How to Replace Alternator 01-05 Honda Civic
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1A Auto shows you how to repair, install, fix, change or replace a broken or bad alternator. This video is applicable to the 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 Honda Civic
This process should be similar on the following vehicles:
2001 Honda Civic
2002 Honda Civic
2003 Honda Civic
2004 Honda Civic
2005 Honda Civic
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Video is very helpful still took me about 26 beers to complete but managed to save a few hundred bucks.
Sounds like the beers prolonged the repair. XD
But sounds like you had a good time, haha.
Those are rookie numbers
I was thinking the same but bought 16oz. Beers so I didn't feel like an alcoholic🤣🤣
***BRAAAAAAAAAAP*** ‘scuse me….me too heh 🥴
For anyone watching this. If you run into trouble trying to get the bottom bolt in through the lower spacer bracket, remove that lower bracket altogether and put it on the alternator outside the car. Then when you put the alternator back in, its much easier to reach up and bolt the bottom bracket to the motor where there is much more hand room. Also it is optional whether or not you put the cable clip on the new alternator. With the terminals secured it wont be moving around anyways, and those brackets are known to cut your hands to shreds when working around them.
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I used your video for my daughters 03 civic......great video but one "improvment" since the bumper shroud is already off, 4screws and the driver headlight assembly comes out and leaves a nice access port to work through and remove alternator through it as well as easier to see the various bolts and gives you a decent view of the belts and pulleys........just a simple suggestion or addition.......you guys ROCK thank you for the videos, huge fan, even mounted a tv in garage so I can play pause while working from your vdeos
Great video, it was a huge help!! One suggestion to anyone reading this *before* they do the work: wait to undo the battery cable wire and the plug from the alternator until *after* you get it fully loose. You can get the alternator into the nice open area vacated by the PS pump to easily access those two things, you can see the guy in the video struggle to get those off with the alternator in place, there was no need for that :-)
+Stephen G Thanks for watching. The advice you gave will assist other viewers perform this replacement smoothly! If any of our viewers needs to make this repair, we carry the auto repair part shown in this video on our website. Here is a link to them www.1aauto.com/acura-el-honda-civic-alternator/i/1aeal00432?UA-cam&CTA+Comment&E-_5drM4CM
Question guys I gotta 02 Honda Civic I'm having a issue u might have a part that I can buy from ur guys as I approached the high way my car started like studoring the pick up speed an the rpms started moving up very slowly by a lot it took me a bout 10 seconds just to get to 20 mph the battery gets recharge by the altinator so it not busted what is the issue if u may get back to me I would like to order some parts from u tank u for a great video
@@MK-xw1rpthat could be some number of things. Spark plugs misfiring, maybe injectors not feeding the fuel proper, something to do with your throttle etc. I’m not a mechanic tho, and see this was from 4yrs ago. What did it end up being?
very informative how-to! Most places want several hundred dollars for labor but I was able to do this myself in about 3 hours. Getting the old alternator out was straight forward and took about 1 hour of careful work. Putting the new one in required more work, about 2 hours. My OEM refurbished alternator was slightly wider than the car's hinge so I had to grind down the joint margins just a bit to make it fit. Threading the bottom screw + washer + track + hole was a nightmare. I ended up temporarily anchoring the alternator and then blindly threaded the screw + washer + track. That one screw took a good 20 minutes of effort.
Putting the main belt on three pulleys was also a challenge until I put maximum slack on the tension washer.
I agree with the comment about waiting to dismount the alternator before unlocking the power cables -- it's very difficult to do when still mounted because of small space. I also agree with the comment about first threading the holes in the new alternator before placing in the car. It makes it easier to thread later when it's in the car.
I used both socket and allen wrenches, a crow bar, and penetrating oil. I highly recommend a flexible magnet (it's a very long malleable rod with a magnet on the end) for retrieving the dropped screws/bolts. No matter how careful you are you are bound to drop at least one. =)
+libertas Thanks for checking us out. 1AAuto.com
Some of the screws / bolts can def be accessed from the bottom of the car vs trying to do it by FEEL from the top. (inside the left fender wheel)
Thanks for this: it made changing the alternator easier today for my son and I today on his 'new' 2001 civic with 307K on it.
