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Its the alternator belt... mine did this too..

Its really easy to adjust.. If you're near Rosanna i can do it for you...

However if the belt is old and cracked.. its time for a new one

Here you go

1) Loosen bolt 1 with a 12mm socket or spanner

2) Tighten bolt 2 with same spanner

3) Check belt tension (if its tighter you've done it right)

4) Tighten bolt 1 again

+1

recently got my timing belt and all the other anxillary belts changed. every morning the belts would squeel, very high pitched. took it back to the mechanics and it turned out to be the alternator belt being a tad loose. my mechanic didnt want to use petroleum jelly on the belts because they were brand new. Note even after you tighten it...run it for a week and see how it goes. you might need to continue to tighten it again.

how old are your belts? if its old then you might want to invest in a belt change.

goodluck with that mate!

cheers!

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You don't want to let a belt squeel for too long. Squeel leads to wear, wear leads to snap. With that snap: the fan doesn't work, leading to one oven of an engine bay and the altenator stops putting charge into the battery, which means that your car will only run for as long as your battery does. Either way, not fun.

In my R31 I did this and it snapped, luckily in winter, unluckily at night. Put a nice gash in my radiator, which in turn shat itself about 3 months later, along with the water pump... then I bought redonditioned parts, the "reconditioned" water pump leaked just as good as the one that I was replacing. So I had to do it again! :O

All I have to say is I can replace a water pump on a RB30 rather quickly now :D

Also, I wouldn't suggest using WD-40, or any kind of oily kind of substance on your belts. I don't know if it would cause it to eat at the belt, but to make myself sleep better at night I don't put anything on them.

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You don't want to let a belt squeel for too long. Squeel leads to wear, wear leads to snap. With that snap: the fan doesn't work, leading to one oven of an engine bay and the altenator stops putting charge into the battery, which means that your car will only run for as long as your battery does. Either way, not fun.

I might just go and fix it this weekend then. I've been leaving my squeek going on for far too long.

Mine just stopped doing it the last few times i've had to start it, odd. Now if only i could sort out the random stalling/power cutting out when i go to slow down.. time to see a mechanic i think :)

it just loses all power when i begin to slow down sometimes, like ill shift to 3rd from 4th or start slowing down from 4th for a red light and it will die; steering/hicas light/0 rpm/breaks harden.

Mine just stopped doing it the last few times i've had to start it, odd. Now if only i could sort out the random stalling/power cutting out when i go to slow down.. time to see a mechanic i think :)

it just loses all power when i begin to slow down sometimes, like ill shift to 3rd from 4th or start slowing down from 4th for a red light and it will die; steering/hicas light/0 rpm/breaks harden.

I think you've got a atmo bov or a leaking intercooler piping. If you've got an atmo bov, that's the problem. If not, check over your intercooler piping. Could be leaking.

I think you've got a atmo bov or a leaking intercooler piping. If you've got an atmo bov, that's the problem. If not, check over your intercooler piping. Could be leaking.

Definately no atmo bov, my car is 100% stock minus the apexi pod i put on last night (which i havent driven with yet). Ill go over the piping i guess. Im getting the major service 9timing belt etc) done very soo, so if i cant find the problem, il let them worry about it.

Yeah i had something like that too but the squeaking only happened when i depressed the throttle. And after pressing and depressing the throttle a few times when cold the sound disappears. Only happens ocassionally though :)

There is also another posibility, that is the fan clutch, it may be attempting to engage and when you rev inertia makes is slip as it may be worn. they should spin freely then resonding to heat, jam up.

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My car squeeks bad. I think it's something to do with the belts, but I can't be f**ked fixing it. I just try to ignore it :P

lmao u try to ignore it hahaha

thats funny as

i tried to ignore my piston knocking , and it got me no where hahah

lmao u try to ignore it hahaha

thats funny as

i tried to ignore my piston knocking , and it got me no where hahah

:laugh:

dont be a lazy noob.tighten your belts.

My belts are too tight that's why they're squeeking. I need to loosen them.

MotoMan's right on the money. My car would always sqeek when i started it, expecially when it was cold. So this morning before work i tighten it the way that MotoMan said....and when i started the car the noise was gone.

woohoo!!!! Finally

thankx MotoMan :-)

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i dont have the tools to do any work on my car.

i looked in old tool boxes and there is every number spanner/socket but 12!!! hows that for luck?

f**kingshitf**kerf**kedflamin mongrelf**ker *kicks something*

hmmm mine screeches in the morning for the first start and if its been sitting for 4-6 hours so basically a cold start again....i'll have to try the alternator and hopefully thats all it is....shits me coz it screeches for a couple of seconds when you start it and it makes the car look/sound like a cheap piece of shit!

hmmm mine screeches in the morning for the first start and if its been sitting for 4-6 hours so basically a cold start again....i'll have to try the alternator and hopefully thats all it is....shits me coz it screeches for a couple of seconds when you start it and it makes the car look/sound like a cheap piece of shit!

:pwned: I know what you mean. People would always look at my car as if it's gonna blow up or something.

Mine was the water pump on its way out.... couple of drops out the seep hole onto the belts overnight.... creates squeal on first startup.... if you belts are not loose, then check out the water pump.... you will be able to see traces of it from underneath.

My water pump has just been replaced as far as I know. Don't think there's anything wrong there. I'm pretty sure it's the tight belt on the power steering. I remember hearing my dad say something about it being hard to turn when it was squeeling.

It hasn't squeeked for a while now. Warmer weather I think.

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