Hi Robert:
I suggest visit this links with interesting information about this job:
- E36-Belt-Replacement/E36-Belt-Replacement
You have to find your belt tensioner, pop the cover off of it, hook a
socket and ratchet to it and move it to release the tension off of the
belt. While you are holding the belt tensioner, you can slip the belt
off of one of the pulleys and then release the tensioner.
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SOURCE: BMW 318i M46 belt tensioning
The tensioner is spring loaded, and no adjustment is provided, or required.
But if for some, to me, unfathomable reason, the
belt should become loose, causing slippage, I can think of only 3
possible causes:
1. Someone, unknowingly removed and replaced the belt incorrectly, by MISROUTING the belt on the pulleys.
2. Someone, unknowingly replaced the belt with one of the wrong size.
3. One of the belt driven components [water pump, alternator, smog air
pump, power steering pump, air conditioning compressor, etc.] has been
replaced with a new unit which has a different sized pulley than the
one replaced.
4. The tensioning SPRING in the auto tensioning arm has become weak, and if so the arm assembly must be replaced.
As i said earlier, there is no provision for adjustment, as the
tensioner arm assembly is supposed to automatically maintain the proper
tension.
HOPE MY INFO FIX YOUR PROBLEM.
Thanx for using fixya.
Have a nice day.
SOURCE: diagram 2003 toyota rav4 serpitine belt routing
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?partName=Engine+Mechanical&pageId=0900c1528019c35b&partId=0900c1528019c35b
go here i think this will help
SOURCE: LOCATION OF BATTERY 1997 bmw 318i
In the Trunck/Boot on the right hand side. Lift up black plastic tray and it is under there.
SOURCE: 1997 bmw 318i key spinning in ignition. car doesnt
Sound like the key barrel is broken, remove the swith from the back of the ignigtion and check the barrel.
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