Having fun pulling the top of the engine apart today/tonight, and having a few challenges along the way...
Aim of this project is to find and repair a suspect coolant leak at the back of engine. I've tried to pinpoint the leak using one of those little mirrors on a stick, and even tried a home-made endoscope made from a webcam on a long stick
So far have only managed to remove the upper manifold/plenum chamber and throttle body, rocker covers, drain the cooling system, and remove the drive belt tensioner so I could try to remove the alternator.
Following instructions on Rave as much as possible. Managed to avoid removing the viscous fan as I didn't have LR tools 12-93 and 94, or a 36mm spanner.
Removed the two bolts securing the alternator to the mounting bracket, but the damn thing still won't budge. Seems like there is some kind of collar holding it in place. See pic below.
The staining is where I've sprayed a silicon spray to attempt to loosen it up.
Any suggestions please?
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