2005 Toyota Camry Alternator Replacement 2AZFE - Step by Step Full Walkthrough

[@DuckDuckDad]

Slide the belt off of the water pump rather than the alternator first. The water pump pulley is smooth with no lip and the smooth back side of the belt rests on it. It's a lot easier than fighting it over the lip and grooves on the alternator pulley. 😊

[@TheDmoosed]

❤

[@chrisbennett812]

Thanks for posting this vid. It was very helpful to my son and me. We just swapped out the alternator on his ‘05 Rav4. Same 2.4 engine and same location for the alternator and belt tensioner bolt . Same bolt sizes too. Only minor differences with the wiring clips but the way you dealt with them helped set a great example. I was even able to buy the same specific tools you bought (got ‘em at Harbor Freight). My advice to anyone wanting to attempt this, remove the old unit (take pictures of the orientation of any removable brackets before removing them) and take it (with) to the parts store. Make them pull the new unit out of the box (before you purchase it) to compare it to the old unit. Make sure EVERYTHING matches up. We didn’t, and ended up buying the wrong thing the first time around. Also, wear mechanics gloves. Your hands will thank you. Cheers!

[@richardpalmer956]

I wish you showed specifically you taking the serpentine belt off. This is what I am struggling with, and I needed the same exact set up as you (breaker bar and extender) but I still couldn’t do it. I know I could’ve changed it successfully if I saw that part. Thanks for this video

[@TheHollowjock]

great video! Ive never swapped an alternator before and with this video it wasnt difficult at all.

[@khanyekl]

BEFORE DOING THE JOB!!!!!! Make sure to pull then hold the bolt, it does NOT twist! It will snap off! I learned the hard way!

[@Brandon-21MN]

Wdym?

[@khanyekl]

@@Brandon-21MN I'm talking about the tension bolt

[@Jim_One-wl4ke]

My first DiY on the alternator old Camry. I just used a 12” ratchet socket 19mm 6 hex no special tool. Off was easy putting the belt back was a 2 person job and even have to use duckduckdad suggestion slip back on by the flat pulley by a helper. Took me around 2hrs 😂 with that tight spot. Thanks to you KhanXo❤ I wouldn’t have dare to do it without watching yr video. ❤

[@rezasalehi7924]

Thank you man, I successfully replaced my alternator two days ago. You saved me around $400. Cheers :)

[@nealolivier6136]

Thanks for leaving the link to the breaker bar. Life saving…

[@jonhayden3020]

Great video. I know nothing about cars, but I'm handy and figure things out. Also, not afraid to try anything...that helps..haha. Your video was the second one I watched when I was trying to determine the loud hum that developed in my daughter's ride. My part came in today (new $99) and I tackled the job tonight. Hardest thing was getting the belt back on around the alternator. Finally got that, hooked everything back, cranked it up, and the loud hum was gone. I was unsure it WAS the alternator until the battery died while waiting a few days for the part. Thank you very much for your help!!!

[@jonhayden3020]

Not even sure how much this job costs???? I'm sure you saved me a chunk of change!! Thanks again!!!

[@khan_xo]

Glad to hear! That humming sound can be disconcerting lol dealers in my area quoted me around $336 so replacing on your own is def the way to go!

[@Slowdwood]

Thanks dude I gotta do this tomorrow. I even went to oreillys and got the same alternator earlier today. They rent the belt tool and give your money back when you return it. Also get $38 dollars for the old alternator

[@khan_xo]

Nice, hope to hear you got it going. I tried the tool rental program in my area but they didn't offer it unfortunately :/

[@dallasbeus2117]

I'll bet Harbor Freight is you favorite store! Thanks for the video!

[@khan_xo]

Dallas Beus I’m def there more than I want to be haha

[@dallasbeus2117]

@@khan_xo It's a good place for cheap tools I have shopped there for years. I was a little frustrated today I bought a metric socket set and when I needed a 12mm I found out they jumped over that size and went from 11mm to 13mm. 12mm is one of the most common sizes. Figure that one out. I guess China doesn't use the 12mm size, lol.

[@khan_xo]

@@dallasbeus2117I agree and lmao tell me about it, I once bought a set without a 13mm which was exactly the size needed for my oil pan

[@sharminiam2276]

Hai Allah, tomar channel dekhi koto shundor!!!

[@robp4711]

Really appreciate this video, I this video you saved me about 500+ N.Z dollars. Thank you from New Zealand.

