Quite simple, really. 1) Remove battery ground cable. 2) Lightly jack up front of engine to remove weight from mount. 3) Remove front engine mount and serpentine belt. 4) Remove old tensioner bolts. There are 3 or 4, possibly 13mm. Look at new tensioner to note locations. 5) Install new part and reassemble car. Good luck.
On replacing the tensioner you first must raise the van up to get under it, you can reach it better you wil need a long extension & swivel and 15mm socket.
If you have a 2.2 liter 4 cylinder, the water pump is under the alternator on the passenger side and below the serpentine belt tensioner.
There are access holes in the power steering pump pulley which allow the 13mm bolts that fasten the pump to the tensioner plate to be removed. Once these bolts are out the pump can be swung out. This also unblocks one of the tensioner plate bolts-- if replacement of the tensioner plate is necessary.
on a 2.2 you just need a 3/8 drive rachet or 15mm wrench to release tension from tensioner.2.4 liter is about the same but you must remove the motor mount.gm Jim
Note:The drivebelt routing decal on the radiator shroud to help during drivebelt install * To replace the belt rotate the tensioner pulley clockwise to release belt tension * Remove the belt from the auxiliary components and slowly release the tensioner * Route the new belt over the various pulleys again rotating the tensioner to allow the belt to be installed then release the belt tensioner
will 2001 2.2 cavalier interchange engine parts with a 2000 cavalier
go to your public library and check out a chilton, haynes, or motor manual.it is free and will be complete.
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"How do you move the idle tensioner for a 1998 3 litre dodge?"
it is 2.2l
The 2.2 liter four cylinder engine in a 2000 Chevrolet Cavalier has a timing CHAIN
The 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.4L engine has 150HP