Do I have to release the engine mounts and jack up the engine a little in order to replace the serpentine belt? +3|||The engine actually needs to be lowered a bit, and can be supported by a jack. It%26#039;s easier if you loosen the bolts, then only take one out at a time as you take the belt off. To loosen the tensioner it%26#039;s a 3/8%26quot; breaker bar. It can be done with a regular 3/8%26quot; ratchet, but it%26#039;s a pain to fit it in there. The long thin breaker bar makes it a piece of cake.|||Find the Belt tensioner, It is spring loaded. I believe a 1/2 inch ratchet or breaker bar to push back against the spring.. If you have the new belt there with you when taking old one off, it will be alot easier to remember the belt direction in case you dont have the sticker on the core support.|||No, just find the tensioner and release the tension on the band.
If its a 3.4 engine it will have a belt routing picture where the belt is.
If its a 3.8 i believe it should be somewhere on the left side, next to the belt anyway.
