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R33 Squeeling In The Morning, Help?

Murry33

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Hey all, just got my new skyline, My r33 series 2 makes a squeeling noise as soon as i start it on cold mornings(for about 3 seconds)), & has a tiny bit of trouble starting. although when the car is warm.....it starts no worries with no noise.

Any ideas?

Also i can hear my fuel pump when i start to accelerate, is that normal on r33's, just concerned it's not on the way out or something?

Thanks!

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Hey there,

re: The squealing noise - sounds like one of your belts is too slack and needs tightening, it's a 5 min job for a mechanic.

re: fuel pump, is it the standard pump? They're usually very quiet, I can't hear mine in my series 2, but if it's done heaps of k's it could be noisily on its way out...Aftermarket installations can sometimes be heard buzzing/humming away at idle and even when accelerating...

Murry33 Experienced

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thanks man, yeah i'll get the belts tightened. the car has under 100,000kms and i'm thinking maybe it is an aftermarket pump......i get hear it buzzing/humming when i accelerate but when i let go of the pedal it goes quite. cheers!

smasha Grand Master

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re: The squealing noise - sounds like one of your belts is too slack and needs tightening, it's a 5 min job for a mechanic.

Also have a look that your water pump isn't leaking/throwing coolant at your fan belt, which would make it squeal.

Hope it isn't as it can be a considerable job.

SKY031 Grand Master

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in the mean time rub some soap on the belts

Don't put soap on your belts.

Soap acts as a lubricant.

Lubricant will cause the belt to slip more, only it won't be audible.

The belt/s are not meant to slip.

For more info on the same issue, see this thread.

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I seem to remember that CRC makes a belt pulley spray. This adds grip to the belt and pulley. I'd apply correct tension to the belt first, but if it doesn't help then I'd use the CRC. If that doesn't work then new belts, an easy job all round really.

On a side note, the old hagon bench saws that used to use the PTO on a tractor had huge belts 5-10 metres long and 0.2-0.3 metres wide. When they slipped the woodcutter used molasses to reset the grip!! So I'd reckon any heavy sugary mix would probably work as well.

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I Think you missed the point ie "IN THE MEANTIME", mainly, because if a belt is squealing it's time to replace it belt dressing or not, if your that tight up you cant afford a new fan belt how can you afford a can of belt dressing?

Soap acts as a lubricant.

If its wet, dry it acts like a belt dressing.

SKY031 Grand Master

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If its wet, dry it acts like a belt dressing.

When a squeal occurs for a few seconds on cold starts, it's generally caused by moisture on the belt/pulley.

Soap absorbs moisture, so unless people want to get the hair dryer out to dry the soap every morning, it's still not a very viable option.

It would be easier to by-pass the soap altogether, and just blow-dry the belts. :P

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