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For a 2000 ford focus there 4 diffrent belt diagrams, there are two types of engines and then with or without airconditioning.
I have enclosed all the diagrams and labeled them to help you figure out which one is for you.
the easiest way is to get your insurance card out and look at the cars id number on the card, its also called the vin#. looking at the number count from left to right 8 spaces and there will be a # 3 or a letter P then when you find the one you have go to the diagrams and locate the belt routing for your car,the only other choose is doing have a/c (airconditioning).
hope this is helpful.also i ponited to the tensioner on each diagram to show you how to release the belt tension.
I am thinking that you have checked all the idlers, tensioners, altenator, and all other items on the belt to be driven. So with this in mind, it is possible to get the belt installed incorrectly. The reason I know this is because it happened to me. Be very careful to install the belt the exact way that your diagram has pictured. I have also seen altenators gather enough oil and dirt to lock up after they generate heat. If the altenator looks oily, there is a problem. Hope this helps.
Disconnect the battery. Unplug the altenator and take the belts off. Unbolt the altenator, and bolt the new one in. Put the belts back on it. Plug it back in and reconnect the battery.
Here is a link to a picture so you know what it looks like
If this car has the 2.5 24 dohc motor..Good Luck...Im not trying to be mean but there is a major task to remove this altenator from the car. The engineers at Ford thought of everything..except where do they put the altenator. Oh well we'll put it underneath the car, we wont have to fix it..ha ha.. Before you try to remove the Alt. Check the MAXI FUSE which is inline on the altenator wire to the battery. This fuse is located under the coil pak. Remove the 4 screws and lift the coil pack off. Look down the firewall about 8 " below the coils and there is a black box with red wires coming from opposite ends. One is from altenator, other is from battery. Inside the box is the fuse. Check continuity of the wires on each end the box. If there is continuity the fuse is ok and altenator is shot, if no continuity , the fuse is no good and you may not have to remove the altenator. ( but fuse blew for reason). If you need more info post again.
I know this can look like a daunting task. But there is a diagram of the belt path under your hood - it should be right on top of your radiator cover. The only big thing required is to locate the tensioner pulley and adjust it to the "slack" position - most tensioners have a 1/2 inch square hole to be used with a 1/2 inch breaker bar or ratchet for leverage. Good luck...
take out the top 4 bolts above the altenator, between those metal tubes on the metal bracket. then u have 1 bolt holding the wires to the altenator on that bracket aswell remove that. then remove the coolant reserve bottle and stick a breaker bar or rend of a ratchet in the tenchenor pulley square slot pull it back twords the head lights the belt will loosten then remove it from the altenator. then u will see 2 more bolts on the bottom side of the altenator by the pulleys and belt. Remove them 2 bolts all the way and the altenator will drop out of the bottom of them metal tubes and slide through the sides of them and its out... its very ez and does not need the tubes removed its a lot ezer than it looks.. sorry about my spelling im an infantryman not a teacher.
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