Where is the alternator on the LX470? I am going to be cleaning the engine bay and I want to cover it up so it doesnt get wet.

Thanks,
Robert

 

Follow the belt around the front of the engine, find a Cylindrical object that sort of sits by itself but is attached. Normally it has a wire or two coming off it.

Once you find it, spray water all over it. It won't matter. It will still work afterwards.

 

Really? I've heard of people blowing out their alternator by accidently spraying it with water and then turning on the car.

-Robert

 

I'd worry less about the alternator and more about getting the distributor wet. Cover that puppy first.

 

Thats the thing that distributes power from the battery right? Where is that, is it the thing on the positive terminal of the battery? What if I took out the battery for the cleaning?

Thanks,
Robert

 

Never heard of it myself. My Dealer cleans the Engine bay at each service as it is normally coverd in mud or dust from the off road trips. Never had a problem with the alternator from driving through rivers either, even with water up over the hood.

 

It's the thing with the spark plug wires connected to it. The distributor cap is fairly water tight except for the little hole in the cap that allows for venting. It's not usually a problem, but...I've known people to get water in there.

 

just be careful don't soak the engine to much

 

Where is the distributor and how does it look like?

-Robert

 

I thought I answered this one...but here goes again.

The distributor is the part that the "other end" of the spark plug wires are connected to. Take off the cover (assuming you still have the engine cover installed under the hood).

You'll see 8 spark plug wires -- 4 on each side of the engine. All 8 of these wires will terminate at the distributor.

Keep the water away from this and the fuse box and you should be fine.

 

I wasn't sure if I was suppose to follow the wires or if it was somewhere else
Thanks

-Robert