6G96GT
Mar 12, 2012 - 9:36 PM
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?????
block
Mar 12, 2012 - 9:43 PM
Alternator belt.
3WayStunna
Mar 12, 2012 - 9:54 PM
QUOTE (block @ Mar 12, 2012 - 9:43 PM)
TIGHTEN Alternator belt.
Think you meant this right? ^_^
block
Mar 12, 2012 - 10:03 PM
And that too. Sometimes on cold starts it'll squeal until warmed.
Araykhel
Mar 14, 2012 - 12:13 AM
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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b22ri22an
Mar 14, 2012 - 7:19 AM
wow same bolt that broke on mine, cost me a fortune to have fixed
schmooot
Mar 14, 2012 - 9:57 AM
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
richee3
Mar 14, 2012 - 4:04 PM
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.
6G96GT
Mar 18, 2012 - 8:28 AM
Thanks guys, it was in fact the alternator belt.
njccmd2002
Mar 18, 2012 - 8:34 AM
o gosh, well good find, i was going to tell you to stop torturing the pig
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