Unusual Squeal On Engine Start Up

[Marko R1]

what could seize? my heart is palpitates

[Marko R1]

i just spoke to my mechanic & its 1 of 2 things:

1. loose/wrongly adjusted fan belt
   
2. power steering pump is making noise
   

i'll let you guys know of the source once i get to the bottom of it.

[Sinista32]

I've had a similar squeal on start up after a new gates belt was installed. It lasted sub 5-10 seconds.

Was told a bit of cake soap on the belt which removes the squeel on start up...

However I did nothing, and after a number of starts and running the noise stopped.

So I'll be watching this thread

Ps. The guy next door in his toyota has an incorrectly adjusted belt and it squeal all the time.

It annoys the shit out of me at 4.30am every morning.

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[Marko R1]

cake soap? wtf is that richard lol - i know what it sounds like & probably is broadly used in prison.

[Sinista32]

Bubba said it stops the squeal

Also good for a small leak in the fuel tank when your a few hundred miles from a garage.

[Marko R1]

Lol I'm pissing myself here "Bubba"

[t_revz]

My dad rubbed soap over a hole in the fuel tank during a trip around oz. got us another 2000k before we got home

[Marko R1]

Oh it just gets worse "rubbed soap over a hole" hahahaaaa

Maybe I just have a twisted sense of humour

The name of that product sounds like gay marketing

[t_revz]

The name of that product sounds like gay marketing

I think you missed something.....we are talking about regular soap. Often referred to as a cake of soap

[Marko R1]

I'd rather use the term block of soap than cake soap...imaginne yelling that out on oxford st hahaha.

I got it though

So soap can stop belts squealing?

[t_revz]

Can't say I've tried it on belts. Tensioning or replacing belts usually works. Or change pulley if need be

Oxford st?

[Marko R1]

Oxford st is probably the largest gay capital in terms of streets.

Btw I'm married and not a poon.

[Sinista32]

Oxford st is in Sydney

...so wouldn't that make Sydney the largest gay Capital .....just sayin

and yes soap does stop the belt from squealing (old skool)

[hutch2310]

had the same problem as this, pulled the starter motor off my gtr (horrible job), t_revs is spot on with greasing and oiling, but the part making the noise is a sprag clutch or a one way bearing, its sealed but the clutch dust still gets in and draws the grease out, even in my hand i could turn the one way bearing and it was squealing gently and obviouslyif ti is under load like when its starting that squeal would be lot louder, i crc'd it good then soaked it in oil, reinstalled and it was awesome for a week but its doing it again because i couldn't get any grease in there, i recommend buying a new one way bearing for it and replacing it

and on the note anyone had to buy this oneway bearing before and can tell me where they got it?