Alternator mounting to front of 24V V6 engine

**AndyH** · 28-12-2014, 15:14

Hi,

Merry Christmas to everyone..... Loads of snow with us, so in the garage !

Has anyone fitted the alternator to the front of a 3.0L 24V Alfa 166 engine.

Standard fitment is to the rear of the engine and this is OK for drive belt routing if there is an Air Con Compressor on the other side.

Part of the issue is the sprung belt tensioner and only so many ways that the drive belt can be reconfigured to use this tensioner.

I'm removing air con and thus no compressor.

I wondered if there was a standard bracket that would be easier than having a wholly new mounting bracket made up.

Andrew

**turbonutter** · 28-12-2014, 18:59

The 12v front engine mount fits and that has an alternator mount. That's what I have used on my GTA engine. Depends on how your engine is fitted....

**Cadami** · 28-12-2014, 20:03

Andy, If I'm reading right.... Currently your alternator is fitted to the rear and you're removing the front mounted compressor? If so, then maybe leave the alternator in situ and replace the belt and tensioner with alterntives. This is a standard set up with many V6 installs - works a treat.
See thread..

**Redline** · 28-12-2014, 23:44

Or do it like this (I think Sando suggested this a while back). Belt length is 915mm. Loosen alternator and shift it so that you can get a little bit of slack. Fit the belt around the crank and alternator and then use a spanner on the alternator to spin it to give some slack on the belt, enough to gradually get it over the water pump pulley. Pull the alternator back into place, and don't bother with a tensioner......