I've read the Haynes manual on how to do this, the issue I am having is accessing the area I need to so I can ease the tension on the serpentine belt. The rest looks rather straight forward (I think!).
I have a 1997 Chevy Cavalier 2.2L that I am toying around with. It's been over-heating lately, I have drained the coolant and re-filled while also replacing the thermostat...I still have the same issue. So...I decided I'd change the water pump to see if that is the problem.
I have a couple questions:
1 - Does a 1997 Cavalier 2.2L have a tensioner pulley? If so, where is it?
2 - If it does not have a tensioner pulley...and instead uses the idler to reduce belt tension how do I get at it?!?
The pulley I believe I needed to get to seems incredibly hard to get at. I've attached a picture of what I mean...I figure I need to remove the black thing that I labelled "WTF?"...am I correct in assuming this?! Can I remove the belt without removing anything else?!