1999-2005 Chevy Venture Pontiac Montana Oldsmobile Silhouette Alternator Replacement

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[@mikesommers441]

That is great advice not messing with the wiper motor and mechanics. The bolts will break. It is easier to remove tensioner and 3 bolt bracket. Ther are no short cuts, only done the right way there will no headachs. Very good and simple video. Thanks for helping people in the right direction.

[@ewaltsauto]

Welcome, If there's any other removals you would like to see let me know

[@shrumstein]

I managed to do this with tilting the motor or touching the wiper mechanism...and I'm here to say if rather put together a rubrics cube being held at gunpoint than do that again lol

[@davec6914]

@@shrumstein Jajaja your comment made me laugh because I went through the same procedure and I had to mess around a bit with the wiper mechanism in order to remove the alternador. Definitely not an easy task but it's not impossible either. One thing i always have in mind is patience when working with cars. ✌

[@aprilmeek3319]

Took the alternator out of my 03 Chevy Venture today and since I didn’t have a motor strap, I used small connector joint with a 15mm socket and ratchet for the 2 back bolts, but it has to be on there just right so when you turn it the joint doesnt twist or bend, causing the socket to slip off. Even with smaller hands it was tricky with limited space. I unhooked my battery terminals first so I didn’t light my ass up lol, then unhooked the fuse box, pulled the batter out, removed the serpentine belt, then the washer jug, and pulled that black bar over just a tad after unscrewing the left bolt. Slipped the alternator right out that side. Not sure why Chevy thought it was a great idea to bury the alternator back near the firewall and damn near impossible to get those 2 bolts loose. I ran out of daylight but I’ll be putting the new one back in tomorrow. Hoping it goes in much easier than coming out lol. Thanks for the video.

[@ewaltsauto]

Glad it helped

[@ramonayala9237]

I love

[@BillBatdorf]

At least the water pump is easy to replace!

[@DreamGrandDragon]

This video helped me do my alternator on my silhouette hell of a job and it was a nightmare but can't complain for an alternator that lasted 312,000 Miles

[@Okay.welder]

Great video! Just got a used Montana, glad i found this video

[@ewaltsauto]

Thank you

[@waynehebert9570]

Thank you for a great video. I was able to complete a swap with no issues thanks to your outstanding video.. again.. THANK YOU..

[@ewaltsauto]

Glad I could help, if there's any other repairs you would like to see, let me know

[@idratherbflyingthesaucer6270]

Aight man thanks for the reply and appreciate the video

[@filibertovargas8354]

That is realy good video and helpful thankyou so much.

[@martysmith65]

Took the wiper reservoir out and once I took the bracket off the alternator slid it out through there. No engine rolling or wiper removal required. I did loosen the left side wiper controller (yellow sticker in the video) and move it out of the way (2 bolts). Was worried the alternator was after market and smaller than you dealt with, but the replacement went in the same way.

[@ewaltsauto]

rear bolts sit to close too the firewall on mine to not roll the engine forward

[@chrisberry7193]

@@ewaltsauto where did you hook the ratcheting strap to after you hooked it to the point on the motor mount

[@marianopatino939]

Love the video, as a 20 year old that has no idea what I am doing, this helped a lot. I have a question though, I don't have a strap to move the motor, but I did manage to take off the tensioner as well as the idler, but I still cannot manage to take off the thing where the tensioner/idler/alternator stand, the thing with the little hook thing sticking out. Is there some bolts on the back side that are hard to reach? I appreciate it if anyone could help out

[@ewaltsauto]

yea there's 1 bolt that holds the alt and bracket to the head

[@emmettturner9452]

Woah! Playing with fire there by removing the positive battery connection first. I’m sure you knew not to let your tool touch anything else while doing that but you did it so fast and effortlessly that viewers might not realize you were being careful.

[@brandiduck23]

Thanks for the video , just cannot get motivated today to finish mine !!! lmao . I have to change rear head gasket as well !! this sucks lmao , lmao thanks :)

[@ewaltsauto]

yea these engines were bad for head gaskets

[@gamebuddy69]

Great video. Thank you. Although it looks like a pain in the ... knuckles, having to remove all those components, it looks doable for me and/or any mechanically inclined individual. One question: Where did you strap the other end of the ratcheting belt? Thanks. TC.

[@ewaltsauto]

I hooked it the inside of the bumper or you could hook it to the rad support

[@jeffparkinson5005]

My wiper washer wasn't working and I really hardly ever have used that feature on my vehicles when I had ones that did work. So I removed the white window washer reservoir permanently, and man does that make getting into the engine bay much easier on that side of the van.

[@ewaltsauto]

I don't think i could go without my washer

[@finisher3x]

That's what I'm about to do today. Once I take that reservoir out, it's NEVER going back in there again.

