Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories: Description and Operation

ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT
Taurus, Sable vehicles are equipped with V-ribbed serpentine drive belts.

DRIVE BELT SERVICING
To ensure maximum life, replacement drive belts should be of the same type as originally installed. The drive belt condition should be checked:
- at 160,000 km (100,000 miles).
- then every 24,140 km (15,000 miles) thereafter.

NOTE: When a drive belt (8620) is replaced or reinstalled after a service procedure, the drive belt does not fully seat into pulley grooves until engine has run for several minutes.

TENSIONER
The drive belt tensioner arm should rotate freely without binding. The automatic drive belt tensioners (6B209) will not require any tension adjustment for the life of the drive belt.