1.5L Ecoboost Stretch Belt Installation - How To Demonstrated on engine platform by master tech - 😆

[@alb12345672]

Old cars had no tensioner, you would push the alternator with a prybar by feel and tighten up. This is a real PITA.

[@jsjizzaone3590]

Man that wouldve took me ten tries lol awesome job and great patience thanks!!!!

[@cecilbailey6712]

Thanks brother, I have a 17 Escape 1.5. Almost 100k and need to do this soon.

[@warrengray2173]

Thanks for the video I did a water pump and had to put a new belt on in the car helped a lot it was a circus tho lol

[@jonathangallegos655]

Damn that’s was fast my first one I did took me 11 try and a slap to the face lmao great job

[@29kalel]

Welp there goes the DIY replacement. Off to ford to have mine done.

[@LA_Commander]

I currently have a 2003 and a 2005 Ford model and I'm not giving those vehicles up for anything. Also had an '87 Mustang GT 5.0 and a '97 Thunderbird 4.6. All those cars had one simple serpentine belt which took care of ALL the accessories. I really miss those cars. So easy to work on. That's why I'm not letting go of the '03 or the '05.

[@dilinplayz4249]

Literally Everly half turn you gotta push the belt as far back on the pump as possible. Nice! Ima save 270 bucks at my local shop. It's a 2018 fusion!

[@eddielt1sl]

Ford is notorious for doing lil shit things to make it fun to work on. Earliest I remember is with the 9 inch differential housing where on the last bottom bolt you cannot use a socket, you have to use a box wrench and it slows you down. Recently, the 2.7 ecoboost engines have the weeping oil pan but you can’t simply just pull the pan off. You have to completely remove the transmission cooler lines because they are hell bent in the way purposely to slow you down in removing and replacing the oil pan. The transmission cooler lines could have been further away from the block as there is plenty of room but some engineer thought it be funny to be slick and make it harder for mechanics.

[@MatthewMitchell01]

I need to do this instillation with the engine in the car. I assume turning this pulley wont do any damage while in park? I know people turn over the motors using a ratchet on older cars all the time but I just wanted to make sure since newer vehicles can be strange.

[@FordBossMe]

we never put the vehicle in park when we do it

[@rpaulpate]

Perhaps the engineer who designed the original block could have had a hand with this as well.

[@FordBossMe]

😆

[@jussih1147]

How long belt is ?

[@Nickthecarguy]

Haven't watched this video yet but I was gonna ask you if the fusion had a tensioner or if it was a stretchy belt. You must have red my mind

[@FordBossMe]

comes both ways

[@Nickthecarguy]

@@FordBossMe hmm I wonder if mine is a stretchy belt or if its normal I will have to look into that

[@elizabethburtchell8215]

do you have to remove the engine to do this? or is it just out for the sake of the video?

[@FordBossMe]

Just for the sake of the video I do them in the vehicle normally

[@justinbegay3613]

So I’m getting noise from what sounds like the pulley directly between the harmonic balancer and the alternator. What do I need to do? Same engine in a ‘19 fusion. I could send you a video clip of the sound.

[@FordBossMe]

That's the water pump It needs changed It's a big job About 5 hour job and 400 in parts

[@FordBossMe]

I actually said it was the water pump in the video as well

[@VitaliyKofman]

Maybe I missed it in 1 of the videos - is this all warranty work?

[@FordBossMe]

Yes Sir

[@VitaliyKofman]

@@FordBossMe so, how many cars Ford needs to sell to make up for all these losses? 😁

[@FordBossMe]

@@VitaliyKofman Alot

[@Gleb1986Kiev]

Wow. So many videos!

[@FordBossMe]

People ask and I produce

[@joeshafer881]

I did it 4 times on my back in driveway... love it😂😂😂

[@AlmightyScooma]

What if you took off the water pump pulley, put the belt on the others and then put the pump pulley back in, bolt by bolt? Would it even be possible in that order?

[@FordBossMe]

No I really don't think so because it's so tight you would never be able to get the bolt-hole to line back up and think about doing that in the vehicle let alone me doing it here on this and it won't work

[@FordBossMe]

It's just as easy to grab a pair of pliers grab the harmonic balancer rotate the harmonic balancer while holding the pair of pliers and just run the belt right up on over it just like I did here and it's the best way to do it

[@AlmightyScooma]

@@FordBossMe I see. :) Someone should get fired for designing it that way...

[@FordBossMe]

I agree

[@dustin9035]

On a scale of 1-10, how is it on the 18 f150 5.0?

