GTObsessor

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I rarely get on the engine since I've been having some pinging problems but about a week ago I noticed a squeeking sound coming from the engine. The old man thinks it sounds like a squeeking fan belt. Sounds like a bearing going bad (the best explanation I can come up with to describe the sound). After it gets nice and warm, the squeeking goes away and from what I can tell, isn't affecting performance at all. When I went to Vegas, it lasted a lot longer and was a bit more noticable. Here in Anaheim, it goes away after it gets warmed up and after I get on it a lil getting onto the freeway or something like that. Any ideas as to what I should have the mechanic look at? I'm pretty mechanicly retarted when it comes to doing the actual work but other than that I've read A LOT about these engines for well over 6 months now, however, that's a never-ending kinda thing . Any help is appreciated!

frisky2101

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could be a fan belt "IF" the fan was belt driven. to bad it is electric,
could maybe be some the serp belt or maybe the AC belt slipping

GTObsessor

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lol wh00pse haha... mkay that narrows it down a lil bit... belt seems to be aligned alright - oh yah - one other small question - after I got the engine washed, my SES light came on - any ideas what to look for or an easy way to check what code it's throwing? I don't wanna have to take it down to a dealer just for a cheap error code... maby my Hypertech tuner might actually come in handy...

frisky2101

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if not the local Autozone will ready your code for free.
you probably got a little bit of water somewhere it shouldn't be

85transamtpi

Not really internal engine...but

Often times one of the bearings goes bad in a tensioner or idler pulley. Sounds like a bad belt...but goes away when bearing heats up. I've replaced my serpentine tensioner, as well as both the idler and tensioner on my a/c belt.

GTObsessor

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I'm guessing the belt right now... sounds like a slithering snake that just gets faster as the RPMs rise... kinda like a string being spun around in the air very fast in circles.