Squeaky belt
05-25-2005, 10:50 PM
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Squeaky belt Mainly noticable at low rpms. Mainly when you shut it off ... you can hear it a little at idle.
Any suggestions to quiet the chirp chirp????
Any suggestions to quiet the chirp chirp????
05-25-2005, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ssheets
Mainly when you shut it off ... you can hear it a little at idle.
Any suggestions to quiet the chirp chirp????
Any suggestions to quiet the chirp chirp????
I don't get it?If you mean the noise is immediatly after you shut the motor down for a few seconds, that may be the fans. Mine did that on the WS6. I don't think it's an issue really.
If you mean that the noise is only at idle with the car running, it could be anything from the belt, to the tensioner, to the idler pulley.
Good luck.
05-26-2005, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RPM WS6
How can you be at idle once you've shut it off? I don't get it?
If you mean the noise is immediatly after you shut the motor down for a few seconds, that may be the fans. Mine did that on the WS6. I don't think it's an issue really.
If you mean that the noise is only at idle with the car running, it could be anything from the belt, to the tensioner, to the idler pulley.
Good luck.
I don't get it?If you mean the noise is immediatly after you shut the motor down for a few seconds, that may be the fans. Mine did that on the WS6. I don't think it's an issue really.
If you mean that the noise is only at idle with the car running, it could be anything from the belt, to the tensioner, to the idler pulley.
Good luck.
05-27-2005, 04:03 AM
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Hi
The belt is easy to replace and do that before the idler. If it still squeeks then do the idler. Install University has a good instruction on replacing the idler. My car did the same thing and a new belt fixed it.
JA
The belt is easy to replace and do that before the idler. If it still squeeks then do the idler. Install University has a good instruction on replacing the idler. My car did the same thing and a new belt fixed it.
JA
05-27-2005, 07:45 PM
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It's the belt tensioner.
They're known to go. I had to beat the crap out of my local dealer, taking the car to them 3 times. The final time, I told them, "look, it's a TSB, do you really want me to go find the #?!? I'm already pissed that you guys just lube the damn'd belt when I bring it in here! Don't make me go get the number!"
They didn't. Then, called me back, as if *they* had discovered the cause and replaced the tensioner.
Chodes...
They're known to go. I had to beat the crap out of my local dealer, taking the car to them 3 times. The final time, I told them, "look, it's a TSB, do you really want me to go find the #?!? I'm already pissed that you guys just lube the damn'd belt when I bring it in here! Don't make me go get the number!"
They didn't. Then, called me back, as if *they* had discovered the cause and replaced the tensioner.
Chodes...
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05-29-2005, 02:19 AM
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Originally Posted by BOBA_VETT
It's the belt tensioner.
They're known to go. I had to beat the crap out of my local dealer, taking the car to them 3 times. The final time, I told them, "look, it's a TSB, do you really want me to go find the #?!? I'm already pissed that you guys just lube the damn'd belt when I bring it in here! Don't make me go get the number!"
They didn't. Then, called me back, as if *they* had discovered the cause and replaced the tensioner.
Chodes...
They're known to go. I had to beat the crap out of my local dealer, taking the car to them 3 times. The final time, I told them, "look, it's a TSB, do you really want me to go find the #?!? I'm already pissed that you guys just lube the damn'd belt when I bring it in here! Don't make me go get the number!"
They didn't. Then, called me back, as if *they* had discovered the cause and replaced the tensioner.
Chodes...
(like that would be worth the effort 
05-29-2005, 11:02 PM
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It's not *always* the tensioner or the idler pulley. Sometimes it is just a belt. Just went through this issue on one of my cars, new belt was all it took.