[mkiv] Serpentine belt continued

[Chris Romano]

Congrats!  Good to hear you got everything worked out.

--- Glen Elliott <mouseworks at mouseworks.com.au> wrote:

> Hi folks
> 
> I eventually managed to get the new serpentine belt
> on but on turning the engine over - efi relays
> removed - there was a loud crack and the tensioner
> split right across. The tensioner was very hard to
> move down but the replacement was a breeze. I
> removed the old unit, fitted the new and before I
> fitted the belt, I removed the fan blade to make a
> bit more room. The path was the same - as per the
> manual - but it was interesting to compare the two
> belts - I had ordered the tensioner, some plugs and
> a new belt from Champion Toyota (Jay Marks) and as
> usual, the service was brilliant. Four days and the
> package was delivered to my door in Australia.
> Quicker than from Sydney!!
> 
> The belt I had been trying to fit was a Japanese
> made 90916-02310 and the replacement, a US
> manaufactured 90916-A2007. Both of these list as for
> the Supra but the Japanese made unit also lists as
> covering the Celica. I compared the 02310 one, after
> it had been fitted to the subsequently expired
> tensioner, to the US one and the US one is some 6mm
> longer and noticeably thinner.
> Photos to follow.
> 
> With the new tensioner, it was easy to fit and the
> tensioner arm just moved easily down with a wrench
> on the idler bolt. It also depressed the way it
> should when pressure was applied to the belt - the
> old one hardly moved at all. I will post photos of
> the stuffed one compared to the new one. The engine
> is a lot happier though I did have to replace a
> number of coil lead plugs when changing the
> sparkplugs - the locking tabs on the clips just
> crumbled. Can't see why a simple clip should have so
> many parts. The clip closest to the firewall is a
> dog to replace - great care is needed with a
> jeweller's screwdriver to release the metal lock
> from inside the clip and let the lead, together with
> the rubber seal, out of the end. The wiring was fine
> - just the clips were shot.
> 
> Anyway, thanks for all the help. I was doing
> everything right but with a short belt and a jammed
> tensioner...
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Glen
> TT Australia
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