I have an 04 6MT TL and need to replace the serpentine belt. From my research I have found that its is auto tensioned, but I cannot figure out how to get it off. It seems more accessible from the passenger side wheel well after taking off fender liner. Is there some hole to put a ratchet in to loosen the belt? Thanks.

 

Tight quarters but you can access leaning over the pass fender. Put a wrench on the tensioner bolt, eat your Wheaties, and give a constant pull. When installing, make certain the belt is correctly placed, pull on the tensioner and slide the belt on.

Here's some info and pictures if you scroll down the thread.

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...ng+belt+change

 

Ok, I will attempt this on Saturday. There is no diagram of how the belt goes under the hood, but I think I should be able to not screw it up.
Thanks for your help.

 

I just went out and did mine, took about 10 minutes.

Just cut the wheels all the way to the right, draw a belt map, relieve tension on tensioner and slip belts off. I had to reach through the wheel well to get the belt on the crank pulley. Other than that, it's straight forward, get the belt on all the pulleys except the tensioner. Get the belt in front of the socket or whatever you used to hold the tensioner (front being towards front of the car), apply pressure and slip it on the tensioner. Done.

 

Seems simple enough.