307k is brand new for a civic lol
I used this video to replace my 21 year old alternator with an upgraded high output 130 amp alternator. If anyone else does this make sure you upgrade the cable that goes to the battery with a 4 AWG stranded cable. Not doing so can be very dangerous. Excellent video and thanks so much.
Best tutorial video on UA-cam so far ! As a non-mechanic ive been able to do it without help ! Thanks a lot !!!
Thank you for the great feedback! +Maxime Morin
Excellent video. You're very patient. I would be swearing for sure. Just got a call from my daughter. Her 05 Civic is dead. A tester revealed a bad alternator. My job for the weekend. Thanks for your assist.
+AR15Snipe Thank you for watching. Please let us know how the repair comes out! 1aauto.com 888-844-3393
excellent demo, helped immensely
Good video but expect this to take a couple of hours if you have never done this. Getting the lower alternator bolt and adjuster into the new alternator was the most difficult. You cannot see the bottom bolt and must do everything by feel. My reman alternator did not want to fit into the bracket at the top. With pliers you may have to push the new alternator bushing in to gain clearance. Clear the paint in the new alternator’s bolt holes with the old bolts before installing the new alternator.
Dude i would buy you a beer thank you that tip about the top bolt helped alot thanks man.
Take the headlight assembly out next time, you can reach in and clearly see and line up the adjuster bolt, removing driver headlight assembly leaves a huge open port to work through
Thank you very much !
1) it was a real pain in the ass to install this alternator. They designed this complicated mechanics to send us to the dealership, but thanks to you I avoided that thanks to your video was .2) rather than using a mirror to install the bottom screw, I unscrew the bracket and I installed it in the bottom hole with the adjuster ... no need to make life complicated for nothing.
+Francois Nicolas Mcnichols Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com
Took us 2 hours just to get past that part at 10:30
I swear you must have the tiniest and most skilled hands to feed that bolt though that mess. Kept dropping the bolt and had to spend a lot of time finding it in the body with a magnet
+DrDemento456 Thanks for watching. Thanks for watching. If any of our viewers needs to make this repair we carry the part shown in this video on our website. Here's a link to them www.1aauto.com/acura-el-honda-civic-alternator/i/1aeal00432?UA-cam&CTA%20Comment&ATony
Obviously late reply.
Some advice on this part, if you cut the left tire far to the right, you can reach your hand in there and actually fill it and feed the bolt through.
If you're REALLY having issues you might save yourself some time, break the bolts loose on the tire, then jack it up, pull the tire off, you can easily get two hands in there to do it.
I personally did my SERP belt/ alty replacement/install all at once and I did it with the front tire off to make the job way easier and faster.
damn, i feel lucky, fed right in after going in blind for 5 min
My top bolt is getting stuck any ideas I’ve been trying to 4 hours now
@@ViolentMLG2 years later thank you im about to do all of that on my honda
hey guys, thanks for the video, exactly what i needed today after breaking down, gets me to work tomorrow. keep up the good work
I was confused and thought you had a mental breakdown for a second
You make it look easy enough so I started to work on mine. Can’t even get past the first screw lol. It must have been tightened with an impact. I’ve used bolt grip sockets and even a torch. What do you guys do for something like that?
Thanks for the video, just completed the repair myself, only thing I had to do extra was remove the AC hose bracket to get to the power steering pump tension adjust nut.
Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com +Ya'coub Uhuru Bell
Thank you so much! Just installed a new alternator myself the other day, couldn’t have done it without this video !
Man this video saved me $500 thank you so much! I didn't realize how easy it was after getting it done for the first time! :D
Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs! Have a great day! 1aauto.com +RyuHoly
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Jack the front end up and it's a lot easier to get the belt and bottom bolt off/on for anyone struggling. Can get to it from the side of drivers front tire. No need to remove tire either.
Just finished this repair. It is a piece of cake. Took me about an hour. And that incudes going to the auto parts store to buy the new one.
