Camry Noisy Alternator & Battery Terminal End Gets Replaced

[@DavidWeinberg-cm9xd]

Gotta love some of the other comments trying to critique Kenny's work ethic? He has been wrenching for decades more than the age of most those commenting. Show the man some respect. There are many ways to go about doing certain jobs, most of what I see him doing, is the proper way. I can relate to his logic, like most experienced mechanics, he will make the job go as easy as possible and safely.

[@glennfields8121]

Kenny, you are so funny with your comment about "romper room". Great job and great video, thank you.

[@80sfordguy]

Kenny great idea with hot water to clean battery terminals. I’ve found the 12-20oz of water with 1-2 tea spoons of baking soda stir it up and pour. It neutralizes the battery acid and cleans better than store bought cleaners do. It’ll probably work better using hot water as you do instead of cold water!

[@Justa4banger79]

WAAAAAAT! MIND BLOWN 🔥🤷‍♂️ THANKS FOR THE HOT WATER TIP. WILL DO 💪😎🤘

[@RalfyCustoms]

Hey Kenny, hope you're keeping well buddy, thoroughly enjoying the channel, thanks for sharing 👍

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Thanks for watching !! I appreciate it !!

[@terry5787]

Just stumbled on your channel Kenny & I must say along with Mustie1 you are the best at explaining cause & repair methods that I have found. Thanks for taking the time to film, edit & post your content.

[@Mustangg16]

Have you tried JimmyMakingitwork

[@terry5787]

@@Mustangg16 I haven't as yet but I will have a look, thank you.

[@Mustangg16]

@@terry5787 daily day in the shop videos are addictive. Literally shows everything

[@mikem5475]

I hate mustie1 but jimmymakingitwork is great. He is very honest, just like kenny

[@mikeberry9584]

I’ve always use some kind of battery cleaner never so hot water would do the trick now I know. Thanks, Kenny.

[@edsyphan3425]

Always say that a smart guy learns something new every day. Well, I never knew that alternators had a clutch? There ya go.

[@paisleyprince5280]

New subscriber here who's only seen a handful of your videos. It is refreshing just watching you work, not shilling tools that only get used once every 5 years or preaching perfect diagnostics to the nth degree on the tough cases while doing a total hack job on the routine mechanical stuff. Thank you.

[@RobertBrownbrowncone]

Your channel is about to go viral my guy!

[@GNX157]

I know you’re replacing the belt, but when not, it’s Important to make a arrow on the belt, showing the direction of the belt. So it goes back on the same way.

[@knoester7714]

Good job Kenny

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

I always enjoy & respect your work. Same 40+ years here, too. Thank you for your videos!

[@kendog53]

Very informative, phone does a fine job

[@teddymullins3706]

Hey Kenny don't change the thing with your channel, it's good common sense the way you fix a car It's the way I've been doing it for years.

[@davidshay4773]

Thanks for the hot water tip I’ve never saw that before.

[@richardjackson1397]

Kenny say what you want but I'm a ferm believer in the spray on battery cleaner and protectant.I never use to use that stuff in the 80s that stuff was crap, but the stuff I bought about 3 months ago is noco I got it on eBay my battery looks like I just sprayed it on I just did it well thats my 12 bucks worth, thanks I enjoy watching your videos being that I've retired about 5 years ago keep wrenching

[@GNX157]

When you’re checking the other pulleys, also check the tensioner itself. Move the pivoting mechanism thru it’s travel and feel for smoothness or signs of binding or sticking. Tensioners can be the source of the noise you heard as well.

[@AA-vw9po]

Why’d u use backlng soda and a toothbrush

[@simri7474]

Gotta say, I like your videos Kenny and am learning much from them!

[@joelmollenkopf3767]

Interesting

[@stevengullison410]

Good evening Kenny, I like the tip on the fan belt. Got to work on my 2014,dodge ram . Thank you Steve from N.B

[@mattshelley1519]

I like watching your content and I've used a couple of tips you've suggested thanks and im trying to keep wrenching

[@kentbarger8628]

My stepdad had a auto repair shop I've done auto repair work all my life I'm 62 now a wooden dowel works very well instead of metal the wood will give you a truer sound because metal vibrates you take the stick and put it to your ear and take the wooden dowel and put it on whatever area you want to listen to for example you can listen to your alternator you can listen to your power steering pump AC compressor put it on your rocker arms or valve covers anywhere you think you are getting a unusual noise I hope that this will help people that are working on their vehicles I have wooden dowels that are different lengths and I different lengths of wooden dowels to check different parts of the motor for example if I want to put the wooden dowel at the base of the motor where the oil pan is I just make a longer wooden dowel always make the dolls a little bit long so you do not get too close to the motor you do not want to have an accident I never wear long sleeves when working on a car and I always put my hair in a ponytail so I cannot get caught in the motor so I hope that this information will help people

[@spelunkerd]

You do great just with your phone. Video editing is a fun exercise but you'd have to dedicate an extra half hour each day to putting videos together. As it is, we're happy to get a little video each day. Volume trumps effort in the KZbin algorithm.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Thank you for that !! I appreciate it !!

