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So i went to the car wash this afternoon to rinse my car since the stupid birds decided to poop on it and when i started my car after the wash it was in park and the belts started to squick, I then put the car into drive and it was gone... am i at any sort of danger if i keep driving it till monday so i can take to a mechanic or can i fix this issue myself??? please help ;)

Thank you :(

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probably because they was water on them they were slipping. would be worth tightening them up a fraction or replacing them, because as the weather gets hotter, if the car sits in the sun during the day, when you start it in the afternoon the belts will have stretched a bit from the heat and will slip even more

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probably because they was water on them they were slipping. would be worth tightening them up a fraction or replacing them, because as the weather gets hotter, if the car sits in the sun during the day, when you start it in the afternoon the belts will have stretched a bit from the heat and will slip even more

all the belts were replaced about 2 - 2 1/2 years ago and dont look worn one little bit... I think a bit of tighting will do the magic trick...

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mate if its just the front belts (3) don't stress out about it! i quick way (not good for the belts though) is just spray them with WD40. I know to tighten one of the belts you have to get over the car and the alternator is one is pretty tricky to get an spanner on. But aside an hour just to be sure to do all three.

good luck :banana:

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Well i am not chaging the belts yet untill later closer to summer so what i discovered works magically is PAW PAW Ointment lol not only is it good for your body but its also a wonderful thing for the car :(

Nice. But what happens if your battery goes flat or you loose assistance with your steering and drive into a tree?

This is a bit like taking the battery out of a fire alarm so it stops making that annoying "low battery" noise.... :P

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odds of the belts breaking are very low, but once u start u doing these crappy repairs your skyline will sooner or later become rat sh*t conditions.

Put a side about 2hrs and 100bucks for all 3 belts and change them

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Just know that if you want anything but dayco belts you will most likely have to wait cuz alot of places dont have them on shelf.. The dayco ones being from repco.

Also got my own trick for the belts, good old petrolium jelly (vasoline) always worked well on my mates old senator.

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Yeah all these tricks are great.. and everyone keeps a jar of PAWPAW oil in there glovebox..

also if it does break just use an old stocking to replace it....dont worry about this repco rubbish...if ya radiator leaks you can plug it with bubblegum...hubba bubba works best....and if it overheats just pee in the radiator

first rule in the Mechanics for Dummies handbook

If it doesn't move and it should....use WD-40

if it does move and it shouldn't ...use Gaffa tape

keep these 2 things an old pair of stockings, a packet of hubba bubba and a jar of PAWPAW oil in ya glovebox and you will never have a problem... :)

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Tighten the belts - having slipping belts "might" cause your battery not to charge fully and do some damage to pullies and pre-maturely wear out the belt itself.

If you are still having issues with noise/slipping replace them.

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Tighten your belts, if there is no adjustment left... then buy new belts.

If your belts were done 2 yrs back and have no visible signs of wear/damage they should be fine for a long time yet.

Do Not lube them.

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maybe its just me, but isnt squeeling belts mean they are slipping?

why are we lubing up belts that are meant to GRIP the pulleys to make them turn?

very good point, and for a large part you are correct. if a belt is slipping then yes, lubing will make it worse. however if a belt is squealing but not slipping (caused by the belt sticking, kind of like how when you walk on some surfaces your shoes will squeak, or just squealing from when the belt rubs against the pulley as the grooves in the belt slide into the grooves of the pulley) then lubing up will help. but yes in this case, lubing won't help. it would be like putting oil on your brakes to stop them squealing

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tighten them up starting with the alternator belt. I had really had squealing from my belts and tried to sys out which one it was, dropping the revs with the clutch and brake stops it aswell for some reason, with the aircon off the only thing I could think off having load is the alternator, tightened her up and sqeal begone :). Don't over tighten it though.

I've got new belts on mine and didn't know wtf was causing the squealing (prev owner did belts before purchase).

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very good point, and for a large part you are correct. if a belt is slipping then yes, lubing will make it worse. however if a belt is squealing but not slipping (caused by the belt sticking, kind of like how when you walk on some surfaces your shoes will squeak, or just squealing from when the belt rubs against the pulley as the grooves in the belt slide into the grooves of the pulley) then lubing up will help. but yes in this case, lubing won't help. it would be like putting oil on your brakes to stop them squealing

DON'T TIGHTEN YOUR BELT IF THEY HAVE BEEN DONE PROPERLY!!! Too many people do this and when you take the water pump out it will look like someone put a grenade in there, also it puts stress on your bearings in the alternator and then you will have to get new bearings for it, also your Power steering pump will start making a humming noise and you will have to change it. The owner before me had it done to my r33 before i re-built the engine and fixed all that.

Just spray some WD40 on them at them moment because WD40 is not a lubricant ............. silicon spray is a lubricant.

If you want to change the belts and its a r33 turbo model its 4pk 835, 865 and 925 and NA its 4pk 845, 850 and 910. You can get the belts form gates or something for a turbo no problem but the NA's have too be ordered for Nissan or pitwork as there the only company that make these sizes under the same brand name.

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