Perfect video, thanks man. I had to hit that first bolt with a blowtorch, nearly stripped it on the first try. Had to unbolt the ac hose bracket to the left so I could move it and the the alternator wires away from the heat.
Thanks man, saved me a ton of money and headache. Good job on the video, keep it up.
and you will also need a alternator from a1 auto parts I see what you did there hahaha slick
I’m a diesel apprentice and I have to do this for my winter beater and this looks brutal
Makes me feel like I can do this myself in a timely fashion. Thanks for the clear and well placed camera / video view!!
+John Harris That's our goal. We're glad we could help you out. 1aauto.com?UA-cam&CTA%20Comment&ATony 866-403-3393
Thanks for this video the information. It helped me greatly. Other than the wing nut on the alternator tensioner missing on mine. And the locking bolt broke I managed to find the right size bolts and with a little ingenuity I got it straightened out. It really pays to be a jack of all trades and master of none sometimes lol.
Great video. There is a bit of work entailed here. Might have to do this job on my Mum's Acura.
This video saved my marriage. My wife is staying home boys!!! Woohooo!!
Thanks man, saved me a trip to the mechanic!
Thanks a lot !!! Just finished my Alternator change and this video helped a lot.
+SACE K Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com
Thank you for this video, I followed step by step and it went smoothly.
Will KY Jelly work as penetrating oil?
Petroleum jelly
So some honda models come with abs brakes as shown on your video mine is the same model no abs .
About to attempt this. Thx for video. It looks much easier than the tundra alternator that i did. Fingers crossed
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This video saved me a lot of money. I almost gave up at 2:20, but the ratcheting wrench saved me. I tore up the power steering belt a tab bit trying to get that bolt out unfortunately, so I ended up replacing it just in case ($10-20 replacement, no biggy). Thank you so much!
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Outstanding video. That civic engine compartment is hellaciously tight so knowing the tricks and the easiest order to pull and replace the unit was a huge help.
+Christopher Kouzios Thanks for checking us out. 1aauto.com
Got mine done thanks for the video. Only thing did different was I had to catch the bottom bolt first after failing to get it to line up for a while.
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The top bolt on alt. Is not allowing me to remove it.i got it all the way pulled to right but its still caught on alt. Any suggestions
hi! Thanks for the helpful video guide. However after changing my alternator, I replaced the alternator/ac belt with a new one but it made a screeching noise when i accelerated for a few minutes then stopped and went back to normal for the remainder of my drive. I read online that the grooves on the belt could be misaligned or the tension could be off?
Any suggestions please? Thanks!
+@MikeTheArsenal We wouldn't be able to diagnose an issue like that here, you may want to have a local mechanic take a look at it. Thanks for checking us out! 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
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Well, that took longer than I expected but the video was great thanks for the help. By the way, love Hondas, but those bolts are in crappy spots 😂
Doing this job tomorrow, Should be fun. Dont do too much car work so this will be my biggest job. But im saving between 140-220 doing myself. So safe to say if i pull it off im buying a big case of beers.
*update. Well my my first bolt for my power steering was like welded on and stripped right on. Thankfully a buddy stopped by with one of those sockets ment for de stripping u hammer on and boom! 1 minute later bolt was out. everything else was fine job done and car is good! this video was great. Watched like 5 times throughout the week beforehand and i pretty much remembered this job during work. Thanks for the video!
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Thanks for posting this. You are a lifesaver
Thank you for video, the engine light had gone after replaced alternator, with engine off the volts is 12.5 and with engine is running volts only 11.5 there is some things wrong with new alternator or battery . Thanks
Just finished this job in a little under 2 hours. My only tip would be remove your tire. It makes getting the lower alternator bolt out and back in a breeze
Many thanks, well explained and video well shown!
Really appreciate the content. Keep it up
That was an awesome tutorial. Can you come fix my alternator 😁.
Hi 1A Auto,
Do you have a video on altenator replacement for an 03 honda odyssey? Your videos have always helped me out.Thanks 😃
+L Smith We currently do not have an auto repair video on this particular repair. Thank you for asking. 1aauto.com
Very helpful thanks so much...keep ur videos coming please
+david bauman Thanks for checking us out! 1AAuto.com
9:05 what is that bracket for? I think mine was tossed away. does it just hold the power cable?
