How Difficult Is It To Change A Serpentine (Alternator) Belt ?

[jmurray01]

The belt is slipping (making a chirping noise that gets closer together and faster the higher the engine RPM's), and it needs changing, so, is it hard ?

I know the answer I'd give to a thread like this: Read a Haynes manual!

But I don't have one just now :(

[stef123]

The belt is slipping (making a chirping noise that gets closer together and faster the higher the engine RPM's), and it needs changing, so, is it hard ?

I know the answer I'd give to a thread like this: Read a Haynes manual!

But I don't have one just now :(

cant speak for your engine but generally speaking that are quite easy - providing you have enough access.

do you know what kind of tensioner your car has? some have an auto type where as some have a manual type.

[jmurray01]

Being a pre-2000 car I would assume it would be a manual tensioner ?

If so, is it easy to tighten the belt after fitting the new one ?

Or will it be hard to adjust because of the tension of the belt itself ?

[jmurray01]

UPDATE:

The chirp/squeak has gone!

It was damp when it made the noise, and after sitting in the dry garage for 6 days the squeak has gone! :)

[MartynS]

Wait till it rains :P