So i replaced my timing belt, and both serpentine belts at 95k (water pump and timing belt tensioner as well). I noticed a very small squealing noise. Now, the car has 105k and the squealing starts when i start the engine, goes for about 10 or 15 seconds and stops. The car drives fine and when i reach my destination and stop, car still running, it does a real high pitch squealing noise and goes for however long it wants to. Someone said it might be a pulley, guy at the car shop said it might be my a/c compressor, because i have it on defrost when it does it really bad. I looked and its gonna be fun gettin to the a/c compressor so i don't want to have to do it and have it not be whats really wrong with it. I have not been on this site in a while now, and plan to start checkin it out more often. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated

 

Did you check your brake pads?

 

haha. it wouldnt do it when the car starts up. i know this much about cars. thanks for trying to help tho, i seen a whole lot of views and nobody could put their 2 cents in.

 

How would the brake pads make a continuous loud squealing when the car is stopped

 

Best bet would be to take some WD-40 and spray each pulley as it runs. Do you live in a cold weather climate? I've had my belt squeal sometimes on vehicles when it was cold out. For a short period.


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check your belt tensioner on your serpentine belt and check the alternator belt as well. that might need to be tightened up a little. get some belt dressing, not wd40 and spray it on your pullys. that may resolve your issue