In this case, I think that "seritine" may be a spelling mistake, and that you're actually looking to access the "serpentine" belt in your 2005 Chrysler Pacifica 3.8 liter. There are a number of steps you need to take in order to access the serpentine belt in your 2005 Pacifica.
Serpentine belts are so called because they take a number of twists and turns, and often follow a complicated route through the car. As a result, you should memorize the route that the serpentine belt takes through your vehicle. Alternatively, if you received an owner's manual when you bought the vehicle, you could consult this manual for details about the serpentine belt.
You will only be able to maneuver and manipulate the serpentine belt if you have removed the tensioner, as the belt tensioner prevents the belt from slipping or becoming loose inside the vehicle.
You should carefully remove the belt from any pulleys or apparatus in contact with the belt. In a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica, this may include the crankshaft pulley, the idler pulley and the accessory drive. Do not attempt to pull the belt out of the engine without carefully disconnecting it from pulleys and apparatus such as these.
You should now be able to remove the belt from the engine and replace it with a new belt. Before placing the new belt into your vehicle, you should check that the new and the old belts are the same length.
The new belt should follow exactly the route of the old belt, which is why you needed to memorize this route before you removed the original belt. Ensure that you replace any devices such as the belt tensioner, in order for your vehicle to function properly.
- Memorize the route of the serpentine belt in your Chrysler Pacifica
Serpentine belts are so called because they take a number of twists and turns, and often follow a complicated route through the car. As a result, you should memorize the route that the serpentine belt takes through your vehicle. Alternatively, if you received an owner's manual when you bought the vehicle, you could consult this manual for details about the serpentine belt.
- Disengage the negative battery cable and the belt tensioner
You will only be able to maneuver and manipulate the serpentine belt if you have removed the tensioner, as the belt tensioner prevents the belt from slipping or becoming loose inside the vehicle.
- Detach the belt from any pulleys inside the vehicle
You should carefully remove the belt from any pulleys or apparatus in contact with the belt. In a 2005 Chrysler Pacifica, this may include the crankshaft pulley, the idler pulley and the accessory drive. Do not attempt to pull the belt out of the engine without carefully disconnecting it from pulleys and apparatus such as these.
- Lift the belt out of the engine
You should now be able to remove the belt from the engine and replace it with a new belt. Before placing the new belt into your vehicle, you should check that the new and the old belts are the same length.
- Insert the new serpentine belt
The new belt should follow exactly the route of the old belt, which is why you needed to memorize this route before you removed the original belt. Ensure that you replace any devices such as the belt tensioner, in order for your vehicle to function properly.