I'm assuming it would be either very similar or exactly the same
Thanks. Worked like a charm.
Well. Its out. Lol now to put new one in tmrw. Need deeper sockets for this job. If you dont have the longer deep socketa this is gunna take forever. Dont try to do that 12mm locking nut with ANYTHING that doesnt grip the whole 360 around the bolt. Itll pop off and strip.
Got the job done, thanks!
Awesome video, thank you!
Any tips to install the top bolt when someone removed it completely?
Thank you I followed step by step... success! Thank you for being here!!
+Youknowjoe_2_c ? Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com
Is this the same process to replace or repair my ac compressor clutch and if so what do you recommend repair or replace my compressor???
+[Yogi] Bossman209 We currently do not have an auto repair video that covers this particular repair. We will keep this request in mind in the event that we need to make this repair in the future. 1aauto.com
How long should this job take for an experienced honda mechanic
@8:50 what if my old alternator doesn't have that braket? Does it matter?
I wouldn't think so, since it the bracket ends up connecting to plastic
my car's battery light blinks every now and then but if i rev the car a bit it disappears. I am definitely sensing that the alternator is not charging but it is very random. Could it be a bad alternator or the loosening of the belt?
+Shahzad Tazam Shaikh If the belt is making a noise and is worn, you could try to replace the belt first, and then see if that helps. If it doesn't you may want to have the alternator tested. We carry new alternators for many different year make and model vehicles.
Check your grounds and battery connections are solid too. Do the simple things first before moving on to bigger solutions.
What do you do if the new alternator won't go into the top bracket? I've been struggling to wiggle it into place for 4.5 hours now with no success
My top alt bolt refused to give me enough clearance to slide the alt out. I had to raise the drv side of the engine.
+Clarence Alexander Thanks for the feedback!
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What brand of alternator did you use? OEM? generic? special brand?
+Joseph Oliveros Thank you for checking us out. We used our 1A Auto brand alternator for this replacement. www.1aauto.com/acura-el-honda-civic-alternator/i/1aeal00432?UA-cam&CTA+Comment&E-_5drM4CM
You make it look simple me and my mechanic watched this and still had a hard time taking it off
perfect video ty
+QUEENS_RACES Thanks for watching. If any of our viewers needs to make this repair, we carry the auto repair part shown in this video on our website. Here is a link to them www.1aauto.com/acura-el-honda-civic-alternator/i/1aeal00432?UA-cam&CTA+Comment&E-_5drM4CM
Buen video me dio muy buena idea para hacer ese mismo brete
Would this work on a 94
Thank you.
Thank you so much for the upload, saved me a ton of time. I owe you a beer. Excellent video!
+Mark Stablein Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com
Thank you ++
Honda usually gets everything right as far as easy maintenance. They completely dropped the ball on this one. Never had so much trouble replacing an alternator on any of the vehicles I've owned.
Has anyone purchased a 1A Auto alternator. If so are they any good? I bought a Duralast alternator and had to replace it 2 months after. Somehow Autozone had a bad batch of alternators. Looking into buying a 1A Auto Alternator.
Good video but not necessary to run the car for any length of time.
If you did it right. Charging a good battery takes about two min and can be done on the next drive.
do you need that bracket
I broke the bolt on alternator wires mount (the one at 9:04). can you tell me what the replacement screw/part number is? I have been unable to find it anywhere.
+comput 313 We do not have the part number of the replacement screw. Thanks for watching!
@@1AAuto Ended up using an M5 machine screw. Your videos have saved me $800 in labor costs so far keeping my civic running.
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Does anyone know where to find a video of replacing the bracket that the alternator bolts to? Thank you
+Nicholas Trevino We're always cycling through common repairs. We'll add this repair to our list! 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
But here is the problem somebody had the car before me they put the wrong size bolt in there so now unfortunately the alternator holder is attached to the engine
My 01 civic kept dying kinda weird the check engine light didn't come on just the battery indicator light took it to a shop they couldn't find anything wrong with it it died again today checked the cranking amps guess what I need a new alternator showed I have 10.69 volts that explains why I lose power to brakes and power steering
Useful info I experienced the same,about to do it maself.
