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Old 10-08-2010, 05:15 AM
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My car sqeaks while it warms up but when it is fully warm the noise goes away , normal or Not ?
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probably a bad belt or tensioner. not normal but a common problem with these cars.
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could be a bearing on a pulley too.

Spray some belt dressing on it, if it stops squeaking its the belt. If it doesn't, its more than likely a pulley bearing... Then to narrow down which pulley, it helps to use a stethoscope.
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I had this issue with my car a few years back. It ended up being the tensioner pulley. You could try taking it to AutoZone to see if they can listen to the pulleys and point you in the right direction. Belts do go bad after awhile, although this does sound more like a pulley or bearing than the belt.
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get silicone spray.. spray it on belt.. if it stops squeeking it is your belt.. a lot of times the belts will shrink or expand slightly due to quick temperature changes




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