bbravo0325
LVC Member
I am trying to change the alternator on my 2000 Lincoln LS V8 but need help locating the alternator. Can someone please tell me where it is located and the steps on pulling it out and loosening the belt?
I am trying to change the alternator on my 2000 Lincoln LS V8 but need help locating the alternator. Can someone please tell me where it is located and the steps on pulling it out and loosening the belt?
In the trunk???????????????? I have gone underneath the car and I can not locate it. I think I am blind
u sound like an idiot right now, if you cant even follow directions off that link i dont think you should b messin with your alternator.
You had to have learned some how and the same way you learned I am trying to learn. That is why it is a forum to ask questions and to get a respond on how to do things. The only idiots are the ones responding talking crap instead of being helpful. The link does not say how to loosen the belt!
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As for trouble shooting I have had to change the battery twice on the car due to the fact that my battery will not last charger no more then 2 days. I have checked to see if any lights or anything stays on while I am away from the car but everything is perfect. I was told that in my case the alternator is what has to be wrong due to what is happening and that is what my conclusion was also.
What is a DMM? The battery goes dead if it sits for a few days. I changed the battery for the 2 time last tuesday. Car was running perfectly fine and the last time I drove it was Thursday. I went out of town Friday and on Sunday tried cranking the car on and the battery was dead again
DMM = Digital Multi-Meter. You need one that can measure voltage (they all can) and DC current up to at least 10A (not all go that high, many go to 20A).
You can get one at Radio Shack, Sears, or probably most auto parts stores.
The first thing to check is the battery voltage while the car is running. It should be between 13.8 and 14.5V. I think that you will find that it is. This will mean that the alternator is correctly charging the car.
The next step (with the car off) is to disconnect the negative battery cable. Now set the DMM to the current range and connect it from the negative battery post to the car's ground (the negative battery cable that you disconnected). You have to do this in a way that it will stay connected for an hour or two, not just held on with your hand. Jumper cables are good for this.
Now, you will have to wait about an half hour for all the electronics in the car to go to sleep. If the current reading is still over 50mA after a half hour, you have a drain. (I think you already know that.)
Next, you start removing fuses one by one from the rear fuse box, till the load drops below 50 mA. After this, it gets complicated, but if you do all this and report the results, we will help.
Let him go!!! He can't find the alternator, what makes you think he can read a meter???
it's not worth the headache.