2012 Ford Fiesta serpentine belt replacement.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ม.ค. 2018
- This is a stretch-to-fit belt. Meaning there is no tensioner to keep belt tight. Must be "walked" on/off And yes I did slipped with my pry bar and hit my own head. Edited that part out.
I knew as soon as I heard guys voice he wasn’t going to use any special tool and knew this was the video I was looking for!!! Nicely done
Thank you for clear, easy to follow instructions on changing this stretch belt on my daughter's 2012 Ford Fiesta. Keeping the belt on the smooth pulley with a screw driver/pry bar helped a lot! Really appreciate you taking the time to film this great video. Thanks again.
Life saver! My belt broke today at work! Luckily I was next to a autozone and was able to walk over and get the tools and belt I needed! Watched your video and was on the road within the hour. Thanks!
Stupid wasting on tools pay a mechanic
@@xavierrodriguez8313 that's not the spirit, dude, I've done it once myself and took it to the mechanic once. I did it faster myself. Also, can't drive a car with no serpentine belt, if you get lucky enough it has some on it before it rips off and maybe you can go to a mechanic. If you're lucky.
@@markallen8757 fuck the haters good shit for fixing it yourself brother that’s awesome
@@DavidODST Better yet I've done it again in another "stretch-to-fit" belt. If you're not careful you will smush the tips of your fingers or more, make sure you're locked on to it
With just a jack?? Tire removed?? Thanks!!
Thanks for your tutorial which I found so much easier to do than using the Ford "proper" tools, lol. My son and I took five minutes to get the old belt off his car once I got a little help from him (a spare pair of hands to hold the belt in place while I picked up my pry bar) ten minutes to refit the new one in situ. I didn't have the resources to pre heat the belt before fitting unfortunately but we managed. Thank you very much.
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This is the number 1 video to watch... the others saying cut the belt off... bot a good idea. Many parts suppliers give you a way larger belt. I ended up cutting the belt and to find out my replacement was the wrong size loosing a day of work due to that mistake... the belt is only 40.8 inch long.
thanks for your tutorial. Simple and easy to follow your method without a special tool.
Hey I love your video I broke down in the middle of the parking lot realized I had the wrong belt when I watch the video I change it out in about seven minutes thanks a lot
It's really very helpful where mechanical work is impossible for workers
Life saver we were trying to using a tensioner bc we did not know fiesta don’t have one u saved me and my friends life
This car is a piece of shit for not having a tensioner. This is to make their cars unserviceable/disposable. Ford is causing grave environmental harm with this design. They are disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.
Excellent video! Thank you very much for uploading it.
This video helped a lot checking my timing belt. Thank you very much.
Very helpful, thank you for the belt demonstration.
Thanks Steve!!! It really healp me. From Argentina
Very helpful video. I would like to add that you will want to use a ratchet that has a 12 inch or longer handle on it. After each small turn, you will want to adjust the belt to make sure it doesn't slip off. Take your time. The overall job ran me about 45 mins and only cost $55 for the belt. I am a handy guy but not a mechanic at all. Thanks again for the Video.
Thanks for the vid ..i ended up starting the belt on top of the bottom pulley and going counter clockwise as it kept slipping off. On a side note there is no reason to design this engine this way when all they need is to make the alternator swing out like we have for over 50 years. This system is is sheer stupidity of a design or even an afterthought of the engineer. So much so i feel like this car is from the future and will probably run on brawndo because it had what plants crave. Its that bad of a design
Thanks for the tutorial, it really helps a lot.
Thanks helpful heating up the belt worked great
Clamping the belt to the crank pulley with a pair of vice grips is the way to go if you’re struggling with this job. Also heat the belt up to help loosen it up.
That’ll help make sure the belt stays all the way round the pulley as you rotate it
Thank you so much man great explanation
Magnificent video!!!
Thank you!!!
Here's another way of fitting the water pump stretch belt on a Ford Fiesta or Focus without using specialist tools.
First remove 3 of the 4 water pump bolts. Then loosen the last bolt just enough so the pulley can be twisted off the water pump central locator . Fit the new stretch belt onto all the pulleys leaving the water pump pulley til last. If the belt seems too small to go onto the water pump pulley turn the pulley so it pivot on the remaining bolt until the belt goes on (if at this point the belt will still not go onto the water pump pulley check it's fitted correctly onto the other pulleys or check the belt is the correct size).