[@khan_xo]

Dancing Farmer glad to be of some help! Cheers!

[@BV-Auto]

Best to remove and replace the belt @ the water pump pulley and not the alternator itself.

[@btomas225]

You could just remove the upper motor mount to gain clearance to use your socket and serpentine bar....The mount comes off relatively easy and the lower mount will still support the engine. Oh, and what you called the "ground wire", the cable that goes to the stud on top with the rubber boot, is actually the battery cable...

[@TopJoo7]

The tool aka serpentine belt tool (L-shape bar extension as seen in this video) is mandatory. You can not complete this particular job without it. Thanks for sharing the video!

[@jnutz4871]

No you dont I did this with a 3/8 ratchet and a short socket the tool just has enough leverage to take tension off the belt without making enough torque weight to round off the bolt there

[@steveflorman9922]

No it's not. All he had to do was rotate the ratchet handle 60 degrees (it's a hex head bolt) and he'd have had plenty of room to take off tension without hitting the frame. Nice work, though; that flat bar tool looks handy!

[@dntlss]

@@jnutz4871 Why are so many people rounding off this bolt or breaking it altogether? bad design from Toyota or people using wrong tools or both? i mean i can see the up loader using the wrong socket but it seems not everyone would do the same identical thing, heck most people have normal 5 pointers,applying too much force maybe?

[@drippingwax]

@@dntlss The aluminum isn't strong enough for all of the torque it needs to handle. Shouty Kilmer made a video about it, saying Toyota used cheap pot metal. He showed how to replace the tensioner and said Toyota fixed the fault: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnTcdGSVjLSoaa8 ...except I broke the boss on the new tensioner...

[@jasonbinger499]

I got mine off without it. Just ratchet and cheater bar so no its not mandatory there guy

[@opaman7518]

The serpentine belt removal even with the same kit you bought was still very difficult to remove the serpentine belt and even harder to install serpentine belt. There has to be a better Serpentine Belt Removal Tool. But still very informative video. Question was anything wrong with your tensioner that made Serpentine Removal difficult b/c there doesn't seem to be enough slack to belt when tensioner is fully engaged down. Any comment would be appreciated.

[@khan_xo]

The tensioner was fine, I assume that little bit of slack given when fully down is just enough to get it off and purposely designed that way to keep those moving parts held tightly together.

[@JayElement13]

The alternators on these camry’s are simple. I swapped out my alternator and serpentine belt in 30 minutes.😂

[@robhulson]

I had the exact same problem with the star-shaped 19mm socket set. THEY WILL STRIP THE BOLT. I ended up getting a serpentine belt kit from my local auto store for $50 and they said as long as all the pieces are intact I can return it. It has a HEX shaped 19mm socket and it hasn’t failed to grip it yet.

[@drippingwax]

I used a 6-point socket to replace the serpentine belt tensioner and the fake bolt sheared off. I bought a new tensioner, was much more careful, and sheared off the new fake bolt, so Mom had her car towed to her mechanic and he had some special tool I cannot find.

[@joshuam7818]

Hey thanks for the video, do you know that the blue clip wire is called on the alternator, it's not the positive or negative wire but the one right next to the belt

[@bdogg20101]

Try to use a 6 point when possible when the bolt is under a lot of tension. A 12 point will likely round out the head

[@farnadtohidkhah9448]

Thanks for your useful video

[@sizhongyan3812]

Good job 。I like watching your channel

[@airon6864]

Great video quality. I’m waiting on my new alternator and if possible if I have any questions can you help?

[@khan_xo]

Feel free to ask away when it comes in!

[@airon6864]

Oh I will thanks man. It’s for my 2012 Toyota Camry SE idk if that matters or nor. Looks the same to me.

[@khan_xo]

Yeah it should be similar if not the same. This particular engine was the I4 2AZ-FE. Yours might be the same or the 2AR-FE.

[@airon6864]

Yeah I think I’ll just have problems with the belt tension

[@khan_xo]

Aarons Sport 2012 Camry SE Channel Martin yeah that was really the only difficult part lol hopefully yours tension nut isn’t stripped like mine

[@gotrescuedauto3584]

THEE BEST VIDEO I'VE SEEN SO FAR SSSHHHIIIFFFTTT 👏 🙌 👌 🤣 😂

[@miquelanqelg]

I rounded out that fake bolt also , now i will try that extractor kit . Thanks

[@davidmccullough5631]

Me too.

[@khanyekl]

I broke it. Any work around tips?

