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Ooops, my bad, I misunderstood your problem. I really don't know how to do what you're asking but as a general matter it seems like connectors like those usually rely on a small screwdriver placed in the right spot to disengage them. Sorry I couldn't help.

All you need to do to open the fuse box is press on the one clip that the yellow arrow is pointing to. I was standing by the drivers door when I took the pic, so left on the pic is to the front of the vehicle to help you get oriented. Just press the top part of the clip toward the fuse box to...

Yeah, those larger tools won't fit in there plus they are too wide to clamp on due to the "flying saucer" shape of our water pump pulley. And yes, you do rotate the crankshaft pulley clockwise which makes the 7:20-8 o'clock spot on the water pump pulley the critical spot for starting the belt...

What model year?

Actually there ARE holes in the water pump pulley, at least in mine. I tried the thickest zip tie I had and it still broke (tried 3 times). Something that I saw online during this process said that you need a 3/8" wide zip tie to do it. That's pretty darn big, almost handcuff-sized big! There...

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I generally drive the assumed "standard" 12,000 miles a year, sometimes a bit more, this year a lot less. I just figure oil and filter change is a maintenance item that I do twice a year, spring and fall, and generally when I swap the winter tires on or off. I don't put too much thought into...

I tried to do that and had my jack almost full height and the jack stand too, but it didn't work, just not enough maneuvering room for me.

Now that I've done it, just replacing the belt would be a 15 minute job start to finish.

No I did not watch the mechanic so I don't know how he did it, just glad he did it! To understand why you need a lift to accomplish this task, try doing this little exercise. Seriously, try it to see what I mean. Lay on your back and put both hands over your head, up about a foot or so, as if...

Haha! Now that there's all this info out there, and assuming that changing your oil and filter is a 1 (easy), then I guess I would rate changing the tensioner at a 5. How fast you do it really depends on how fast you can get up and down off the floor since you'll constantly be switching...

Well the mechanic was able to get the water pump belt on no problem using a lift! Cost me $108 for labor, but that's OK as it's done now. My CX-5 has 81,412 miles on as of right now. I purchased it in August 2013 when it was still in transit from the Port of Entry. Delivered with less than 3...

Digbicks1234 and CX-5um, I appreciate both of your comments. Digbicks1234 - No, your breaker bar and ratchet aren't going to fit. My breaker bar with the socket was twice as large as the amount of room there was. Even the Harbor Freight serpentine belt tool with a 17mm socket was too thick to...

Yup! Lack of access made it impossible to guide the belt as needed for the zip tie method. And the shape of the water pump pully along with the tight clearance would not allow use of the tool shown. The water pump pulley is in a really sucky place on the 2.5L, the 2.0L seems to have better access.

OK, so I was mostly successful today. I went through the wheel well again. Once I realized how much force was needed and how slow the tensioner would move (courtesy of those videos) I was easily able to relieve the tension and remove the serpentine belt. I used my long-handled 17mm ratcheting...