjas,
Do you have the parts information and where you got your alternator done? To help member KSB.
Member Since: 30 Nov 2009
Location: Kendal, Cumbria
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Just changed mine today, 2005 D3 with 67000 miles, paid £155+VAT (£186) for an exchange unit. Its taken me about 4 hours to fit mainly because I could not get the viscous fan off, ended up pulling it out of the drivers side wheel arch. JE Remap, De-cat, Blanked EGR's, Allisport intercooler, Samco intercooler hoses, D4 rear lights, A bar, Big spot lights, Front headlight guards, 20'' Stormer wheels,
15th May 2011 11:59 pm
chd3
Member Since: 10 Sep 2011
Location: Manchester
Posts: 7
2007 HSE TDV6 alternator failure
Mine went last week - a smell of electrical burning and a stream of smoke rising from the alternator just as I pulled onto the drive at home luckily enough. Just before that all the warning lights came on and the sat nav screen went off. Battery voltage when the engine was turned off was 4.5V!! Disconnected the battery immediately!! Replacement alternator was £200+VAT - only done 45,000 miles from new. Replacement was easy enough after I made a fan pulley wheel tool out of a flattened piece of 22mm copper pipe, which was the hardest part of the job. After installation, voltage with engine running and no accessories on was 14.5V and all the warning lights were off thank goodness. Battery is holding it's charge too, I'm glad I disconnected it and recharged it straight away!! I'll keep that tool - I've a feeling I'll be needing it again! I told the parts dealer I was disappointed that the alternator had gone after only 45,000 miles and he said that's nothing compared to when a brand new vehicle comes back after 2 days with the same problem like he had seen previously.....yikes!!! Big thanks to all the previous contributors for their advice on how to replace it!!!!!
16th Sep 2011 9:08 pm
chd3
Member Since: 10 Sep 2011
Location: Manchester
Posts: 7
Hi gras......can't send a pm yet sorry so here's my reply, hope you get it....Hi I got mine from Williams Land Rover in Manchester off Princess Parkway. It was list at 225+VAT but they gave discount at 10% so it was £203+VAT from memory. Good luck!! Have you got the link to the instructions off the web? I used this one which I found useful.
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