[@katieporter2563]

This vid helped me get my alternator out woot woot

[@apexscape]

thank u sir. hope u making good money from this tutorial

[@WeHustleDaily]

Hey Type of gear your using to record ?

[@bonholio0o]

Good job bud, btw HF sells a DC wall plug charger for car battery. Get it for $5

[@bonholio0o]

also I don't know about this brand but for aftermarket alternator the best ones I've used are Bosch, same with starter.

[@Danesh98]

Great Post, he is very accurate. Challenging part is how to remove serpentine belt and install. Good Job dude.

[@khan_xo]

Danesh98 thanks for watching!

[@binhdangvn]

Thanks for your video. I am going to replace my belt

[@khan_xo]

Đặng Ngọc Bình thanks for watching and good luck to you!

[@chuckalucktoo5492]

I don't know if you did it or not. But once the car starts, immediately disconnect the jumper cables because you don't gain anything by keeping them connected. Once the dead car starts, the alternator takes over. Jumping cables are just that. Jumping cables.

[@Brian-vd4mg]

Get a Klutch or Icon extra long spline drive ratcheting wrench to take the tension of the belt. It is 17MM / 19MM.

[@billiefox1149]

Thanks For this video

[@HummingbirdHillsFarm]

Very helpful and informative!

[@khan_xo]

Thank you!

[@adamnugent2137]

need a 1/2 extendable ratchet with pivot / flexible head. And need to remove the right front passenger tire to put the belt back on the pulleys in the bottom, then compress the 19 mm bolt and put the belt last on the alternator pulley.

[@farmshowroom7831]

Hi , is there a shorter alternative belt for this 2azfe engine , like my ac compressor not working , can I place a shorter drive belt to drive the car without ac

[@lelouch6067]

(2004 Toyota camry LE)The battery was plugged in and I took off the rubber part of the alternator and tried to tighten the bolt that the rubber covers with a wrench then sparks started flying and now the car doesnt start. When I put the key in and try to turn it, it doesnt do anything and makes a quiet whining noise then when I take the key out there is a quiet pop noise. What did I do and how can it be fixed?

[@doubletrouble3241]

4:09 3/8 drive 9pc bolt extractor set including 19 mm

[@davep.640]

Thanks a lot man! I was trying to take it step by step on your video. I had already watched a couple but my wife sent me this one. I did not round off the fake bold, I broke it off completely. Maybe next time you should edit out the screw up. Thanks a lot.

[@estyrodriguez4507]

So you watched the video before you worked on your car, right?....Funny, I am, now i know how not to completely break the fake "Bolt".

[@drippingwax]

@@estyrodriguez4507 I was careful, sheared the fake bolt, replaced the tensioner, was even more careful, and broke the new fake bolt.

[@LA_Commander]

If you don't have a 19mm socket, a 3/4" socket will also work. But yes, always use a 6-point socket.

[@dannysanchez7096]

Thank you for the video. I replaced my mom's alternator and battery.👍🏼. I appriciate it alot good job on the video

[@khan_xo]

Nice! Thank you for watching!

[@GabrielaGarcia-um8jp]

Thanks so much! You saved us lots of money!

[@khan_xo]

Gabriela Garcia glad to hear it! Thank you for watching!

[@DBVDraven]

Can this be done without the screw replacement from the old one? Can I buy new screws?

[@khan_xo]

so long as the new screw matches the specs of the screw you are replacing, I don't see any issue

[@Brararaf101]

looks like more job then i thought lol 06 camry 300 k original alternator went to autozone test showed bad voltage regulator .I got no symptoms light flashing nothing starts good so should i bother changing it I'm only gonna keep car another year Is there sympotps before alterntor goes out or is it like out like a swithc

[@khan_xo]

brs rafal for me, the alternator started to make a loud whine before it gave out completely. If the car has that many miles and other issues coming up then it may be worth considering before fixing but, in my experience, most cars (Toyota’s especially) will run a long time with consistent maintenance.

[@EZurg]

Thanks buddy!

[@CD5CHAMP7]

I knew this guy didnt know what he was talking about almost asap once he said ground cable for the alternator power wire

[@joshuam7818]

Hey do u know what the other wire is called

[@joshuam7818]

Not the ground or power wire, but the wire that goes into the blue clip

[@fiona3929]

Pretentious

[@williamdevlin5439]

Dont listen to this guy. He started out damaging the tensioner boot head trying to unscrew it and not pivot tge belt,out of the way with it

[@davidhuggins3892]

Always put penetration grease on the bolts you breaking about an hour or more before you unbolt. Works like a charm every time.

