What size belt do you need when by passing the A/C compressor with a shorter serpintine belt?

2016 CHEVROLET MALIBU
135,000 MILES
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JAZZYJ
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Need to know what size shorter belt to get.
Jan 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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STEVE W.
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That would depend on the engine and how the belt is routed, however looking at the three available engines that year you cannot just use a shorter belt as the way it is routed the belt wouldn't clear other engine parts if the A/C pulley isn't there. You might be able to get a bypass pulley, but I don't see one listed to fit in place of that compressor. The images are the 2.0 and the 1.5 and the tensioner is in the way on both of them.
Jan 21, 2025 at 6:36 AM