After 21 years my alternator finally died on my '03 s2k. I was going to buy an aftermarket rebuild until I saw your video. Now I'll repair the one that came with my car. Thanks for the video.
Holy crap... I over thought the process of replacing the serpentine belt... lol my s2000 just hit 100k today :') and I noticed my belt started to have some cracks. Awesome diy video!
Thank you so much for this video!!! I watched it a several dozen times and thanks to this video, I was able to remove, send for rebuild, and reinstall my alternator on my AP2 S2K; although, 😬😬😬 after charging with jumper cables (grounded to suspension bolts on both cars) lights turned on, waited 15 minutes, pressed that red start button and *pop* the whole thing went dead, dash lights and all, black, dead, nada, 😱😱😱. I checked every fuse in all 3 fuse boxes, none blown, and alternator wires seem fine 😱😱😱. Does anybody happen to have any advice for me on what I could do to fix this? (I gave up on the forums after reading “3 alternators, 2 batteries, new starter, new tensioner....still can't charge the battery” on the S2ki forum.)
I found that the AC lines are pretty sturdy, especially near the alternator since they are crimped. Anyway, you want to pry the alternator up and not to the side. Just an FYI if anyone is worried.
You can do it from above but I think its only really doable with a 06+ as it won't have a bunch of emissions stuff in the way. Going from underneath will work for sure though.
I replaced the rectifier and will follow up with a final video. Just wanted to make this a separate video since it would make the rectifier video too complicated. Also, this is worth a separate video on its own.
No opinions yet. I'm just as curious as you are. I made thread about this a while ago and never got any solid feedback from S2000 experiences: www.s2ki.com/forums/s2000-under-hood-22/any-experience-aftermarket-lower-control-arms-1177259/
