00tibby

does anyone know how to make the squealing sound from the engine when u first start it stop? its really pissing me off....the guy at the dealer said he tighted the belt but it didnt do jack shit!

paperstsoapco

Which belt was it??He coulda "fixed" one that wasn't makin the noise.

Boricua

Normally that happens when your belt are dried out and need to be replaced. My car had the same problem at 22k so I changed them out myself. I don't trust the dealership on everything. Specially when its a simple job like that. You should check the A/C belt or the serpentine belt. You could tighten the serpentine with the alternator and the A/C on with the tension pulley on it.

00tibby

but if their dried out why whould the sound go away after the engine runs for a lil while. also, where is the serpentine belt located?

Sparticus

"serpentine" is a term used when 1 belt controls everything. look under the hood of like a chevy blazer or somethin. that's a serp belt right in the open

i guess he may be using the "serp" term for the altenator belt

when it comes to squeeling belts, i just say replace it. the most you'll pay for 3 new belts at like NAPA would be $45...and that's most. not that expensive

col96fx

Mine makes a squealing noise when the belts are cold. I changed all the belts and the noise got better but did not go away completely. A little dry lube on the belts fited it (you can also use a crayon the lube the belts as the are mostly wax).

00tibby

ok, i think i see how this is going, how hard is it to replace the belts? and wat time of lubing did u use and where did u get it? im still learning a lot bout cars, and wats wat

canadianshark74

not sure if you Searched or not, but there is some info in this thread
http://www.rdtiburon.com/index.php?name=PN...iewtopic&t=2315

00tibby

thx i didnt see that one, now i gotta learn some stuff so i can actually do this! btw does the crayon thing really work and the color and stuff doesnt matter....i would think it would be bad for the belt

Sparticus

the color of the crayon has to match the color of your car....otherwise your johnson rod will smash into the hyper control arm buffer

j/k tongue.gif

i'm sure the color wouldn't matter.