[@jensenwilliam5434]

Thank you.

[@petepeabody8905]

Kenny, I like the hot water method on the terminal ends, I've never used just hot water before. I usually do it similar, but add a touch of baking soda. What are your thoughts about my method????? It seems to neutralize the battery acid and works well too. Another great and informative video Thank you....Pete

[@lloydmarche7263]

The belt failed on my 2013 cummins. I have changed several belts over the years on many different trucks easy right? NOPE. What a pain . No diagram and nothing in the owners manual. Limited visibility with very little room to access. 2 hours of frustration later I gave up and took a break. Checked out KZbin and found the perfect video. Got it first try after that. I looked at my duramax today. Another 30k and I will change the belt. It’s worse then the cummins lol.

[@82_KID]

Kenny, I'm starting off like you. All I have is my phone... NO apps. Maybe over the next few months this will slowly change. I love your videos! And it is near impossible doing things with one hand. I think some people have a thing it is like a headband and they can put a GoPro on it..

[@edelm6062]

I use hot water mixed with baking soda to clean terminals.

[@clearsailing7993]

I put the green and red rings under my terminals. They do seem to stop any corrosion. They sell them at the auto parts store close to the batteries.

[@Kreespectaful]

that spider in front of the pulley is having the ride of his life

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

Good eye 😂 thanks for watching

[@jamesfitzgerald2361]

Older ford Lincoln front wheel drives what a pain changing that belt was .

[@james22939]

I love your videos

[@gregoryhumphrey2831]

I always put wheel bearing grease on my battery terminals. No corrosion-ever.

[@buckaroobonsi555]

My 2003 does not have this but my wifes 2007 does. I only just learned it was an over run clutch or something like that!

[@ChrisWilliams-pu8pj]

One can also use a "C" clamp with a socket to pull the sleeve back into place. Neither one better than another, but allows for a little more control. Great video. Thank you.

[@K7VZ]

My 2012 Camry must have same motor as the alternator and belt routing is the same. I've changed both without too much hassle.

[@sixinarow1]

Belt orientations. The shop I work at had an S10 Blazer that had chronic belt issues. After years of fighting issues such as noise and wear, we discovered that the belt was routed wrong. Should have checked the schematic in the first place.

[@jerrybigrig9475]

👍😎👍

[@josephmamuric3192]

Is it cheaper to replace the alternator than rebuilding it?

[@bwagenberg]

Did you reset the clock?

[@3339dennis]

I draw it out and use the camera on the Smartphone But I use Zip bags for bolts in it

[@462ANIMAL]

I spray fluid film on the battery terminals.. did you test the battery condition ?

[@toenails.]

I put 5 or 6 Denso alternators on my 07 Tacoma 4.0 in only 200,000 miles. The bearing would always go bad.

[@WrenchingWithKenny]

We had a 07 Lexus RX that we wound up doing the same thing . But with ours , the internal regulator kept failing. Finally got a new one from Lexus and it fixed the issue . Just strange

[@milo6373]

Were they rebuilds or new... Counterfeit bearings ??🤔🎯✌️🙏👍

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

That’s crazy my 07 jk Jeep has Denso it’s just now starting to have a little whistle but still charging and low Ac Ripple. But it’s old

[@hba1copqr699]

The Brain 😊

[@Justa4banger79]

Belts use to have diagrams on the cardboard "wrap".

[@gianfrancoa]

With the way rebuilt alternators are coming with lack of quality, if this were my car I'd just replace the bearing or clutch and keep the original Toyota alternator. I understand this is not cost effective for a shop, or even the risk of having a comeback later

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

I agree wonder if you can get bearings and diodes ect

[@gianfrancoa]

@@sheerwillsurvival2064 most likely you can get the clutch. The bearings are usually also easy to find. In this casa no need to replace the diode bridge or voltage regulator

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

@@gianfrancoa 👍🏻

[@SeanBZA]

Clean lightly lubricated threads are the correct way, that is the factory method, with new bolts that come in to the line with a light coat of lubricant on them already, ready to use. Dry is not good, and dirty is worse, so clean them, and lube, for those I prefer a copper based lube, as it will at least not cause any corrosion, and allow you to loosen it again later.

