Squeaking Sound

**Fade2Black** · 10-29-2007, 08:30 PM

When I start it up there is a squeak coming from the engine area.

I changed the serpentine belt and it went away for a few hours then came back. So I figure it's a pully but I can't figure out wich one.
The squeak is slow at idle then gets faster the higher the RPM. After driving a while the squeak will go away unless I get over 2000RPM then I can hear it again.

**ultra_badass** · 10-29-2007, 08:40 PM

well take one belt off and see if it does it and if it doesnt then you know where to start hope this helpsa bit

**jamessr** · 10-30-2007, 03:31 PM

Honestly the only way to figure it out is to remove the belt and spin them by hand. I just had this issue like 2 months ago but mine got better as it warmed up. However the belt tensioner was the bad on mine. Made a world of difference.

**Fade2Black** · 11-06-2007, 08:57 PM

aight whats it called?

Thats the one thats making the noise
I'll just replace it

**Mecinoid** · 11-06-2007, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by jamessr

Honestly the only way to figure it out is to remove the belt and spin them by hand. I just had this issue like 2 months ago but mine got better as it warmed up. However the belt tensioner was the bad on mine. Made a world of difference.

Mine too ...

**Fade2Black** · 11-07-2007, 07:49 AM

Originally Posted by jamessr

Honestly the only way to figure it out is to remove the belt and spin them by hand. I just had this issue like 2 months ago but mine got better as it warmed up. However the belt tensioner was the bad on mine. Made a world of difference.

Belt tensioner?

**35thAnniZ28** · 11-07-2007, 09:29 AM

idler?

**01ws6er** · 11-09-2007, 02:30 PM

If coolant is leaking on your belt it'll squeek like hell, and then go away a little bit under load. But if you think it's a pulley, do like the other guys are saying and spin them by hand to see if there's any noise or even a drag. That bearing dragging might not make a noise spinning by hand, but at thousands of rpm's it will. And my belt was doing that in my ford ranger, and after I replaced the tensioner it went away. Just one more thing...I thought the noise in my ranger was coming from the power steering pulley, but it was actually the belt tensioner....