Well i know you pretty much have to be under the car to get a ratchet on the crank pulley bolt. I think its a 19 mm bolt. You probably only have to turn the crank about one fifth of a turn. I think there is a little cap you take off on the side timing belt cover, below the motor mount, that is where you will find the bolt for the tensioner. Take a look at this pic and the tensioner bolt is pointed out.



*edit* Not to confuse you but i say one fifth of a turn of the crank shaft, because you most likely will not be able to see the cam gears, because you might want to keep your valve cover on. In the picture it shows the valve cover off so that you can see the cam gears and rotate until 3 teeth move, you know.

 

my valve cover is cut so cam gears are exposed..so ive located the adjusting bolt but it seems to be in a hard to reach place? i dont think a ratchet would reach that would in the correct position to turn..a question i have is the bolt you loosen to adjust the belt..thats the bolt you see right when you look under your car in front of your left front wheel right? its the bolt attached to the ac and other belts? one bolt for all belts right

 

You see the pulley with all the belts, that is where the crank bolt is. You put a ratchet on that bolt (car is in neutral) to turn the engine, that is the crank bolt that you turn counterclockwise after you loosened the tensioner bolt. You never loosen the crank bolt in this procedure.

But you are right, the bolt that you loosen (on the tensioner) is in a very hard place to get at, but i think you can get a ratchet in there, maybe with a extension.

*edit* You might have to jack up the car and take the drivers side front wheel off. Or at least put on some ramps. This will make the procedure easier from underneath, you might need a helper to look at the cam gear.

 

ok i fully understand now youve been very helpful..last thing..wouldnt turning the crankshaft bolt after i loosen the adjusting bolt 90 degrees cause all the other belts to turn..or the crankshaft bolt connecting to all the other belts only turns the timing belt

 

Actually the bolt you turn will turn the whole engine. Think of it that you are running your engine kinda, you crank will turn, moving your pistons, and your cams will move, all belts will move. You will be hand cranking the engine. But its really not that hard to turn.

 

the crank bolt wont budge..its really tight..

 

Remember you are not loosening that bolt, you are simply using the bolt to turn the engine. You car must be out of gear.

 

ok not loosening but rather counter clockwise abut a 5th of a turn..

 

Exactly, move the pulley just enough so that you can see that you have moved 3 teeth on your cam gear.

Make sure that the bolt did not come loose while you are doing this.

Hope you get it done.

 

hey thanks a lot rbgpmp for all the responses..well just an update..i brought it to a friend today to do the steps you told me to do and for some reason when i got there and popped the hood to check the belt..it was tight again..and i mean when comparing to his belt..it was almost the same..last time i checked was yesterday and it was loose as ever..an inch slack and everything..but today when i checked it was tight? thats really weird..any comment on that?..