Tensioner Pulley & Serpentine Belt DETAILED Replacement! 2013-2017 Accord, CR-V, Civic Acura TLX 2.4 

Really appreciate that! Watched all the videos made on this service and tried to combine them all to give the best content possible 👌

Agreed 💯

Thanks for appreciating the process! The quickest way isn't always the fastest way 🚄

Nice! Step by step and you'll be done in no time

Thank you hope it was helpful

Let's goooo Roy You got this

You're too kind thanks for taking the time to reach out

Thanks for the praise 🙏 Yeah all of the videos I found on this service would cut out steps which lead me to be frustrated the first time I did this service since the belt kept falling off. Decided to do the best I can to show everything

Thanks! I learned after the first time 🤞

@@josephbriceno2799 Didn't want to miss any steps for y'all 🙏

Thanks! In my original video I made last year I removed the wheel but that video didn't come out good so I never uploaded it because the quality wasn't as great. There is the extended Hook tool that makes putting the belt on easier but I'd rather work with more space than get frustrated because that was my initial experience. Thanks for checking mine out 👍

@@Striker50_ oh! Then it’s something you already knew! My bad. Video was detailed either way. Keep going brother!

@@jmc224 A-ok the more people that know there's an optional method the better 🙏 You still have your Accord?

@@Striker50_ yessir I do actually. However, will be selling it soon as I am going to be picking up a family member’s ‘17 Pilot. It’s been great, but need to move on. The 9th gen accords gave me plenty of experience though.

@@jmc224 That's awesome and you can't go wrong with all that space

@@ivarub1017 Glad you found it 🙏🙏🙏 Wish I made it a little shorter but I wanted to cover everything

@@Striker50_ When the video is good will never be too long

@@ivarub1017 🤙🤙🤙🤙

Hope it helped 🙏

Thank you hope it helped!

Happy to be of service 🙏

Interesting I've never heard of them giving out that quickly

Thanks 👌 it took me a while to get everything right

Yup that's why I went with OEM parts here after the aftermarket one giving out so quick

Nice! Hope this can help you take care of that. You going to go with OEM parts?

Owsemone video. Very well explained and attention to details. I have done it before on my Honda CR-V 2015.. I just needed the torque specification of the two bolts 17Ft-lbs and 41ft-lbs for the 12 mm bolts. Great video. Thanks

@@ricardomarmol1257 👍 As long as it's not torqued insane you should be good

Pep Boys is ok, but I stopped going after my wheel almost flew off on the freeway because they didn't tighten it. One of the things is that they may not replace the proper pulley, they may have assumed it was the tensioner one which is why it continued making the noise. I would say it is an aftermarket one that failed quicker, but it would have at least been quiet for a while before it started to make noises again

@@Striker50_ that's what I was told they put a aftermarket pulley on it the noise never stopped I had to go to upper management this is my last time also

Strange. At the very least they should confirm the diagnosis before adding the part. But yeah companies like that dont train their staff well@@meoutthispiece9015

The tensioner pulley will make noise as you step on the gas The chain tensioner only makes noise on startup for like 1 second

Good call, the engine would have to be running for a few minutes to get hot enough to do that

You're welcome. The starter makes a different noise I've replaced it twice. If you're hearing that whining noise it should be continuous. Do you live in a really cold area?

@@Striker50_ yeah. I'm up in Ontario Canada. We had a couple cold nights in the minus and it's been warmer with rain last several days. It started with the cold weather and it seems to be getting progressively longer. It does sound like it's coming from the left side of the engine but I could be wrong. The belt is squicking loudly though until the car is driving a good 20-30 minutes on the hwy. So I know it needs to be replaced along with the timing belt. About 200k km or 130k miles. Not sure what else it would be.

@@NikosRentas Man it's COLD cold up there. This Accord uses a timing chain, but one noise I experience at start up is in relation to the VTC actuator. It goes away after about a 1/2 second for me. There are some videos on it and is pretty common with Honda

@@Striker50_ lol yeah it will get cold next month and February. Like cold cold lol. I have a 2014 accord coupe V6. It's the timing belt version before they switch to chain. Il check the VTC actuator but since I'm changing the belt at least we will know if it fixes it.

@@NikosRentas yeah, do update me on the results

Thanks! I know how it could be a pain dealing with this

@@Striker50_ got a question for you. I changed the serpentine belt and it started smoking. Yes it was aligned correctly. Do you know what the problem could be?

@@Striker50_ I figured out my water pump seized up. You don't happen to have a video on that do you?

I don't unfortunately, but it would be similar steps by removing the serpentine belt to gain access, and realistically, I think the serpentine belt is the most annoying part of this whole thing@@MrSamiam2310

I was going to say, if it's aligned, something has to be causing friction for the smoke to happen and you solved it with the AC being seized up. @@MrSamiam2310

Doesn't make a difference actually. It would be one extra step removing the roller, then you would have to know the torque specs for that part

The tensioner pulley is on ebay, the belt is on my amazon storefront on the link

OK, thank you I’m going to check it out now

Yup, or a really good aftermarket that is known

What do you mean by riveting tool? The ratchet?

No the tool to take out the covers by the tire when removing the wheel

@@saulgoodmanj you could use a butter knife , scissors, or a flathead 🪛

I noticed the most MPG improvement when I adjusted my valves and cleaned my throttle body. I just got 38.2 MPGs driving from Ventura to Glendale with some hills in Calabasas. Granted I was going around 60-65 but that's the highest I've ever gotten

@@Striker50_ did you end up taking your car to a shop for valve adjustment? If not, I as it an easy job?

Hey, yes I did. I was going to make a video replacing the valve cover gasket, but found out Honda valves don't self-adjust and was about 50,000 mi. over the recommended service. You need these little spacers that look like metal popsicle sticks, and while I was there, I had the injectors cleaned as well. I found a guy here in LA that specializes in Japanese cars and is about half the price from everyone else. I swing by when something is a bit out of my abilities @@damntomato6451

@@Striker50_ nice to hear this , where is this place I would like to get my injectors clean on my 2014 Honda accord sport ..

@@javier85e Where do you live?