Serpentine is a greenish mineral that often displays a mottled or banded appearance, typically featuring shades of green, yellow, or brown. Its texture can range from smooth to slightly waxy, and it may have a translucent quality. The surface can be polished to a shiny finish, enhancing its visual appeal. Overall, serpentine resembles a stone with a flowing, organic look, reminiscent of snake skin.
Providing your cavalier has a 2.2l, this is what your looking at.
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Serpentine means it is shaped like a snake, it curves from side to side.
It is the large belt going around all the pulleys on the front of the engine.
Open the hood and look. If it has a serpentine belt there is a tensioner.
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Serpentine movement is to move in a winding or tortuous manner, wily or treacherous, much like a snake.
You really need to hit the local parts store and get a diagram. It is fairly simple if you have a serpentine belt.
I have some serpentine beads (though they were sold just as "green/black beads" at walmart) and a serpentine tumbled stone... the beads stick to a rare earth magnet but the tumbled one does not. Maybe the serpentine that you have is like the beads from walmart... man-made with materials that are magnetic. I don't think real serpentine sticks.
Look for a sticker by the radiatior, or under the hood.
This diagram is under the hood. Look for it
You have to remove one bolt at bottom of front mount. Will look like a round sleeve. Easiest to get to through wheel well.