[@idratherbflyingthesaucer6270]

Hey man now that youve done it is there any short cuts or anything you would have done differently to get to alternator. Bout to have to change one myself soon.

[@ewaltsauto]

patrick hall the many times I've done it this way seems easiest

[@mylifejourney74]

I have a 2000 solhouette. I can't seem to get the clip to release. any advice?

[@Daelmyth]

So it looks like all you had to do was disconnect the upper motor mount / stabilizer to rock the engine forward to get to the mounting bolts. Then, was that the water pump you pulled out just before you pulled out the alternator?

[@ewaltsauto]

It was the bracket the alt bolts too

[@Daelmyth]

LS2 Chevy Astro sweet. Even better.

[@Daelmyth]

Thanks for the reply!

[@ewaltsauto]

Daelmyth anytime

[@robertschaefer5038]

Bro how did you do this without cussing. Thanks for the video, it helped a lot.

[@ewaltsauto]

The camera lol

[@AuzzAustin]

I was wondering if you know how to put a tcc pwm solenoid circuit in for a pontiac montana 99. I need a new one replaced and I don't know where it goes

[@ewaltsauto]

Yea it's on the drivers side of the trans, you have to lower the drivers side subframe to allow enough room to take the side cover off. And the tcc is on the front side of the valve body

[@AuzzAustin]

@@ewaltsauto Ah alright thanks alot u are a big help

[@kendavis179]

My brother in law changed mine out today the video made it so much easier he was having trouble with the last bolt until I asked about the ratchet strap he put it on rolled the engine forward and it made all the difference in the world ty my check engine light is on the code says a vacuum leak any ideas where to start and what to look for had head gaskets replaced about 1000 miles ago

[@ewaltsauto]

Do you know the code it's throwing

[@kendavis179]

I know I don't next ti e I am out try to get it

[@samueldecelles6646]

The Silhouette was discontinued in 2004 along with the Oldsmobille brand

[@kylegreer4811]

I got an 02 and both fans just quit working any advice?

[@ewaltsauto]

if you unhook the temp sensor the pcm will command fans to high, if they still don't work, check fuses and relays

[@darrenreed6491]

I found on my 05 venture it was easier to drop the wipers to get the clearance

[@ewaltsauto]

Darren Reed alot of the bolts are rusted and break so it's usually not recommended

[@magnificent10304]

Ty

[@mikeoregan3651]

My grandmother is giving me her 2005 montana... she says her engine light is on, I'm not sure what the mileage is at...

[@ewaltsauto]

Part stores will scan it for free, and if you get the code I can help

[@eslinmar1]

HELLO, THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO....I NEED CHANGE MY SPARK PLUGS....CAN YOU HELP ME??? APPRECIATE THANKS...

[@ewaltsauto]

easiest way is to remove the dog bones and pull the engine forward for the rear ones

[@eslinmar1]

THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE I'LL TRY

[@dannypalmer7701]

Now those are the vans that need to be all crushed! 😂

[@vegamedina289]

Heater core replacement for same van?

[@ewaltsauto]

I did one, lost the footage, but it's done from the center of the dash were the dvd player would go

[@oldsong1016]

Where can buy gasket kit for 2005 v6 3000

[@ewaltsauto]

Rockauto is where I get most of my stuff, or ebay

[@oldsong1016]

@@ewaltsauto thanks bro

[@alexpagano1000]

En mi Chevrolet ventura 1998 yo solo saco los puntos del motor. Jalo el motor hacia el frente y puedo sacar el alternador. No saco la bateria ni la caja de fusibles quisas el depósito de agua de cristales esa es la forma que yo lo saco y hay también cambio las buj i as de una ves es bien facil

[@ewaltsauto]

My alt was too big to fit between the intake and wiper cowl - Mi alt era demasiado grande para caber entre la entrada y la cubierta del limpiador

[@mayraelenaalcocerjimenez848]

Y salen buenos esos carros amigo

[@mayraelenaalcocerjimenez848]

Salen buenos esos carros o no

[@josedemarcos823]

Como se reconstruye el alternador

[@ewaltsauto]

Never rebuilt one, it's just easier to buy a new one

[@charliebrown5991]

I heard sirens,are you in ft Wayne?

[@gunatik1439]

I fucking love it

[@frankieherrera3541]

What size is the batter that thing is huge

[@ewaltsauto]

it's just the stock 125a

[@frankieherrera3541]

LS2 Chevy Astro oh ok :) it's still big

[@allyoop8879]

@@frankieherrera3541 I just bought a new 78 battery for my '02 Silo at Walmart The dimensions are about 7"w x 10" l x 7"h. It helps to have someone or a bungee cord to hold the fuse box to the side. Be careful of the radiator cap. If the battery has a carry strap it helps a lot. I removed the strut bar and battery box so many times to swap batteries, I could do it in my sleep searching for the 1.6 amp parasitic draw. I think it may be the alternator. I hope it's not the PCM since the A/C and #1 fan stopped working. UPDATE: I still think I have problems with the PCM for other problems but it wasn't the PCM that is killing a fully charged battery overnight. I checked the charge rate and it is 15vdc +. Two days ago I completely disconnected the wiring to the alt. and charged the battery. It still has a full charge of 12.6 volts. Tomorrow I'll tackle the removal chore and get a new alternator.

