Replacing serpine Does anyone have a diagram on how to replace a serpentine belt on a 97 ford escort LX? I have the belt but I odn't see a way for room to replace it. Any help will be great. All the other sites want money for simple advise and or will not provide the answer. Thanks

The picture is for a zetec. Let me know if wrong diagram?

Here's a website with your diagram and instructions. The serpentine belt is also called a drive belt.
Go to 2carpros.com. Click on INFORMATION on the right side. Scroll down to serpentine and timing belt diagrams. Then enter your car's description. The serpentine belt diagram is below the timing belt information.
(Someday I'll have my son show me how to post up links. lol)

http://www.2carpros.com/forum/2001-ford-escort--serpentine-belt-replacement-2001-ford-esco-vt146176.html

You can find it here.

Here it is. 13mm wrench to rotate tensioner

replacing this belt is just insurance that it won't break on you later, depending on how many miles you had driven it so far...it's advise to change the TENSIONER also, this keeps the belt correctly adjusted, check also the IDLER pulleys for bearing type noise and repl as needed...........The other BELT you should maintain is the TIMING BELT for the engine, service it around every 60K and also when doing that repl the waterpump and nec. pulleys.....These Escorts are generally low maint vehicle, and affordable to run....hope this helps you...GL

check to see if the injectors are working....

This information can be found at www.serpentinebeltdiagram.com
They have all the belt routing info for any vehicle with a serpentine belt.
Hope this helps....

Call a Ford parts dept and ask them if you can get a routing diagram they can fax or pick it up thats the best way label take weeks to get in so do that and keep the copy in your car file Please rate my response thank you very much

This link should help, click on pictures to expand.

http://www.autozone.com/shopping/repairGuide.htm?pageId=0900c152801e9826

2.0L Engines
See Figures 11, 12 and 13
The accessory drive belt for 2.0L engines has no provision for manual belt adjustment, since these engines use an automatic belt tensioner. Drive belt slack is taken up by the automatic tensioner.
Movement of the automatic tensioner assembly during engine operation is not a sign of a malfunctioning tensioner. This movement is the tensioner self-adjusting and is required to maintain constant belt tension.
The belt tensioner has a belt length indicator. If the indicator marks are not between the MIN and MAX marks, the belt must be replaced.
Fig. 11: Drive belt routing-2.0L SOHC engine with A/C Fig. 12: Drive belt routing-2.0L SOHC engine without A/C Fig. 13: Drive belt routing-2.0L DOHC engine