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Belt whistling

emu88
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15 Mar 2016 10:13 #163780 by emu88

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One of my belts whistles occasionally when I accelerate - is this an urgent job or can I drive around like this for a long while?

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15 Mar 2016 14:25 #163786 by Decklandpt

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wich belt?
mine's been doing that for a couple of months now, narrowed it down to the alternator bearing, gonna take it to the mechanic today. mine's having no trouble with it. when it squeals i just step on the loud pedal, once it hits 4000rpm it stops and doesnt do it again till the next time i start the engine after a while parked

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15 Mar 2016 14:34 #163787 by emu88

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Decklandpt wrote: wich belt?
mine's been doing that for a couple of months now, narrowed it down to the alternator bearing, gonna take it to the mechanic today. mine's having no trouble with it. when it squeals i just step on the loud pedal, once it hits 4000rpm it stops and doesnt do it again till the next time i start the engine after a while parked

Not sure which belt, but one of them looks worn, the other looks like it has plenty of life left in it. If it's the alternator bearing is that a quick job? I think my alternator is fine, so was planning on just swapping BOTH the belts.

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16 Mar 2016 11:52 #163825 by Decklandpt

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should be, i hope, i'll get back to you by the end of the week when i get the car back

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16 Mar 2016 12:35 #163826 by maverick

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The thing is - its a LOT easier to take the radiator off to change Fan (Alternator) Belt and P/S Belt has to come off first ...

So while Radiator off, best to change both - as a pair they are only £20-ish

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16 Mar 2016 13:47 #163832 by facade

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maverick wrote: The thing is - its a LOT easier to take the radiator off to change Fan (Alternator) Belt and P/S Belt has to come off first ...

So while Radiator off, best to change both - as a pair they are only £20-ish

It is easier, but takes a lot longer, and you have to drain the water.
The fan belt will feed in through the fan blades as you rotate the fan by hand.

If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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