How to replace the serpentine belt 2006-2011 Honda Civic

Chapter 1:

Disconnect the battery

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It’s also safer to disconnect the battery.

Chapter 2:

Set up

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In order to change the serpentine belt on your vehicle, you need to take off the wheel on the passenger side to gain full access.

Chapter 2:

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Now you need to remove the plastic cover that gives access to the Damper pulley.

Chapter 2:

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Using a fork, remove the 2 holding rivets.

Chapter 2:

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Then remove it to access the belt more easily, and reposition it correctly when reassembling.

Chapter 3:

Remove the serpentine blet

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Using a 19 mm offset wrench, loosen the belt by turning the serpentine belt tensioner clockwise.

Chapter 3:

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Meanwhile, remove the belt from the tensioner, then from the various pulleys. Before proceeding with the replacement of the serpentine belt, we recommend taking a picture or to draw the path of the belt around the different pulleys, in order to position it correctly later.

Chapter 3:

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You can now remove the belt.

Chapter 4:

Remove various components

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When changing the belt, you should also replace the tensioner pulley. On this vehicle, the belt tensioner is held in place by one of the alternator retaining bolts.

Chapter 4:

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It is therefore necessary to remove the alternator.

Chapter 5:

Remove the water pump pulley

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Secure the water pump pulley with a pulley lock wrench.

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Insert the 2 pins of the wrench into the holes in the pulley.

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You can now unscrew the 3 pulley retaining bolts with a 10 mm wrench. Then, remove it.

Chapter 6:

Remove the belt tensioner

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Using a ratchet and a 8mm Allen socket, unscrew the lower retaining bolt. Caution: access is difficult, and the cavity is fragile. Above all, the socket must be firmly seated in its housing.

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Using a ratchet and a 12 mm socket, unscrew the upper retaining bolt of the belt tensioner.

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Remove the bolt. Then remove the tensioner.

Chapter 7:

Put the belt tensioner back

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Take the belt tensioner.

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Put it back in its place, then screw the bolts back in roughly by hand. Then screw them back in with a ratchet until they make contact.

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Finish tightening using a torque wrench.

Chapter 8:

Put the water pump pulley back

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Replace the water pump pulley.

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Using the pulley lock wrench and a 10 mm wrench, tighten the 3 pulley retaining bolts.

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Finish tightening using a torque wrench.

Chapter 9:

Put the belt back

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Take the new serpentine belt.

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Pay careful attention to which way up you use it. The writing on the belt must turn clockwise.

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Slide the new belt around the different elements respecting the layout from the initial assembly.

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Return the alternator to its housing.

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To fully put it back in place, lift the serpentine belt tensioner in order to wind the serpentine belt onto all of the pulleys.

Chapter 9:

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Then release the belt tensioner to fully extend the belt. Before starting your car again, check that the belt is properly positioned in all the pulleys.

Chapter 10:

Finalise the reassembly

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Replace the plastic cover. Then put the rivets back in place.

Chapter 11:

Put the vehicle back on the ground

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Then, you will be able to put the wheel back on your vehicle.

Chapter 11:

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Put the car back on the ground and block the wheel properly.

Chapter 12:

Reconnect the battery

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Reconnect the battery.

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Operation complete.