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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / January 2008Belt adjustment, SR18(DE)
I have a 1995 Nissan Presea 1800 (in NZ). I believe this car is not sold in the US, but I think the engine, SR18(DE) is used in some models that are in the US, perhaps the Sentra. In any case my questions probably have very general answers. There is sometimes a loud squealing noise that persists for a while after starting, presumably coming from the alternator/aircon/PS belt. I hope the belt doesn't need replacing, because the access to it is incredibly limited. I'm pretty sure this is not a job I want to attempt myself. I can probably adjust the best tension myself, but not having a manual I'm not certain how to proceed. It looks as if I should loosen the top mounting bolt on the alternator, then use the tensioning bolt to pivot the alternator. My first question is do I need to loosen the bottom mounting bolt as well? This will be hard to get at. The second question is, assuming I can pivot the alternator, how do I determine when the belt tension is correct? Thanks in advance for any responses. You will probably find the info you want here: http://www.turbo6.net/vqtech/ESM/Nissan/Sentra/ I looked at the 1995 Look for the ma section, SR engine maintenance > I have a 1995 Nissan Presea 1800 (in NZ). I believe this car is not > sold in the US, but I think the engine, SR18(DE) is used in some models [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thanks in advance for any responses. > You will probably find the info you want here: > http://www.turbo6.net/vqtech/ESM/Nissan/Sentra/ > > I looked at the 1995 > Look for the ma section, SR engine maintenance Thanks! How do you read .rar files? >> You will probably find the info you want here: >> http://www.turbo6.net/vqtech/ESM/Nissan/Sentra/ [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks! How do you read .rar files? Use winrar www.winrar.com In the US, a few Sentra's got the SR20DE. If it's like ours, the screech (1-3 seconds?) is the starter motor > You will probably find the info you want here: > http://www.turbo6.net/vqtech/ESM/Nissan/Sentra/ [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> Thanks in advance for any responses. >I have a 1995 Nissan Presea 1800 (in NZ). I believe this car is not sold >in the US, but I think the engine, SR18(DE) is used in some models that are [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Thanks in advance for any responses. You can easily tell if its the belts, a light spraying with WD40 will kill the noise completely. Some people say not to do this and use water, but I've never had any problem with WD40 as it soon burns off. If it is the belts, it shouldn't cost much to get them changed in a local garage as it's a quick job if you have access from below if it's anything like the 2.0. I've just had my 2 belts done (U.K. though), and it wasn't worth getting my knuckles skinned as they only charged £15 for labour. >> I have a 1995 Nissan Presea 1800 (in NZ). I believe this car is not sold >> in the US, but I think the engine, SR18(DE) is used in some models that are [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > like the 2.0. I've just had my 2 belts done (U.K. though), and it wasn't > worth getting my knuckles skinned as they only charged £15 for labour. I'm not sure about the WD40 idea ... As far as I can see the access from below is even worse than the access from the top. Frankly I'm baffled as to how they change the belts, but I guess the mechanics must have a way. |
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