[@TV-dd7bv]

Привет! У тебя есть программа для Venture?

[@ewaltsauto]

Программист для двигателя компьютера?

[@anthonyerbes5910]

Does it hurt the engine or anything that attaches to it to use the ratchet strap to rock engine forward. I live in my van and can't afforf to pay someone to fix. Repaced the alternator on my 90 toyota corrola myltiple times but the venture seems a lot more intensive and harder to get to than my toyota. Why do vans like this have to have suvh a small engine compartment. Its ridiculously annoying. Hell just to remove the battery you have to take out fuse box. Sorry rant over. Just don't want to damage anything.

[@ewaltsauto]

Anthony Erbes no as long as you don't pull it to far forward and push it into the radiator

[@anthonyerbes5910]

LS2 Chevy Astro so ratchet it forward until theres just enough clearance tto get the alternator out? When is too much? I'd do it the windshield wiper way but already have issues with my windshield wipers that I just fixed and dont want to mess it up more.

[@anthonyerbes5910]

About to buy the alternator right now and start working on it. Oh and just to clarify you only used the ratchet strap to support the motor? No jack or jack stands were used underneath? Or is it not really an issue of the engine dropping and the strap is solely to gain the clearance needed?

[@anthonyerbes5910]

Great video by the way but some constructive criticism for other videos, is if you would have explained what you were doing as you were going along. Just my opinion though. Regardless your video will still help tremendously! :)

[@ewaltsauto]

Anthony Erbes no jack stands, just ratchet it forward till it touches the fans, I would of explained what I was doing but I'm deaf

[@dalekundtz4603]

Would have been nice if you had explained what you were doing. Could not see half of it.

[@rod65man65]

I thank I hear a sweet female in the background asking " Are you finish honey " ?

[@ewaltsauto]

at what time stamp?

[@dannypalmer7701]

Just do it.Nice that there is no jawing!

[@clarencealexander1093]

This job is MUCH to complex without verbal instructions and tool requirements. (And I have turned quite a few wrenches in my life)

[@emmettturner9452]

Looks like he figured it out.

[@34153353]

Cannot see at 4:26 minutes into video, what bolts he is unscrewing, It would have helped ihe moved the camera as close as possibe so w can see what he was doing, understanding there may not be enough room for the camera to get in there. Not necessary to pull back the top of the motor to get to the alternator, as there are two other ways to do it, but I guess it is okay. No voice instruction as he was going along to explain what bolts we could not see that he was removing. Oh well.....

[@ewaltsauto]

The nuts I'm removing are the washer tank

[@dannypalmer7701]

Great just show and no talking! 👍Cant stand talking or music! Just show how to do it! 😮

[@mitchbatten8281]

If you told me how you went about changing an alternator and I didn’t see it myself, I would think you were lying. What an engineering mess.

[@SimilienLence]

Frèo

[@charlesjousma3947]

Chatty Cathy! You talk too much! But, seriously, a helpful procedure for those dealing with the pain of GM ownership of older minivans.

[@ewaltsauto]

I know, I have a issue with talking and remembering what I'm doing, or I get in the zone and forget to talk

[@josemariaguillencalderon7735]

Muy malo para explicar niseve cuando lo desmonta ni lorepara

[@luisalbertomonteroch7746]

One cannot see a d*mm thing!

[@ewaltsauto]

I couldn't either, so imagine a camera in there

[@robingardipee1488]

PEOPLE READ THS! Take the brackets off your motor and push the van forward. This will give you enough room so you don't have to do all of that.

[@robingardipee1488]

Although great video and great job.

[@ewaltsauto]

not without removing the wiper transmission bar, at least not with my 4 vans. you probably have the small alt (105 amp)

[@sergioantoniomontemayoravi1179]

No explicas nada de lo que estás haciendo

[@sergioantoniomontemayoravi1179]

You don't explain nothing about what are you doing.

[@ewaltsauto]

wasn't a how to

[@leoramirez8977]

So you don't know how to explain things you're just doing it hoping everybody can see what you're doing and a little explanation would go a long way

[@ewaltsauto]

Alot of people don't like the talking so I stopped

[@clarencealexander1093]

That is why I gave it a thumbs DOWN.

[@rickrivera9786]

Mayb he has no toung and cant talk talk talky