Motor Oil In Alternator/How Do I Clean?
 

Don't ask me how this happened (it was a mistake of my own, not a fault of the engine) I spilled a little motor oil on the top pulley of my 2001 Mustang GT, some of it got in the alternator after running the engine a few times, now whenever I turn the engine on I hear this loud hissing from the alternator. The car runs fine, no overheating or smoke, but starts in the second turn of the key, not the first. And of course that loud vaccum-like sound. Whats the best way to fix this or will I need a new alternator? For reference the engine is stock except for a cold air intake that I attached.

Re: Motor Oil In Alternator/How Do I Clean?
 

Try WD-40 Safe for electronic equipment

Re: Motor Oil In Alternator/How Do I Clean?
 

Actually it was a burned-out bearing on the smooth idler pulley, the thing was SCREAMING. So I wrapped a long piece of soddering wire around the tensioner pulley, wrapped the wire around my hand with a glove and a towel and yanked the pulley back just enough to remove the serpentine belt...(there is NO freakin ratchet size that fits that damn tensioner pulley)...anyway I replaced the pulley and it fixed the noise. I would'nt recommend doing it THIS was for anyone else unless you wanna hurt your hand or wake the neighborhood up with loud language and take three hours to complete...thats' my way. From now on I'm taking the stupid car over to Ford.

Re: Motor Oil In Alternator/How Do I Clean?
 

LOL, next time use a Half inch rachet. That square hole on the tension arm is there for a reason.