Serpentine belt replacement

1999 FORD ESCORT
158,000 MILES • 3 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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SAM PATTON
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I am looking for the right serpentine belt specifications for my car it is the zx2 model. Have tried two different belts and still have some slack. Any diagrams or other help would be appreciated. Thank you
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Aug 12, 2017 at 8:55 AM
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Hello,

Here are some guides to help you get the job done. If you have the belt on wrong it will be too long making the slack you are talking about.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/replace-serpentine-belt

and

https://www.2carpros.com/diagrams/ford/escort/1999

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
Aug 14, 2017 at 2:36 PM