serpatine belt squealing like crazy
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#12
I'm assuming the squeaking stopped, since you hadn't posted anything since.
I'm undergoing the same deal right now, but not only squealing..but ticking too. This was after being pro-active and replacing my old belt with Auto's cheap Duralast $19.99. However, when I put the old one back on...the squealing and ticking went away. I've read other blogs on this forum it appears (and I hope) there's more to the engineering of the belts than meets the eye. So with that said, I'll be replacing my belt with a Dayco Brand.
Stay tuned!
I'm undergoing the same deal right now, but not only squealing..but ticking too. This was after being pro-active and replacing my old belt with Auto's cheap Duralast $19.99. However, when I put the old one back on...the squealing and ticking went away. I've read other blogs on this forum it appears (and I hope) there's more to the engineering of the belts than meets the eye. So with that said, I'll be replacing my belt with a Dayco Brand.
Stay tuned!
#13
I'm assuming the squeaking stopped, since you hadn't posted anything since.
I'm undergoing the same deal right now, but not only squealing..but ticking too. This was after being pro-active and replacing my old belt with Auto's cheap Duralast $19.99. However, when I put the old one back on...the squealing and ticking went away. I've read other blogs on this forum it appears (and I hope) there's more to the engineering of the belts than meets the eye. So with that said, I'll be replacing my belt with a Dayco Brand.
Stay tuned!
I'm undergoing the same deal right now, but not only squealing..but ticking too. This was after being pro-active and replacing my old belt with Auto's cheap Duralast $19.99. However, when I put the old one back on...the squealing and ticking went away. I've read other blogs on this forum it appears (and I hope) there's more to the engineering of the belts than meets the eye. So with that said, I'll be replacing my belt with a Dayco Brand.
Stay tuned!
#14
i' had a ticking problem for the last 2 or 3 weeks. it only ticked for the first 3-4 miles when it was cold, and then quit ticking after everything warmed up.
with the hood up and me up on the bumper looking straight down at the water pump, i noticed the idler pulley wobbling a little. i removed the belt and spun all the pulleys by hand. the idler pulley had a loose, dry ring sound indicating the bearing was dry and bad. it also had a little wiggle play. the tensioner pulley had a little dry click, but wasn't as bad as the idler.
since my idler pulley was the worst, i replaced it first. that did not stop the clicking sound. i think that pulley was past clicking. next i replaced the tensioner pulley and that was the culprit. i have a quiet belt system now.
the best place to buy these parts are amazon. good price and free shipping. rockauto has best price, but shipping adds up. i got the Dayco brands and they are good. i got mine at Advance, idler for $24 price matched to rockauto (with shipping) and $21 for the tensioner pulley with the ribs.
with the hood up and me up on the bumper looking straight down at the water pump, i noticed the idler pulley wobbling a little. i removed the belt and spun all the pulleys by hand. the idler pulley had a loose, dry ring sound indicating the bearing was dry and bad. it also had a little wiggle play. the tensioner pulley had a little dry click, but wasn't as bad as the idler.
since my idler pulley was the worst, i replaced it first. that did not stop the clicking sound. i think that pulley was past clicking. next i replaced the tensioner pulley and that was the culprit. i have a quiet belt system now.
the best place to buy these parts are amazon. good price and free shipping. rockauto has best price, but shipping adds up. i got the Dayco brands and they are good. i got mine at Advance, idler for $24 price matched to rockauto (with shipping) and $21 for the tensioner pulley with the ribs.
#15
I have the higher priced belt form AZ. No squeeks, no problem. Sometimes buying a higher priced item rather than the first on they pull is better. I seldom if ever buy the cheapest, but clerks usually offer the cheapest first and the average customer probably buys for price and not quality.
#16
It was the serpetine belt! I replaced the duralast with Dayco ($37 on shelf at Autozone) and squealing and ticking stop. FYI: Prior to the swapping out the belts, I too invested in a new tension arm and pully ($70 on the shelf at Autozone).
Furthermore, right now (yesterday evening) Autozone is not advertizing, but they have Mobile-1 5Qts full synthetic oil with Bosch Oil filter for $29.99 at the register (none of that mail in rebate bull). Oil retails at $37.77 and oil filter at $7.00.
Furthermore, right now (yesterday evening) Autozone is not advertizing, but they have Mobile-1 5Qts full synthetic oil with Bosch Oil filter for $29.99 at the register (none of that mail in rebate bull). Oil retails at $37.77 and oil filter at $7.00.