hey guys is it possible to do it yourself?? i know it might be a bit hard but when i brought it to the dealer, they quoted me about 1500$ minimum for the job....but i heard it being a simple job though...

any help would be grateful
thanks!

 

what tensioner? timing chain?

 

accessory belt tensionner i believe

 

you sure it's the idler pulley? I think that's the thing that controls belt tension, but shouldn't cost $1500.

I think they meant the main timing chain tensioner. Any way you can doublecheck that???

 

yeah its the accessory belt tensionner, and not the main timing chain tensionner, my car makes a weird sound when it starts, like a slight scream

my friend told me its the tensionner

 

oh god, thats just a belt, it is sooooo easy

get a service manual. they will tell you all you need to know.

Steve

 

alright but whats the exact name of what i'm looking for in the service manual

 

alright, if youre looking at the car from the front, and look next to the power steering resoviour there is a gold hex bolt. that is the top extension of the tensioner pulley. to loosen it, go underneath the car (you will have to use a jack with jackstands because the ramps will get in your way.) If you move the splashgaurds out of the way, look up and see where the belt is going over the pulley. goin into the tensioner is a 17mm bolt. you will need an open ended or loop wrench to get this loose. after it is loose (not all the way off) go to the top and unscrew that gold hex that i already told you about. remember, counter clock wise is looser. Once you can get the belt off, take it off and set it to the side. then, from underneath you can get to the pulley assembly. its just 3 bolts (14mm i think). take it off and put a new one on.

hope this helps (and i'm not respnsible for you messin it up)

you just have to know what youre looking at.

Steve

 

oh yeah and look for tensioner pulley in the index of the manual.

 

look at belt replacement procedures. In the haynes service manual...its on page 1-15 and 1-16. Pics 12.4 and 12.5a-12.5b show the bolts to be adjusted. They are called idler pulley adjuster bolts. Your belts may just need to be tightened or replaced.

edit: whoops..didn't notice all the replies.