[@FordBossMe]

It's been awhile since I've changed the engine built on one but it's super easy

[@FordBossMe]

2

[@earlplotkin9692]

Whats the best way to get the belt off? Thats the issue I'm having. Can I just cut it off?

[@earlplotkin9692]

Btw its an 18 fusion. So I'm guessing no tensioner to loosen it up to maks it easier.

[@FordBossMe]

Yes cut it

[@okairo6]

Least favorite huh? Lol what about the thermostat with the motor still inside of the vehicle?

[@andrewdbach1]

Why does it seem like this is all backwards? Are you turning the engine CCW?

[@FordBossMe]

You have to take into consideration this is the front facing camera which makes things Look Backwards because you have a front camera and then the other camera on the back of your phone this is being recorded with the front camera so everything looks in reverse

[@andrewdbach1]

@@FordBossMe right on I was thinking that may have been the case hindsight! Makes perfect sense! I just lock the belt on with a pair of needle nose vice grips and roll it over. I'll have to try your open end wrench trick from the other video next time.

[@danielvd]

The alternator rotate as a Belt tensioner, why you just dont loose and rotate it?

[@FordBossMe]

It won't help the alternator is in a fixed position, you can tell that by looking at it

[@danielvd]

@@FordBossMe I just did it yesterday. You take out the top 2 bolts, losse half turn the bottom one and the alternator rotates. To put it back, you can use a pry bar or a strap rachet. If you don't want scratch the alternator

[@user-co8ye7mk4u]

Put a small screw clap to hold belt on while you turn harmonic balancer to walk belt on

[@TheNonganario]

Is this on a 3 of 4 cylinder ecoboost?

[@FordBossMe]

The three-cylinder EcoBoost don't look like this

[@TheNonganario]

@@FordBossMe On what engine is this if I might ask?

[@stevenguyen7903]

Just use some small vice grip to hold the belt in place

[@FordBossMe]

Yeah I don't want to put any indentation or Impressions than anything sensitive down there so I don't do that

[@stevenguyen7903]

Just love and respect like your video

[@Gleb1986Kiev]

Why did they not give us any tensioner?

[@FordBossMe]

There are a few models out there where they did use tensioners but there are a lot of them where you have to do a stretch belt

[@ramonespino8776]

Are you turning the engine counterclockwise?

[@FordBossMe]

No it just looks like that because of the camera front facing it reverses the image

[@AzaYahabe]

What size belt is this?

[@FordBossMe]

You looking for a part number?

[@lonewulf5150]

Ford has a better idea. Bwahaha! Your not old enough to remember that slogan.

[@jeffmorrell6087]

Remove the 2 top bolts from the Altenator then roll the altenator away from the engine belt comes of no stretch

[@andreyoktyabrsky9950]

👍👍👍

[@cruzanlusion9159]

And u take the harmonic balancer without taking out the timing cover

[@FordBossMe]

I got no idea what you're talking about man

[@cruzanlusion9159]

@@FordBossMe I hear noises from the area were the crankshaft pulley and water pump area I saw in your comments u said it can be the timing chain

[@ginobyers3734]

Always helpful to have an instructional video with the motor on a bench. And be sure to use foul language. Goof for the entire family. You can do better.

[@louiemoscatel585]

Wow, to do that in a car.

[@FordBossMe]

It's a pain I have to do it often

[@matthewabrahams3273]

there is a tool designed for installation and removal to make this job very easy

[@FordBossMe]

That tool doesn't fit every one of these jobs there's a reason why I'm doing it like that so if I needed your help or recommendation to tell me a seen your text that does this as a profession on how to do it I would ask you for that but I'm not asking you for that and not everybody has that tool so have a great day and remember stay in your lane

[@fajoopsa]

No way! What the fark stupid cost cutting design is that?

[@FordBossMe]

Yeah it's not a good design at all

[@rs5200]

This is not the correct way to replace the belt. I verified what @Danikevd stated. You just take the two top bolts off the alternator then losen the lower bolt. The alternator swivels down. It took 1 minute to remove the belt and 5 to replace it. I used a strap to align the alternator back up.

[@FordBossMe]

Well if that's how you choose to do a buddy then that's how you choose to do it that's not the way the manufacturer says to do it but there is more than one way to do something and I commend you on finding that mine is just less work than yours because I can do it without any tools I don't even need tools but it's good for you thinking that you got one up on me and you don't even have anything nice to comment because you talking trash