DIY belts replacement without special tool
 

Hello everyone. Here is a video I made on replacing the drive belts. I really wish these cars had a spring tensioner, but my method works pretty well. Check it out :) Shown on a G35, but should be the same

Nice video... good job getting the camera into those tight spaces to show what needs to be done :thumbup: One correction: that is not a water pump, its just an idle pulley which can be removed as detailed here.

My AC belt finally snapped at 71K so I replaced it this weekend. I forget to count the turns and just used the twist method to determine the tension. I ran the car for 2 mins while still on the jack stands and got no squealing so I must have done it correctly. I then gave the tension screw 1 extra turn since FSM says to ensure the crank turns a few times before confirming the final proper tension.

Honestly the hardest part of this job is getting the car in the air and undertray off as lots of 10mm bolts/screws have to come out. After that it's a piece of cake. The only challenge is limited working space between the fans and engine block.

Mine are hella cracked. Thanks

thank You. Very well demonstrated. Learned something new. This is HOW To videos should be.