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if you have any black dust around the fan area or on the end of the alternator then its definitely a loose fan belt i had to lever the alternator out with a bar to get it tight enough to stop the major squealing . it has to be really tight, i think v belts grip better than these multi groove belts as i never had to get it that tight on other vehicles ,but as said before there is still a slight bit now and then on acceleration.
It turned out to be the alternator belt that was not tight enough.
I had checked this previously, but disregarded it because it felt pretty tight (could only barely get it to twist 90 degrees). Got a bar in there and gave it some oomph and managed to slide it a further 2-3cm before tightening back up.
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