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Car Forum / Oldsmobile Cars / June 2005Change Serpentine Belt
Has anyone out there ever put a new serpentine belt on an 3800 v6? I have a 96 LSS and have so far found no way to replace this belt without completely taking the engine off the mounts. I can't believe GM is really that stupid.........well maybe so. Jim Not quite remove the mount, see the repair info section on autozone.com for detailed instructions. > Has anyone out there ever put a new serpentine belt on an 3800 v6? I have > a 96 LSS and have so far found no way to replace this belt without > completely taking the engine off the mounts. I can't believe GM is really > that stupid.........well maybe so. > > Jim >Has anyone out there ever put a new serpentine belt on an 3800 v6? I have a >96 LSS and have so far found no way to replace this belt without completely >taking the engine off the mounts. I can't believe GM is really that >stupid.........well maybe so. > >Jim Loosen the tensioner, use a suitable lever to release tension, pull belt, install new one as per diagram and tighten tensioner. Don't know about your crack about GM, there were over 3000 manufactor's in the last century and GM is still around, can't say much for the others. I can tell you have never put a belt on an 96 Olds. The "crack" is there because if you look at the way it is designed, it is necessary to remove or at least partially remove the damn motor mount. The lower portion is the crank sensor. Guess what...........after a few years of rust it doesn't budge. It is necessary to lift the engine. That's dumb in my book. jb >>Has anyone out there ever put a new serpentine belt on an 3800 v6? I have >>a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > about your crack about GM, there were over 3000 manufactor's in the > last century and GM is still around, can't say much for the others. > I can tell you have never put a belt on an 96 Olds. The "crack" is > there because if you look at the way it is designed, it is necessary > to remove or at least partially remove the damn motor mount. The > lower portion is the crank sensor. Guess what...........after a few > years of rust it doesn't budge. It is necessary to lift the engine. > That's dumb in my book. Maybe so, but simply lifting the car with a jack, removing the stud and nut and disconnecting the sensor is all that is really necessary. For detailed instructions (that will explain in great detail just how easy this really is) go to autozone.com and click 'repair info.' Next time, don't buy the supercharged engine. The straight 3800 requires nothing but the tensioner lift to remove/replace the belt. BigBob >> I can tell you have never put a belt on an 96 Olds. The "crack" is >> there because if you look at the way it is designed, it is necessary [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >BigBob I was trying to figure out what that was all about. My memory of changing the serpentine was not all that complicated. It had to be something in the way of accessories. |
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