It will be located in the engine compartment. Follow the battery hookups.
The alternator is on the top left corner of the engine as you are looking at it from the front.
location of alternator
make sure engine is cool!!!!!! top bolt will cross thread!!!!! unbolt the bolt on the top of the alternator. push the alternator towards the back of the car to take the tension off the belt. unbolt the bolt underneath the alternator. remove alternator. reverse instructions for reassembly.
An alternator in a 2000 model year Saturn LS1 is located in the engine compartment. It is on the lower left of the passenger side of the car.
Jack the car up in the rear and pull off the passenger side rear wheel. you will be able to see the slider that the alternator is mounted on. remove that bolt and clawl under the car to remove the top bolt from the alternator. the reason for this is that the alternator has to come out of the bottom of the car. you will want to be under the car to catch the alternator when it come loose. repeat steps in reverse to put alternator back on. use a bar to put tention on the alternator to get the proper tention on the belt.
Above the alternator. A tube runs from the top of the EGR valve to the top of the intake manifold.
behind the cooling fan on air cooled engines or on the top left on water cooled
http://www.stealth316.com/2-alternator.htm This is not correct instructions. This link is for the DOHC which has the alternator location at the front of the car. The SOHC alternator is located by the firewall. It's different in the way you remove it.
under the hood on the passenger side of the car on top of the alternator.
It is on the rear lower of the belt side of the engine. You can find the alternator in the back by the firewall on the passenger side of the car. It is best to put the car up on ramps since it is not reachable from the top. You can follow the belts and one of the belts will lead to the back that is attached to the alternator.
an alternator recharges the battery of your car
The alternator of a car is responsible for charging the car battery. Someone who repairs a broken alternator ensures that the alternator works again and continues to keep the car battery charged.