If you had a really bad slipping serpetine belt and get a new belt you would feel a difference as the old one would affect the spark in spark plugs, but a new belt would also cause more friction because its more rubber thus reducing power output by a little bit.
To change the serpentine belt tensioner on a '97 Cavalier W24 L engine, first, ensure the engine is off and cool. Locate the tensioner, then use a wrench or socket to rotate it counterclockwise, releasing tension on the serpentine belt. Remove the belt from the tensioner and the other pulleys, then unbolt the tensioner from its mounting bracket. Install the new tensioner, re-thread the serpentine belt according to the routing diagram, and finally, check the tension and alignment.
The serpentine belt tensioner is held in place by one bolt. The retaining bolt goes through the middle of the serpentine belt tensioner pulley.
Put the serpentine belt on to the pulleys of your 1994 Chevy engine. Tighten a serpentine belt with the tensioner pulley.
Loosen the tensioner pulley on your Monte Carlo 3.1 liter engine. Slide the tensioner pulley to the right. The serpentine belt can be removed. Put the new serpentine belt on and slide the tensioner pulley to the left.
on the front of the engine on the serpentine belt, it's bolted directly to the engine.
To get the serpentine belt off an engine fan, loosen the tensioner pulley. This pulley is the one with a bolt in a slot that can be adjusted. Then remove the belt.
The zd30 has a hydraulic tensioner using an idler pulley to automatically tension the serpentine belt.
To remove the serpentine belt tensioner on a 2000 Honda Passport 3.2, first, ensure the engine is off and disconnect the negative battery cable for safety. Use a socket or wrench to relieve tension on the tensioner by turning it counterclockwise, then slide the serpentine belt off the tensioner. Once the belt is removed, unbolt the tensioner from its mounting brackets using the appropriate socket size, and carefully remove it from the engine. Reinstall the new tensioner by reversing the steps.
you have to remove the belt tensioner to remove the belt off of the engine.
The tensioner is the arm on the passenger side of the engine near the front that has a pulley on the end and controls the tension of the serpentine belt. www.trailvoy.com
The serpentine belt you can look at the diagram in your engine compartment for actual routing. The tensioner mounts to the left side of the engine. You need to unbolt the whole assembly. Actually, the belt can be loosened by tightening the bolt of the tensioner pulley. When fully tightened, the pulley will act as a swivel.
remove the belt. then in center of the tensioner is a bolt that goes into engine. remove this bolt. then tensioner should come off.