[@20alphabet]

A few drops of brake fluid works well also. Lesson learned.

[@djo9c1]

@@20alphabet Yep, just be careful not to allow it to come into contact with any painted surface or buna/nitrile rubber.

[@dominiquelawson9819]

The top right big bolt on the alternator do I need to listen that to remove alternator....also I removed the three bolts on the left also won't come off also...took off electronics

[@khan_xo]

So after you have removed the belt and electrical cables, all you should have left to remove is one top bolt that is 14mm and a bottom one that is 12mm. They are pretty long and hold the alternator to the rest of the engine. Make sure you are getting those particular bolts and not ones that are nearby (you don't have to loosen the bolt at the center of the pulley). Once those are off, the alternator will still be stuck on. You'll have to kind of pry it out with a flathead or something similar and then wiggle it back and forth while pulling it toward you. I do this starting at 9:20 in the video.

[@rogervonschleusingen4603]

WHAT A BALL BUSTER !!

[@JRS-iq9pz]

Couldn't you start the tool for the tensioner higher at the start? Then you have more room to pull it down.

[@khan_xo]

A motor mount is in the way from going any higher

[@khanyekl]

The bolt head to remove the belt broke off. Any tips for a work around?

[@khan_xo]

Leseli Khanye i thought that might have happened to me at first and all I could think of was replacing that assembly

[@drippingwax]

@@khan_xo I sheared off the fake bolt head, replaced the serpentine belt tensioner, tried to be careful, and still sheared the new one!

[@2fun2beme]

Nothing personal bro but watch KZbin videos for about 15 years before you make them. ✌

[@kack7130]

that rubber is positive right?

[@goblingamer606]

So i just replaced the alternator on our 2005 toyota camry and now the engine shakes and the fan air conditioning blows harder when i accelerate. Did i put the belt back on wrong or something?

[@khan_xo]

Treven ODonnal that could be a possibility, check around the ac compressor pulley in particular and make sure the belt was put back on properly. You can search for 05 Camry belt diagrams if you forgot how it was originally aligned.

[@BigDame727]

Also if the battery isn't fully charged it will run like that

[@drippingwax]

Did you fix it, drive like that for years, or get rid of the car?! :D

[@gasscooterdude]

Is Denso brand any better than Ultima?

[@khan_xo]

The PIANA Meth Pills Diet I think denso is OEM so if you only want that then you might consider it better but I’ve had no issues thus far with ultima.

[@rulezrulez3434]

thats no ground wire ,it runs all the way to the battery tru a 300amp fuse +side

[@OG_Fernando]

I was going to say the same thing. I have an additional 4 gauge power wire going from that "ground" - fuse - positive side of battery.

[@nutindoin2]

Yeah ! That's a HOT wire ! not a ground wire ! Also you ahould invest in a battery charger ( fairly cheap) while you are working on the alternator, you could be charging the. battery, a 2 hour charge @ 10 amps would be suffient to start the car

[@fayazkalloe6496]

it is not just a ground wire, if the jumper cable was a better quality the camry had been started.

[@joshuam7818]

Hey do you know what the wire that goes into the blue clip on the top of the alternator is called I need to replace that one, it was running against the belt and got messed up

[@robh7011]

A torque wrench isn’t a breaker bar, slip the belt off of a smooth pulley like the Waterpump next time it’s way easier. also connect the negative cable last.

[@khan_xo]

Rob H good thing I used a breaker bar and not a torque wrench lol

[@robh7011]

Khan XO I’ve never seen a breaker bar that big. Where did you get it? My 1/2 breaker bars are nowhere near that big and they are snap on

[@khan_xo]

Rob H I listed it in the description

[@robh7011]

Khan XO 👍🏿

[@hotelprius4612]

if you would have just pulled the belt off the waterpump pulley it would have slid off with no major problems

[@tkjazzer]

Where is that

[@Archangels1]

That’s TOTAL BS

[@silverdragontaylir8252]

Needs to be 14 vdc or higher(14.5vdc)

[@pschw572]

What kind of gloves do you wear?

[@khan_xo]

Hyflex, I believe it's a product from the company Grainger. These ones in particular were the cut resistant variant.

[@GROMEXCR22]

I did one today and That tensioner is a bitch to take out. With a little help we did loosen up the tension. And to put back on was also a bitch. Again with a little help we did it. And its easy to remove the alternator.

