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It's quite straight forward but it's in a tight space (need small hands).
To remove exisitng belt:
- First remove the plastic air intake connected to the front of car to create a bit more space. And also remove the plastic engine cover.
- Make sure the engine bay is well lit to help see what you are doing.
- Take a crow bar/pry bar whatever to compress the hydraulic belt tensioner, to do this, place between the bottom of hydraulic tensioner and the tensioners lowest securing bolt.
- When levering the pry bar you should see the tensioners hydraulic cylinder compress and the serpentine belt becoming loose. Keep pressure on the tensioner and remove belt from water pump pulley (the big pulley nearest top of engine). A second person may help to remove the belt if your hands are busy keeping the compression on the tensioner. The belt is now free to remove.
- Insert new belt in correct configuration leaving the water pump pulley till last, repeat compression of tensioner and slip belt over the remaining water pump pulley
- Ensure belt is lined up over each pulley properly, not over hanging etc. And check nothing has fallen down into engine bay.
- Start engine to check everything is OK.
- Replace air intake and engine cover.
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