With the belt fitted onto all the pulleys turn the water pump pulley until the position of the remaining bolt is at 1 o'clock. Now first make sure you have a 10mm spanner within reaching distance, then using a pry bar or long screw driver lever the water pump pulley using the crank pulley as a rest until it twists back onto the water pump central locator now tighten the one water pump pulley bolt. If the pulley's on correctly the 3 removed bolts will screw back in easily.
Hope this helps. It did for me and was a lot less stressful than even refitting the belt with the correct tools.
I hope this will work. Last time was a total nightmare.
Opps
thank you for your video.seems easy
Excelente lo hice tal cual muestra el video y pude colocar la correa estuve 4 dias buscando asta que encontré este video
Is looking very easy ;) thanks a lot
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you! Your method worked well!
Great!! Thanks Master tech 😁👍🏻
Thank I this video was very helpful
Help me a lot. Thank you!
Thank you for your help
Thanks for your video, life saver
carlos gutierrez glad i could help.
Very helpful, thank you!!!!
Just did this. If my alternator/alternator belt ever breaks again im just selling the car lmao, it was hell, but i made the mistake of not warming up the belt + it was very cold. Tip: A block of wood does wounders of preventing it slipping off the slippery pulley.
Can you do this with out the tool because it's not working for me
Thanks for the video
Lisle 59320 brother - that screwdriver can fray the edge of the new belt and rough up the edge of the pulley.
Awesome brother. Thank you
Preciate you boss 🙏🏾 👊🏾
I didn't have to cut my fan belt it just wore down to nothing & broke so i just had to reach in & retrieve it now im just waiting to put on the belt
This was also my result!
Hello. Thank you for this! Do I need to disconnect the battery before following this?
The book will tell you to do so. What I will tell you is if you want to do it as safely as possible then yes. Do I disconnect the battery when changing a belt? No.
That's the best answer I can give.
Perfect !!!
Thanks , informative video, should we transmission on neutral or it doesn't matter ? The pullies moving easily ? Thanks.
If its and Automatic transmission nothing to worry about. If it's an Manual transmission the yes put out of great, in neutral, and parking brake set on.
Of course engine off too.
@@Steve4x4 thanks my car 2016 Automatic and the transmission is called powershift auto transmission , when I buy transmission oil the ford dealer gives me the manual transmission oil as they say your car transmission is actually the manual but is automatically operated by powershift .
So now changing the serpentine belt I will put car on neutral gear then pull the hand brake then turn off the engine, but don't know the car will start in neutral gear Or not let see, anyhow thanks for clearing that I need it on neutral as its manaul gearbox, appreciated.
Thanks for the video. Just a question.. would it be easier to put the belt on the alternator pulley instead of crane pulley??
I cannot remeber if yes or no to answer that. Best I can say us it might??? It was a few years ago when I did that.
This is good to know since ford says you need a special tool to remove the belt, I also need to get to my water pump and it's brand new.
At 1:00 minute you can see the red plastic clip (mounting for the cover). What is the part number for that cover? It is missing on my vehicle. Thanks
Have you ever figured that out? I'm in the same situation
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@@luktish thank you so much!
Thank you
Tie wraps are your friend?
i used a pair of small vice grips, clamped the belt to the crank pulley and it worked like a charm! bought the belt from ford and got the tool that came with it but it was a pos.
How did you clamp the vice grips? did you clamp them side on against the lip of the crank pulley?
@@marcooconnor yeah, clamped on a slight angle with the lip of the pulley. Whatever works so that you’ve got the belt clamped up
Thanks for the video it only returned me to my sanity and thinking I could not find the tensioner. This is nothing more than another money-saving scheme by Ford with all of the junk Vehicles they put on the road then people wonder why Japanese cars are the most popular vehicles on the road today
Nightmare, Im stuck. Going to get a mobile mechanic to come. I tried lots of tricks already but the damb belt refuses
Thank you so much
Is the car in neutral? Or just in park? Asking due to having to turn the crankshaft, thanks!
You can still turn the crankshaft with transmission in 'park' just make sure you have blocked wheels to preventing vehicle from falling off jackstand
Thank you very match
Mate it’s a lot easier if you just loosen the alternator by the bottom screw it’s a 15mm
Gracias!
Size the belt
maybe you can put a pice of wood between the belt and the left wheel,and then use ratchet to pull it forward ??
