hardcore whining.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

Hardcore whinning. My car simply wont SHUT THE FUK UP. The only way to get my car to stop whining is if i push in the clutch and take it VERY easy and let it warm all the way up before i move it. But it comes and goes. I know it has something to do with the alternator belt. It didnt bug me so much until a mod on tuners said to someone else with the same prob " make sure its not the harmonic balancer making that sound". Now i do not know if it is that or the alternator or wtf. How can you tell?. What can i do to rid it? What would happen if it really was the balancer making that sound..? again, thanks a lot!

[Enes]

check your timing belt tension as well.. i had a LOT of tension on mine and it was making that sound..

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[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

its very tight heh, how can i losen it up while in the car?

[Enes]

pretty much you will need to re-do the timing belt job. or take it in to a shop that can do it right..

-E

[john]

Did you install the drivebelts? If so, maybe you installed the pulley backwards. The fatter ridge of the pulley should point away from the engine. If it isn't, the pulley will make noise and eventually shred. If you want to check the belts, just spray WD40 or something on them and see if it gets rid of the squeak. Obviously this would be a temporary solution.

[JET]

Alright, do not put WD-40 on your belts! That is a petroleum product and rubber does not like petroleum products! That is like spraying your brake rotors with WD-40 to see if they are squeaking.

Check the tension of you alternator belt, it is probably just loose. You just need a 12mm wrench to tighten it. Loosen the locking bolt and then tighten the belt up by turning the adjuster bolt on the front. Then tighten the locking bolt.

[john]

OK, spray the belt with belt dressing or some type of lubricant to determine which is squealing. I thought WD40 was water based (???). BTW, Brake pads are made of a bit different material than a belt.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

my T belt is too tight. And i am missing a balance shaft belt!!! lol wtf! Um... i also need to buy new tensioners... this is what we came up with. thanks for the info.

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[QUOTE=92tsiawd84]OK, spray the belt with belt dressing or some type of lubricant to determine which is squealing. QUOTE]

For squealing belts I got only two words for ya. Dialectric Grease, It's my cure-all for squealing belts.

And the T-belts do tend to howl when cold when they are a little tight. Probably wouldn't do anything except annoy you during startup.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

they always squeel. Not just in start up.