Ford Fiesta Mk5 Serpentine/Drive Belt Change

cruickgl

Anyone know how to change the serpentine belt on a 2006 Mk5 Ford Fiesta TDCi (1.6 Zetec S) ?? Cannot find a guide anywhere on the net to do it. Is it straightforward or will I need special tools?? Any help would be appreciated. Don't really want to have a mechanic do it if it is something I could do myself in an hour or so.Many thanks in advance.

Mankysteve

Haynes/workshop manual is your friend.

cruickgl

Thanks, but was kind of hoping someone might know whats needed without me getting a Haynes manual. Will try a Ford enthusiasts website.

arcon5

I'm sure you need a special tool to lock the camshaft and crankshaft in to position. About £20.

Also I heard somewhere sometimes you need to lock the flywheel in to place as sometimes you need a lot of torque to get some bolts undone once you get to the timing belt and don't want to break the locking pins in place!

You'll need a decent jack and a slab of wood to support the engine under the sump when you remove the engine mount to get the belt past it. Wood to spread the pressure out and not put a hole in the sump.

It would take a mechanic more than an hour, an amateur many hours. I think the alternator and water pump need removing to get to it. And of course the auxiliary belt so may as well change that too.

I've never done a cam belt, so couldn't tell you how hard it is or even fully what it involves so maybe somebody else will be able to offer a greater insight.

I'd also recommend a Haynes manual tbh. They're are not amazing, but certainly a great aid if you haven't a clue

Paradigm

arcon5 wrote: »

I'm sure you need a special tool to lock the camshaft and crankshaft in to position. About £20.

Also I heard somewhere sometimes you need to lock the flywheel in to place as sometimes you need a lot of torque to get some bolts undone once you get to the timing belt and don't want to break the locking pins in place!

You'll need a decent jack and a slab of wood to support the engine under the sump when you remove the engine mount to get the belt past it. Wood to spread the pressure out and not put a hole in the sump.

It would take a mechanic more than an hour, an amateur many hours. I think the alternator and water pump need removing to get to it. And of course the auxiliary belt so may as well change that too.

I've never done a cam belt, so couldn't tell you how hard it is or even fully what it involves so maybe somebody else will be able to offer a greater insight.

I'd also recommend a Haynes manual tbh. They're are not amazing, but certainly a great aid if you haven't a clue

The serpentine belt is basically a "fan" belt & not the cambelt.

It drives the alternator, power steering, air con etc & is called "serpentine" because of the way it snakes around the various pulleys.

red_eye

cruickgl wrote: »

Anyone know how to change the serpentine belt on a 2006 Mk5 Ford Fiesta TDCi (1.6 Zetec S) ?? Cannot find a guide anywhere on the net to do it. Is it straightforward or will I need special tools?? Any help would be appreciated. Don't really want to have a mechanic do it if it is something I could do myself in an hour or so.Many thanks in advance.

15mm spanner interlocked with another spanner (opened end interlocked with ring end on the spanner your holding*) on the tensoner bolt (the one in the middle of the pully)... careful if the interlocked spanner moves its going to hurt.

* you sure you dont want a mechanic?

now pull or push the tensoner away from the belt and remove the belt off the closest smallest pully (interlocked spanners+ slip = hurt)

oh did i mention its a good idea to draw a simple diagram of the route the belts takes around all the pulleys?

if it has not got a tensoner it has a stretch belt, in that case Good luck