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Drive Belt

Accessory Drive

2.0L and 2.3L Engines With Air Conditioning:




2.0L and 2.3L Engines Without Air Conditioning:





Belt Tensioner
Automatic tensioners are calibrated to provide the correct amount of tension to the belt for a given accessory drive system. Unless a spring or damping band within the tensioner assembly breaks or some other mechanical part of the tensioner fails, there is no need to check the tensioner for correct tension.