I'm trying to put a serpentine belt on my 2006 ford focus but there's no manuel to show me how. I'm not sure where the tension release is. Do you have a picture of a diagram I can see?

The 8th digit of your car's VIN (vehicle identification number) tells you the engine
type for your car - your choices for Ford Taurus are U (3.0L), and S (3.0L).
I've included the Ford SHO engine too.




Serpentine belt for 3.0L (Vin U) Ford Taurus


Serpentine belt for 3.0L (Vin S) Ford Taurus


Serpentine Belt for Ford 3.4L SHO engine


Water Pump belt for Ford 3.4L SHO engine

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

1. Attach a 15mm socket or wrench to the bolt attaching the tensioner pulley.
2. On all 3.0L (OHV) engines, rotate the drive belt tensioner clockwise to relieve belt tension and slide the belt off the pulleys.
3. On 3.0L (DOHC) engines, rotate the tensioner counterclockwise to relieve belt tension and slide the belt off the pulleys.
   

To install:

1. Install the drive belt on all the pulleys except the tensioner pulley.
2. Rotate the belt tensioner as outlined in the removal procedure to relieve belt tension and install the belt onto the tensioner pulley. Make sure the V-grooves make proper contact with the pulleys. Make sure the spring keeper releases or improper belt tension will occur.

Tip: you may want to get (free) a serpentine belt installation tool kit to help with this job.
Both Advance Auto Parts and AutoZone wisely have loan-a-tool programs that permit you
to borrow (for a deposit) their serpentine belt installation kits - which allow their
handy customers to use their auto parts rather than towing it to a garage.

You surely can tell the tensoner pulley from the others

There should be a hole to install a ratchet to release
the tension

not sure about your tensioner setup but some have a half inch square hole in the front and you have to put a long socket handle (The square end) into that hole and pull back on it to release the tension on the belt Good luck

how to put on serpentine belt ror a 2006 ford focus 2 liter

what is your question? what dont you know how to do? do you have tools? belt diagram available from parts stores. you have a tensioner, so you need to turn it to release tension. other than that i need more info.

On a vehicle with a serpentine belt system there is always a tensioner pulley. Usually in the center of the routing network, you need to place the correct size wrench on it and push or pull with one hand releasing the tension on the belt. With the tension released, use the other hand and slip the belt out.
Most vehicles have a sticker in the engine compartment for replacing the belt to be sure it is put back in correctly. If not, be sure you look at the routing and or draw a picture so that it is replaced the same.

Hi

Thanks for using FixYa. You can look at this picture for serpentine belt for your 2002 Ford Focus Z3--



Ford Focus Z3 Serpentine belt Removal--

· Jack up the front of the vehicle and support it on jack stands. Use a wrench to remove two bolts and take off the drive belt lower cover.
· Note belt routing and make a sketch for your reference if you don't have a belt routing diagram from the manufacturer.
· Find the belt tensioner pulley. Use your wrench to rotate the tensioner pulley by pulling clockwise on a bolt in the center of the pulley. Slip the old belt off of the tensioner pulley.
· Release the belt tensioner. Slip the belt off of the pulleys and install the new belt according to your routing diagram.
· Rotate the tensioner again to allow the new belt to slip over the tensioner pulley. Release the tensioner again. Replace the drive belt lower cover and lower the vehicle.

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Thanks
Rylee

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/repairguide/repairGuideContent.jsp?partName=Engine+Mechanical&pageId=0900c152801ececd&partId=0900c152801ececd

follow the link to fix ur serptentine belt on your car

Buy a Haynes or Chilton's repair manual at your friendly auto parts store.

well, the belt does not just fall off. If the belt has come off it's because one of the pullys have failed.there is only 1 belt on that car, there should be a diagram under the hood that says "drive belt routing"
You need to release tension on the tensioner pully with a serpentine belt tool or a long 3/8" breaker bar. rout the belt according to the diagram, then re apply the tension