For those of you without a Vehicle lift try this. Put a jack under the oil pan and loosen the 4 bolts on the top motor mount. Slowly lower the jack. This will lower the engine and give you an extra 1 - 2 inches of space to access the top tensioner mounting bolt. Don't remove the bolts. Leave them threaded in 1/4 - 1/2 inch. The bolts are pretty long and can give you the extra room you need to complete the job quicker and easier.
Your video was the first one I found that shows the challenges of putting the new tensioner back in place. This is my first time doing this. Helped calm me down.
3rd hole upper right.. Roll tensioner to let off tension on belt and put a pin,allen wrench whatever thru upper right hole and in engine block and it'll hold the tensioner to take belt off.
+Ing. Yainer Peña Almarales Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com
Great video. I have the same model year 2010 and will be doing the same job. Please also post another video on how to remove the water pump. Only videos out there on RU-vid showing how to do it are for older models, nothing for the 2009 - 2012 generation Altimas. Thanks
Perfect video Len! One thing worth mentioning is also to be careful not to spin the crankcase pulley on accident while doing this job because it will mess up the timing since the belt is off Other than that everything was on point! 👍
I would address the fact that the car is running in salted roads or is showing heavy surface rust on metal parts. These bolts should never be put in dry. I would always use no-lock on the bolts when putting older ones back in or with new hardware. Your videos are of great quality but the mystery of taking things apart and the frustration of stuck bolts can be mitigated with no-lock. Another point is to use thread locker. It may be slightly more difficult to back them out but they will not rust or corrode.
Changing the tensioner was much harder than I was led to believe. It took me forever to get the bolts out and back into the new one, working through that little hole in the wheel well, and one of the bolts broke so now I'm going to have to take it to the shop anyway. I might as well have brought it to the shop in the first place because it's not a very expensive job and it's a major PITA to do it yourself.
+Ing. Yainer Peña AlmaralThank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com es
What ratchet type, extension and socket you guys used? I had a 3/8 craftsman wrench with a stubby and a small 13mm and I was able to lose the top nut but then I got stuck. I couldn't find any other combination to get it off. Any suggestions on a wrench or ratchet? I see that you used the ratchet with an angle, is that the only one you used?
Can you manage to reach the tensor from the top? I'm feeling adventurous after a snowstorm that just hit lol Laying on the ground is not exactly an option. Also, A1 auto be mad extra when replacing parts. They replace everything on the way to the damage part lol
If taken to a shop, how much is this job, rough estimate with parts. I was told my one it would take 7 hours and he charges $60 a hour after the first $80 a hour. But he was mobile and he didn't want to do it that day smh. So how pong did it exactly take you, putting belt and everything on?
Im trying to change the tensioner but the first bolt borken and i have no dea how to get it off, beside not enought room to drill it out. Any idea to help please? And ifcthere is a video will help .
I call B.S. on that top bolt!! Beware it's super hard to get a socket on there. The pulley for the water pump is in the way of getting a socket on there as well as a deep socket even with a ratchet that pivots. Also not enough clearance for a deep socket...it's a mofo! I had to use an extension with a swivel and barely got it loose and retightened!!! Had to use a wrench and get a small turn at a time till I could use my finger...it almost couldn't be done.
+Dacoye Owens We don't have a how-to video for your vehicle right now, but the basic steps in this video should be enough to do this task. Buy this part for your vehicle on 1AAuto.com: 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
I have to replace this part on my wife’s 2011 2.5 Altima this weekend and I am really not looking forward to it. I’m an HVAC tech not a mechanic, dammit lol. Anyways, I replaced the water pump on this car about 3 and a half years ago so I already have an idea of what I’m up against.
+Mathiu Truhile We don't have a how-to video for your vehicle right now, but the basic steps in this video should be enough to do this task. Buy this part for your vehicle on 1AAuto.com: 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
Now imagine trying to do that 2 hand move to place the second bolt while you're laying on the ground. Without a lift, you're better off paying someone.
The part is not listed to fit your vehicle due to the engine size, however, you should be able to use some of the steps in the video for your repair. The part for your vehicle, NSEBT00001 is currently out of stock. +Carlos Espinoza
NOTE: This does NOT apply to a 2006 Altima, at least not the 3.5 V6 model, as they have a manual, worm-gear tensioner not a spring-loaded one. Actually, after watching other videos, it seems sometimes the adjuster is automatic and sometimes it's manual, on various years and both I4 and the V6..
The manual specifically states to replace the entire assembly, you will not be able to get the right torque on the pulley bolt because it moves around and not enough space to do so.
@@YeetxBoi Why cant the tensioner assy be removed and then replace the bearing only? I ordered the bearing and thats the plan. I read others have done it...
Misleading title this doesn't apply to the coupes cause I'm having trouble with the top bolt it's located right behind the ps pump pulley which is a nightmare I've tried many times nothing seems to fit only other option I see is to remove the ps pulley but only issue is there's no bolt on it instead has a threaded opening not sure what tool I should use other problem is the limited space amount lll figure it out tho
This is the most crap design for a car I’ve ever seen. It’s almost impossible to get to the tensioner when you’re doing it on the ground. Had to take a sawzall and cut some of the inner fender out. I have dealt with the tensioner on my car all year. It broke the bolts off and came off the first time. Put it back on then it done the same thing again. Put a new tensioner on it this time and now the bolts have backed out of the tensioner and threw the belt again. No idea why it’s doing this
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