How to replace the serpentine belt 2011-2017 Toyota Camry
To replace the serpentine belt on your Camry It’s easy. You will be asked to lift the vehicle, remove the mudguard, install the new tensioner pulley as well as carry out a few other steps. You can carry out this tutorial of 9 chapters in 80 minutes. Take your ratchet and your torque wrench and let’s get started!
Duration
80 minutes
Number of steps
9
Difficulty out of 5
4
Average savings
$150
Parts You Will Need
Tools You Will Need
Step-by-Step Installation
Chapter 1:
Open the hood
Step 1/3
Turn your engine off, set the parking brake pull on the hood release handle, and open the hood.
Chapter 1:
Step 2/3
For safety reasons, we advise you to disconnect the battery.
Chapter 1:
Step 3/3
Loosen the lug nuts of the wheel on the passenger side.
Chapter 2:
Lift the vehicle
Step 1/3
Lift the front of your vehicle.
Chapter 2:
Step 2/3
Place the vehicle on the jack stands.
Chapter 2:
Step 3/3
Don’t forget to put the wheel under the vehicle!
Chapter 3:
Remove the mudguard
Step 1/2
Now you need to move the plastic cover aside. Using a ratchet, an extender and a 10mm socket, unscrew the two bolts holding the plastic cover.
Chapter 3:
Step 2/2
Then move it aside to access the belt more easily, and reposition it correctly when reassembling.
Chapter 4:
Remove the serpentine blet
Step 1/4
Using a 13mm offset wrench, loosen the belt by turning the serpentine belt tensioner clockwise.
Chapter 4:
Step 2/4
Meanwhile, remove the belt from the tensioner, then from the various pulleys.
Chapter 4:
Step 3/4
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 4:
Step 4/4
You can now remove the belt.
Chapter 5:
Remove the tensioner pulley
Step 1/2
When changing the belt, you should also replace the tensioner pulley. Using a 12mm offset wrench, unscrew the bolt holding the serpentine belt tensioner.
Chapter 5:
Step 2/2
Finish unscrewing by hand. Then remove the tensioner.
Chapter 6:
Install the new tensioner pulley
Step 1/4
Take the belt tensioner. Next, pre-install the bolt.
Chapter 6:
Step 2/4
Pay attention to the pin located on the tensioner which allows it to be correctly positioned on the engine.
Chapter 6:
Step 3/4
Put it back in its place, then screw the bolt back in roughly by hand. Then use the wrench to screw it back in until it makes contact.
Chapter 6:
Step 4/4
Finish tightening using a torque wrench.
Chapter 7:
Replace the serpentine blet
Step 1/4
Take the new serpentine belt. Pay careful attention to which way up you use it. The writing on the belt must turn clockwise.
Chapter 7:
Step 2/4
Slide the new belt around the different elements respecting the layout from the initial assembly.
Chapter 7:
Step 3/4
To fully put it back in place, lift the serpentine belt tensioner in order to wind the serpentine belt onto all of the pulleys. Then release the belt tensioner to fully extend the belt.
Chapter 7:
Step 4/4
Before starting your car again, check that the belt is properly positioned in all the pulleys.
Chapter 8:
Finalise the reassembly
Step 1/2
Replace the plastic cover.
Chapter 8:
Step 2/2
Next, screw the 2 retaining bolts back in.
Chapter 9:
Put the vehicle back on the ground
Step 1/4
Then, you will be able to put the wheel back on your vehicle.
Chapter 9:
Step 2/4
Put the car back on the ground and block the wheel properly.
Chapter 9:
Step 3/4
Reconnect the battery.
Chapter 9:
Step 4/4
Operation complete.