The OEM belts comes with a tool kit to easily install belt.
The oops is at what price? especially when it comes from a stealer, I mean a dealer.
That shit is giving me a hard time to get on. Working on it for 1hr smh
Brother what is the size of socket used to turn the engine?how many mm?
I honestly can't remember. I start at 18mm(most common) and go up from there 19mm, 21mm, 22mm and 24mm. Usually thats as big as crank pulley bolts go.
@@Steve4x4 Thanks bro 👍
Can you take the alternator off and put the belt on it and then put the alternator back on because I bought a plastic one of these and it broke on me
I dont know. My experience tells me aligning up the bolt holes for the alternator would be very difficult agenst the tension of the belt.
@@Steve4x4 how did you do it with out the tool
@@Steve4x4 I have no tensioner pulley
Whats the size ratchet did u use
I used a 1/2in ratchet. It's a long Craftsman flex head.
does the car have an A/C?
Yes
The dealer has the belt with the installation tool...for a cool $60 😄 the belt is worth about $5
Idk where you got that estimate but I just called for mine and it’s $250 for parts and labor. And i already have the belt which cost $41
What is the size of the screwdriver bro?
I did this a while ago.
Im gussing your asking about my pry bar? Its about 2.5ft long or so.
This video is proof you don't need that special tool to install or remove the stretch belt.
Hi I did installed my belt on a 2014 and now it won't start, any idea why
"Won't start" is a general and vague description. I mean no disrespect with what I have typed here. But trying to put it in perspective is all.
And with me not there seeing what you did I can't answer your question.
For an engine to crank, and then run. It must have a sufficiently charged battery to enable the starter to crank the engine over at enough rpm. Then the engine computer must see signals/ information from various sensors. At the same time the fuel pump must be operating and supply enough fuel both in volume and pressure to the fuel injectors. The computer can then command the ignition coils to generate spark to the spark plugs, and command the fuel injectors to open just long enough to allow fuel to mix with air.
All that has to happen in one second of time at the right order for combustion to occur. NONE... NONE of that is related to a serpentine belt.
So if any ONE of the above failed the engine wont start.
If the engine ran before you did anything I would retrace your work. That's the best I can answer your question. It's not helpful I know. But that all I can do.
@@Steve4x4 the engine was running fine, but after I parked it put the new one in. Now it won't start. thank you
@@germansalazar3481 does it crank? Or not crank?
@@Steve4x4 yes it does
@@germansalazar3481 ok.. perhaps.. look around the crankshaft pulls. Perhaps u unknowingly damaged the crankshaft sensor.
Heating it up..why didnt I think of that?
I found hinging the alternator down was the easiest way that worked for me
How much force does it take to pull it back up?
@@markallen8757 if you loosen the 15mm on the bottom of the alternator it takes no force at all, but some force when repositioning on reassembly. Once the bolts are started it’s pi** easy to get back on 👍
@@jordanjjn awesome I'll try that next time
I noticed that you put the smooth side of the belt on the outside when you replaced it as apposed to the textured side out on the original belt. Does it not matter which side is out? I would think you would want smooth side down on the big pulley.
p.s. set the camera to manual focus in tight spaces haha.
p.s.p.s. We wouldnt judge if you included the pry bar incident.
Always have the ribs on the ribs of thw pully. If the smooth side is touching the ribs.. the load of the AC compressor will cause the belt to slip.
hmmmmmm interesting. I'm about to replace mine so ill be interested to see how its fitted on the pulley system. (Car failed for a hole in the belt) Thank you for your video! All you guys online showing people how to do stuff are doing great work.
To get the belt off a little easier undo the 4 M6 bolts on the water pump pulley wheel, the belt falls off as you take the last bolt out, refix the pulley immediately and fit the new belt. The fitting tool should come with the new belt, it's only a pressed steel clip.
E possível tirar o alternador do.fiesta 2012 por baixo?
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OH YEAH GREAT IDEA - PUSH A SCREW DRIVER INTO THE BELT
It worked didn't it? And I can tell you, that belt is still on my customer's car.
stupid design...
After having experienced one of these breaking, I decided that this engine is a piece of shit. I'm asking about this next time I buy a car. I hate cars.
Do not buy the special tool it bend on the first try... garbage
I experimented with the old belt by warming it up in boiling water to see if would stretch only to find the smooth surface of the belt started to bubble up in places. So Don’t Do It ! 😮
Thank you