Drive Belt Adjustment

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1996 Oldsmobile Aurora and 1996 Buick Riviera. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

BELT ADJUSTMENT

Application

⁽¹⁾ Tension: Lbs. (kg)

Serpentine Belt ⁽²⁾

3.8L

50-70 (23-32)

4.0L

⁽³⁾

⁽¹⁾	Specifications are for new belts only. Measure tension using belt tension gauge.

⁽²⁾	Engines with serpentine belts have automatic tensioner. If tension is not as specified, check belt operating length and tensioner operating range. Replace belt or tensioner as necessary.

⁽³⁾	Adjustment of serpentine belt is not necessary. Belt tension is maintained by spring-tensioned idler pulley (some equipped with belt wear indicator).