How do you fit a fan belt to a citroen xsara Picasso?

Answer 1

As this belt no longer operates a fan, they are called serpentine or auxiliary drive belts. Anyhoo, if the old one is still there, make a note of where it goes. Otherwise look it up under 'images' on Google. (But to be honest, it is rather self-explanatory when one has a belt in one's hand and is looking at where it goes.) All one needs is a 15mm combination spanner and some form of extending this, as leverage is very important here. Firstly, support the car safely and remove the front-rhs wheel. Behind the suspension is a section of plastic cover, which needs to be un-clipped and removed. Behind this one shall see the pulley wheels over which the belt travels. The tensioner-pulley (The uppermost small pulley-wheel) is almost hidden behind the front rail (Quelle surprise!) The ring-end of the spanner fits over the nut on this and once turned, allows the drivebelt to be slid over the air-con (or crankshaft, if no air-con) pulley-wheel. Beware of skinned knuckles when doing this, as this car generally provides them aplenty! So much for computer aided design! Get someone else to change the cam-belt if you find this one difficult, as it is expensive for a reason...! Bon Chance.