Ford focus 2000 alternator and belt removal and fit

Have you sorted it yet if so ignore but if you need help post reply ,

the thermostat is situated below and to the right of the alternator in the thermostat housing. if you romove the alternator you can then see the thermostat housing..hope this helps.

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Simply follow the steps

Disconnect the battery's negative cable and set it aside where it can't accidentally snap back onto the terminal.

Remove the car's accessory drive belt. Disconnect the belt shield by removing its two 10-mm bolts, push up on the tensioner by hand, pull the belt off the air conditioner or water pump pulley and remove the rest of the belt. Take note of how the belt loops around each pulley.

Open the cover containing the alternator's electrical connectors and disconnect them. Remove the bolt on the coolant expansion tank then detach the tank from its clip and secure it away. Detach the power steering reservoir, engine wiring loom bracket, ground cable and evaporative emission canister purge valve.

Unscrew and remove the alternator's first bolt on its right side. Unscrew the second bolt on the left and disengage it fully from the bracket; it cannot be removed from the alternator. Remove the alternator from the engine.

Install the new alternator, placing the built-in bolt within the bracket and tightening it first. Insert and tighten the second bolt.

Replace all other objects set aside in the reverse order they were detached. (evaporative emission canister purge valve, ground cable, engine wiring loom bracket, power steering reservoir and coolant expansion tank). Plug in the electrical connectors and replace the cover over them.

Replace the accessory drive belt. Loop it over all the pulleys except the one on the air conditioner. Retract the tensioner upwards as you did before to fit the belt on the A/C pulley.

Reconnect the battery cable.

Disconnect battery at negative terminal.

Remove all electrical connections by unscrewing or unfastening electrical wires.

Remove all bolts that hold the starter on after loosening the belt.

Get the replacement starter and installation is a reverse of the removal.,

Loosen the adjustment bolt on the alternator, remove old belt, fit new one and stretch it slightly with the adjustment of the alternator until you have 2mm of deflection. Tighten up the bolt and take her for a run to charge the battery properly.

go to a car service center isnt so expensive.if something goes wrong even damages to altenator or water pump or worst to the ac compressor or power steering pump can happen!

remove the intake manifold ,remove radiator ,remove radiator intake and outake housing, remove fan ,remove all belts: power steering, alternator and if you have a/c, remove harmonic balancer ,remove timing belt covers, remove timing belt remove intake housinng once you have remove all the above, your freaken engine will look naked, you can see the location of the knock sensor is locate in the engine valley

disconnect the positive terminal lead to the battery and loosen the3 bolts to the alternator remove old one and reinstall new one ...using a grow bar or prybar rest it behind the alternator upper bracket and give some tension to it causing the belt to tighten then secure bolts and reattach the + positive lead terminal ..

my suggestion is go to a dismantler get another belt and ask or watch him.and no its not hard

hi there rowdyrottie best way to do alternator on these is to remove drivers headlamp by removing torx screws once thats out of way make a note on how alt belt goes on,once you have done that remove both 13 or 15mm nuts on top partt of alternator next unbolt 15mm bolt at bottom of alternator once removed disconnect wires from alternator you should be able to remove alternator from bracket if you can't you'll have to remove long bolt going into a bracket with torx socket or a good pair of vice grips once bolt is removed alternator will come out this should be done in just a matter of fitting new alternator & build back up.