serpentine belt change 2az-fe

[greencamry02]

Hi everyone. I'm trying to change the engine drive belt on 2002 toyota camry with 2az-fe motor. Do I need to loosen the engine mount and tilt the engine to change the belt? How do I get to the star shaped pulley bolt, and do I need to loosen the pulley bolt? I've searched but was not able to find any info. This is the first Toyota my family has owned and it's a little different from Dodge and Honda. Any help would be great. Thanks.

[greencamry02]

Wait.. i found out how to do it on automotiveforum.com

Here is the link..

Quote:Originally Posted by mablutman
first thing is to draw a diagram of the pulleys and how the belt is routed. for some reason toyota decided that they didnt need to put a sticker with this info under the hood...

next, right behind the alternator, their is an aluminum type plate that is conected to the tensioner pulley. it has what looks like a nut welded to a plate, i think it is 14mm. put a socket wrench on that and use some power and push it down (it takes quite a bit so if your operating solo use a pipe on the end of the wrench for leverage while you take the belt off with the other hand. ) this will loosen the belt enough to get it off the alternator pulley. switch out the belt, and reverse the process to get it back on.

you can see the tensioner if you look straight now the side of the engine, it looks like a little shock absorber, and is attached to both the pulley and that plate.

Thanks! It is a 19mm nut. Works like a charm!!