2007 xc90 v8 serpentine belt replacement help

Pretribrapper · Post by **Pretribrapper** » 22 Jul 2020, 05:32

Hoping someone can give me some direction. Had an idler pulley go bad and serpantine belt broke. I replaced pulley but cannot get new belt on. I have tensioner as far as I believe I can get it to go and I seem to be about 1 inch short of being able to slide new belt over the final pulley. Is it possible belt is too short. Item number on belt matches part number I need for car...

Pretribrapper · Post by **Pretribrapper** » 22 Jul 2020, 07:24

Belt was an aftermarket 990K6 from Rock Auto. I am trying a different belt but not sure that is the issue....

Post by **oragex** » 22 Jul 2020, 13:03

May try compare the new belt with the broken one, otherwise look at each pulley to make sure the belt sits correctly centered on the pulley

Masscomguru · Post by **Masscomguru** » 22 Jul 2020, 18:08

When I did mine, it kept getting hung up near the crank pulley, I had to remove the wheel and fit it there first. It’s easy for it to “feel” ok if not on correctly.

2000c70hpt · Post by **2000c70hpt** » 25 Jul 2020, 16:35

The 5 cylinder belts are cake compared to the 3.2. Took me almost 3 hours to do mine on my 3.2. 10 minutes on my 2.3