[@ruzterruzter]

I have a stethoscope that instead of the chest thingy, it has an enclosed diaphragm with a 4 inch probe on the end. much more convenient (safer?) than the screwdriver to the ear :)

[@dougb5202]

I was surprised you didn't disconnect the negative terminal first before working on cleaning up the positive post, any chassis contact with those metal pliers or socket wrench could have created a short.

[@LA_Commander]

On these Toyotas I've found that replacing the belt tensioner with the belt itself is the best way to go. Their hydraulic design goes bad and fails over time. Installing a new tensioner with a good quality belt will give you 100k miles of quiet and trouble free service.

[@ldenorio]

i have used dielectric grease on my terminals for over 30 yrs and never had corrosion in new England

[@joshuacharleston6229]

I tried to replace alt and forgot to disconnect batt and it sparked and blew the alt fuse😢

[@tanaseav]

You could put some baking soda in that water for a fizz :)

[@milo6373]

Plugs make sure match depth , after market fan didn't let fully insert , caused a short burned up motor supposedly OEM from O'Reilly's junk dorfman

[@jimdooner4375]

I have used a little bit of dielectric grease on the top of the battery terminals to help keep them from getting too crappy and it seems to work . No loss in battery power during startup or charging

[@SeanBZA]

Yes a little between the contact surfaces helps a lot, then tighten, clean with more of the brake cleaner to get excess out, then the terminal spray, which then will do the job of protecting the exposed metal from acid. It only works on clean surfaces, applying dirty is why it does not work well, and a nice easy way to see that the terminals have not been disturbed since you last touched them. You can use 2 half coats of different colours to show your shop work from others, just let the first one dry before the second.

[@80sfordguy]

Also since you warn people all the time about disconnecting the battery when doing electrical work on vehicles. Maybe should work in a video about jump starting vehicles with other vehicles. Many people do the connections wrong then we as techs have to deal with their mistake!

[@dondownriver3464]

why no dialectic grease on that terminal??

[@aidenp7232]

Great content, might be worth investing in a GoPro with a head mount

[@Ed-ip2sg]

Detroit engineers continue to be committed to locating an alternator in such a way that Kenny cannot get it off. 😊

[@ollimakkonen2818]

So do some Japanese! Never did understand why Alternator needs to be at bottom rear of an engine a.k.a. Mitsubishi Starwagon. Can only be worked on from under the vehicle. Thanks for another great Video with clear explanations Kenny.. Cheers from Indonesia.

[@DavidWeinberg-cm9xd]

What is the point of those stupid one way bearings? I can see it serve a purpose on a V-belt setup, but not on a large serpentine belt? It was made so there is no slippage of the belt? What is your take on this OWB? I think it was just another way to add approximately a $100 to the cost of an alternator?

[@roberttoews2775]

They are designed to decouple the alternator from the rotational forces of the engine crankshaft pulley and serpentine belt. Supposed to reduce clattering and squeaking of the serpentine belt and help extend the life of the belt. For my '06 Grand Caravan, alternators can range from $275 for a remanufactured unit up to $600 for a new one (in Canadian). I replaced my failed clutch pully for $40 (I did the labour myself). It definitely can pay to just replace the part (when you can).

[@wayneimazumi5299]

For us Sr tech try to teach these young mechanics that's getting into the automotive trade how to do the job and don't want to listen is very frustrating

[@cowboy8681]

Or you can just Google the routing diagram of a picture of it, And just screenshot it Or take a picture of it with your cellphone before you remove the belt. Or check the owners manual, Or look it up on youtube.LOL.🤠👍

[@TimDyb]

Some vehicles have a label under the hood with the belt routing

[@cowboy8681]

@Tim D Yup, Thats true sometimes.

[@michaelknorr6825]

Given the metal debri on the alternator, that is a sign of what failed.

[@txat_boi_ruben623]

Mine sounds the same and looks the exact same

[@mtebaldi1]

I use baking soda with water.

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Algorithm boost

[@williamwelling4872]

I spray mine with rust check

[@LesReeves]

With that smell have you checked where Moe is?LOL Cheers.As I have said on many channels I hate large motors stuffed in smalll/medium vehicles in the east /west oriontation.

[@borgsimpson935]

After cleaning battery terminal. Wash your hands. Hilarious case study in automotive class. Hot day guy cleans battery terminals. Has to use the bathroom. Didn't wash. Sweat. Battery acid didn't mix well. He had a severe schmeckle burn.

[@TOP2095]

Why don't you wear gloves to keep your hands clean?

[@jimdegeorge5517]

Romper room ...... showing us your age !!!!

[@daveunbranded]

In this world of KZbin. You have this seasoned veteran worrying about all the shit talking.

[@donames6941]

Maybe that smell you got is a car with a dead cat on it ha ha ha ha

[@HouseCallAutoRepair]

Editing can take up far more time than the job itself.... Lot of work added on.