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 Mar 12, 2012 - 9:36 PM
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I'll just break it down like this:
I start my car and my belt squeals. I let my car run about a couple minutes and then drive about 1 mile to the highway (it squeals the whole time). I get on the highway and eventually within about 2 more minutes, it will stop squealing. About 20 minutes later I slow down for EZ pass and it starts to squeal again. Then I take off after passing through EZ pass and it stops. I make it another 10 miles and finally slow down to a couple lights. It starts to squeal again and will squeal whenever it decides to after I get off the highway. Sometimes at a light it will stop. Then when the light turns green, I take off and it squeals until I get into 3rd gear. Then it stops and will come and go. If I park my car for less than 2 hours, it squeals again at start up immediately. It doesn't matter if I am turning or not...it will sometimes squeal and sometimes not. My belts seem dry and I am not losing any fluid. WHAT THE HELL????? |
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Mar 12, 2012 - 9:43 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jul 27, '06 From Soda Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (91%) |
Alternator belt.
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Mar 12, 2012 - 9:54 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 25, '06 From Box Elder, South Dakota Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
QUOTE (block @ Mar 12, 2012 - 9:43 PM)  TIGHTEN Alternator belt. Think you meant this right? ^_^ This post has been edited by 3WayStunna: Mar 12, 2012 - 9:55 PM -------------------- (\__/)
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Mar 12, 2012 - 10:03 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jul 27, '06 From Soda Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (91%) |
And that too. Sometimes on cold starts it'll squeal until warmed.
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Mar 14, 2012 - 12:13 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 21, '10 From Woodstock, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Alternator belt 100% lol. I had the pleasure of getting the squeals this winter only to find that my alternator bracket sheared a bolt near my water pump
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Mar 14, 2012 - 7:19 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jun 2, '10 From Davenport, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
wow same bolt that broke on mine, cost me a fortune to have fixed
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Mar 14, 2012 - 9:57 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Sep 29, '09 From Prince George, BC CANADA EH! Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
just replace the belt, cheap easy fix. Or for an even cheaper temporary fix, rub the butt end of a candle on the belt as it is spinning to see if it stops squeaking. This also helps to determine which belt is actually squealing if there was any doubt
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Mar 14, 2012 - 4:04 PM
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 Moderator Joined Jun 29, '08 From Denver Currently Offline Reputation: 59 (100%) |
Since its cheap, I would replace the power steering belt while as well. That way you know 100% that you've replaced both belts, know neither will snap while you're driving down the road, and can ensure that the squealing will be gone regardless of which belt it is.
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Mar 18, 2012 - 8:28 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 20, '08 From East Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Thanks guys, it was in fact the alternator belt.
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Mar 18, 2012 - 8:34 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 15, '07 From Tennessee Currently Offline Reputation: 52 (100%) |
o gosh, well good find, i was going to tell you to stop torturing the pig
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