[xappie]

Rob,Jun 15 2004, 09:11 AM Wrote:Thanks for your help Xappie. The discription you posted was the exact way I had to do it, but I do have one note:

Quote:remove the ground cable and optionally CAREFULLY bend down the bracket that the ground (engine to chasis?) is attached to to get it out of the way

.......This is not an option, its a must. Even with this bent it was like getting the square peg in the circle hole.

I was wondering what CT you went to because I can't find one that can test a Focus alternator. Then again they probally just plugged into your car and read the code right?

Just out of curiousity what did in cost to have them Change your alternator?

I went to the CT in the Heartland Centre at Mavis/Britania in Mississauga - it's really close to where I live.

They didn't test the alternator at all, although they offered to, but I just had them replace it because I was pretty sure it was dead (no charge across the battery terminals with my multimeter - just the 12V from the battery.)

I shorted out the thing with a wrench (left a melted hole in the wrench!!) and a bunch of the wiring too. Quite a mess... They charged me $316 for the alternator, a rebuilt Bosche, after a $45 credit for the core of my old alternator. They had to replace all that wiring, and to do so they had to take off the flex pipe etc etc so the final bill was just over $600. :(