[@drippingwax]

I sheared the fake bolt, replaced the tensioner, and sheared the new fake bolt!

[@Lafortune100]

removing the alternator harder then it looks

[@JonDoe-nh2zm]

How the hell u slip the belt on after i got about half in short to wraping it on there

[@khan_xo]

1Frosty Bricks3 same as taking it off. Have the belt loosely in place and then release the tensioner. While the tension is released, slip the belt back on to the pulley of the alternator. Once it’s on, slowly let the tensioner move back into position. Kinda hard to do with only 2 hands though lol, helps if you can have someone hold the release on the tensioner while you put the belt on.

[@JonDoe-nh2zm]

@@khan_xo thanks

[@trey1478]

You can also just use an 8mm wrench to get the bolt off the alternator instead of needing all the fancy tools* ok sorry I'm drunk rewatching and yea to put it on the new alternator you can just still use the 8mm wrench instead of taking off that piece

[@dannysanchez7096]

subscribed also!!

[@TheDcrocks1]

You must of said " oh! This should be easy."

[@khan_xo]

famous last words...

[@ann2691]

If you would of got your hands out of the way so I could of seen that 12mm bolt

[@LalwaBhaiTales]

My tension bolt just snapped off

[@khanyekl]

Same here. How did you solve it?

[@drippingwax]

@@khanyekl I did this, replaced the tensioner, tried to be more careful, sheared off the new boss, and had Mom call a tow truck. Her mechanic made short work of it.

[@khanyekl]

@@drippingwax I removed the water pump pulley for the belt to loosen, i'm gonna try welding a new bolt on. I hope the metal lets me. The entire assembly is quite expensive in South Africa.

[@20alphabet]

Rather than making the mistake @4:05, you could've just checked out a few videos on KZbin first, instead of taking all of us along on your adventure. Justa thought.

[@tkjazzer]

Link a better video for me for this bolt

[@20alphabet]

@@tkjazzer Do yer own homework

[@drippingwax]

I have watched 5 videos so far that show using 2 wrenches, a socket, wrench, and pipe, a breaker bar, and a serpentine belt tool on the boss.

[@sultansaki8338]

How mach this newo

[@khan_xo]

sultan saki the part price depends on where you buy it from and your area. I used the one from O’reily that I linked in the description. Can’t remember how much I paid but if I had to guess it would be ~$100

[@sultansaki8338]

Thinks I buy 350 sr in KSA

[@kevtlee08]

Damn, I can’t even get the serpentine belt off

[@Archangels1]

He cut out the hours, busted knuckles, cussing and eventual failure of taking the serpentine belt off. Harder to put back on. Mines going to the shop. This time.

[@henryxavery1713]

I don't understand what your doing,,!!

[@themorenoel]

The bolt broke what can I do on my car

[@khan_xo]

El Mensajero De ? La verdad you may have to replace the belt tensioner

[@themorenoel]

Thanks I did et

[@norakat]

The problem is not you used a 12 point socket. The problem is you used Pittsburg Harbor Freight cheapo sockets. The best compromise for quality vs price is SK. But yeah 6 point is less likely to strip a nut/bolt

[@cheguevara778]

Mazda steer wheel.....threw me off lol

[@Duhmmy]

Damnit man I swear my car is retarded or something my Camry is an 05 xle and I swear I cant find the tensioner for the life of me

[@khan_xo]

Tontoinatutu Redirect yeah it def looked misleading for me since I kept mistaking it for a bolt. Didn’t help that I rounded it off either lol

[@juanrivas5250]

I cant see si very black your video

[@khan_xo]

Juan Rivas sorry about that, gonna work on getting some better lighting when I can

[@sammmyds39]

Maybe maybe ?????😁😁

[@physicalstarfighter2131]

Watch a you tube video before you do it lol

[@truthisbusiness1564]

Not for you dude 🤣

[@3aces209]

Lol 12 pt socket

[@dntlss]

Yeah, like everything else they have their use,unfortunately not in this case.

[@nutindoin2]

Why do people make you tube videos, when they don't know what they are doing ?????

[@macloudschroeder9161]

The more I watch this all I can do is smh all I got to say is wow don't listen to this guy he latterly just has no clue with he's doing except totally butchering the he'll out of a simple 15 min job smh

[@rulezrulez3434]

toyota camry with mazda steering

[@adamse0516]

Lol :)

[@nimry80]

U Muslim?