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How to Change the Alternator in the Peugeot 206 Diesel

Model: Peugeot 206 MK 1 - Years 1998-2012
Part: Alternator

Let's see how to change the alternator in the Peugeot 206 diesel: you can find the Valeo 439505 alternator on Amazon with code B00CVZMRHG for £120.00, with free delivery. First, disconnect the battery, loosen the nuts on the passenger side wheel, lift the car and support it on axle stands. Remove the wheel and take off the wheel arch liner. You will need to remove the pulley cover with a screwdriver, then unscrew the pulley bolt with an 8mm Allen key (this is also the fixing bolt for the alternator). Remove the pulley and tensioner. To remove the alternator, unscrew the top bolt of the alternator with a 16mm socket; move the air conditioning compressor by disconnecting the electrical connectors, unscrewing the 4 fixing bolts, and then lowering it. Loosen the third alternator bolt (it does not come off completely) with a 16mm spanner; disconnect the electrical connectors of the alternator and unscrew the negative terminal nut. Complete the unscrewing of the "non-removable" bolt from below. Extract the alternator from the engine bay. Insert the new alternator and hand-tighten the famous non-removable bolt. Reconnect the negative terminal, re-tighten all the alternator fixing bolts, reconnect the electrical connectors, reassemble the pulleys and the cover, reposition the air conditioning compressor by tightening the 4 bolts, and reconnect the compressor connectors. Now fit the new auxiliary belt, following the original pattern (written clockwise), routing it over all the pulleys and lifting the tensioner to tension it. Refit the wheel arch liner, the wheel, and lower the car. Tighten the nuts and reconnect the battery.

Posted on 14 September 2026 by ScegliAuto

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