@ 11:10 whats the bolt size next to the adjustment bolt in the bracket
+Noe Anthrax Thanks for checking us out! This should be a 12mm bolt.
Adjust your camera,for better viewing.
Anybody use their alternator and has a review? I gotta change mines due to my car just dying out of nowhere n terrible idling.
I swapped the alternator and now the fans won’t turn on and the a/c won’t blow in cold air and there’s a new battery too. Anyone with this problem?
The ac line wraps around the alternator, check if you didn't break it
Do anyone know where you can buy the alternator adjustment bolt. Thanks
Junk yard.
Junkyard 5 finger discount ha ha
My pulley tensioner doesn't work out. Why is that?
No wonder I got charged $150 just for the swap.
you were lucky if they only charged $150.00
two mechanics in Alabama wanted 600-650 parts and labor, which did include two new belts.
With American cars 10-15 min swap. With these cars 1-2 hours.
@@chrisdelgado3530 my Subaru alternator is literally the first and easiest job I learned how to do on it. it’s like right there at the front of the engine bay obstructed by nothing.
christ, honda engineers sure didnt make this easy to get done. I've likely got to help a friend this weekend on his civic as it sounds like his alternator bearing is going out. On my old car (90's celica) they had it mounted up top next to the exhaust manifold, pretty much just had to unscrew 2 bolts, the tensioner and you got it popped off. Was like a 10 minute job. I'm not exactly looking forward to this after we just had to replace his starter and pcv valve a week ago.
will this same alternator work on a 1997 Toyota camry
+bagonick modeste It may be different on that particular year. Here is a link to the alternator that we carry for the 2.2 4 liter motor, and a video that shows how to replace it. Hope this helps you out www.1aauto.com/1997-toyota-camry-alternator/y-mo-c/1997-384-69?UA-cam&CTA%20Comment&
1A Auto Parts thanks great help
Leave it up to Honda to over-complicate an alternator placement. Wing nuts? Seriously? This should’ve been bolt an alternator in place, and use a belt-tensioner assembly.
I thought my alternator was bad but the cable connecting to it had little corrosion. just sanded it off and boom. works perfectly
+Tommy D Sounds like an easy fix. That's always a nice surprise! Thanks for watching. 1aauto.com 866-403-3393
zeek would an alternator tester show a bad alternator even if it's corroded?
Anyone else have a little whining sound after the new alternator when accelerating not sure what it is not sure if it's a faulty alternator or sounding simple
+Trevor grubaugh You may want to check the idler pulley to see if it is going bad.
I swear I don't know if it's the engineers or the manufacturer that are just being stupid or they're just being greedy. They're always making things impossible to fix anymore
“Right down in here” okay yup
The battery light on my Honda civic just start flashing, please don't let me do this！！My car is even more rusty than this！
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+gustavos ramosyyxzyde Thank you for watching. Unfortunately we do not have a video for your application. We will keep this in mind for future repairs. www.1AAuto.com?UA-cam&CTA%20Comment&ATony 866-403-3393
Did it in about 2 hrs with a swear jar but i did it
every day i take off the positive and negative terminals on my battery when i park it for more than couple hours.. i have drains on my electrical system which i cant seem to find by pulling the fuses.. however i tested the body to NEG post , with nothing connected to the battery and i got 10 volt reading .. could this be a bad battery ?
+Frank James It might be. Have you tried a different battery for the heck of it ?
1A Auto Parts i had a semi reputable shop test the battery.. in their dignosis
1A Auto Parts Heres what i did.. took off the main 2 lead wires to the fuse box under hood .. and tested for leaks ..i had no leaks, but when i put them back i get 12 volts leaking... (testing in series from negative post to negative wire) but i pull all fuses 1 by one and relays without the leak going away so i feel stumped . Alsoi can drive to work and remove the positive and 8 hours later i can drive it home but if i stop 10 minites for a coffee without removing the positive.. it cranks but no start until i spray quick start into the air intake.
bro this is too much work man i hate my car now