Time to change the drive/fan belt?

[mdoyle]

There are two belts, the smaller one drives the A/C compressor and has it's own tensioner and is behind the main drive belt. I pulled the skidplate to access it and it was a piece of cake.

Be sure to change both tensioners while you're at it, the originals will have enough wear that they won't properly tension the new belt, leading to early failure.

If I recall the lower tensioner used a 3/8" square drive to move it, the upper uses a 15mm socket (that's from memory, could be wrong).

Either way, it's about a good 30 minutes of work and you'll save a few bucks over the dealership prices.

While you've got the skidplate off, polish up that logo and undercoat around it!