#1: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: Tseten, Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:50 am ---- Howdy folks!
I hope you could do me a favour and diagnose this for me and offer some fixes...
The car squeals when I turn it on and will keep squealing while driving for the first 5-10 minutes until the car has warmed up.
Once warmed it disappears and if left for 30 minutes, it will return again until it warms up...
Its been like this for a good 6 months, and has been worse over the colder period.
I've had a new alternator and steering pump about 3 months ago...as they needed replacing anyway, I hoped I may get lucky and that would help with the noise but it didn't.
I couldn't work out how to embed on the page, sorry!
Pretty sure its coming from the belt, it doesn't look worn to me though...
Thanks again guys!!!
#2: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: bezford, Location: darlingtonPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:55 am ---- I cant get your video to play but it sounds like the fan belt needs tightening up???could it be that simple???
#3: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: 206gti_chris, Location: SussexPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:19 pm ---- spray some WD40 on all them moving parts around the cambelt its probably the bearings making the noise, one would assume its due a cambelt change
#4: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: lmilligan, Location: HertfordshirePosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:56 pm ---- think it sounds more like a worn aux belt
#5: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: jk206, Location: GainsboroughPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:59 pm ---- I agree with imilligan and would say it's the aux belt
#6: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: Tseten, Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:04 pm ---- Just signed out and checked the video. Think its because I uploaded it seconds before I posted this and it didn't have time to finish processing, my bad...
So you guys reckon a tighten up (on the tensioner right?!) and WD40 on the cogs?
Sorry, I'm a newbie when it comes to car maintenance, though i'm a fast learner!
Thanks again!
EDIT:: Is the cam/aux belt the same one? I can only see one belt ...:)
Also if it is that and tightening/wd40 doesn't work, could i just change the belt or would I have to get the whole kit with a new tensioner etc for £50'ish?
#7: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: jk206, Location: GainsboroughPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:13 pm ---- The belt you can see in the vid is the aux belt, the cam belt is completely different and covered up, personally I wouldn't bother with tightening it I'd just get a new one unless the one fitted it relatively new
#8: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:17 pm ---- Don't spray WD40 near the belts. The advice on here is getting worse.
You want the belts to grip as much as possible not be given extra lubrication to allow them to slip easily.
Over tighten a belt and say hello to even more expense as the extra pressure on the bearings make them wear quicker. At a guess this is your problem as it sounds like a bearing is on it's way out.
#9: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: kandlbarrett, Location: SwindonPosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 2:38 pm ---- +1 maaca1411.
One other option. If there is any doubt exactly where it is coming from you are sure there isn't a slightly loose plug and the noise is the air whistling past that lose plug. I doubt it but perhaps worth a check.
#10: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: Timon2210, Location: PalestinePosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:22 pm ----
bezford wrote:
I cant get your video to play but it sounds like the fan belt needs tightening up???could it be that simple???
The Aux. Belt can't be tightening up,because it do that automatically,that is why they fitted the Tensioner
#11: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: Timon2210, Location: PalestinePosted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 3:24 pm ---- About fixing your problem,from what I saw and heared,I think that you need to replace the Aux. Belt Tensioner, and also the 2 plastic bearings that makes the belt roll
#12: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: SpaldingPosted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 12:23 pm ---- I am having exactly the same problem. Do I need to replace the belt or the belt and tensioners? Is there a kit I can buy? I can only find the belt on ECP?
Thanks
#13: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: pongo06, Location: South CoastPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:00 pm ---- Snap! I'm having the same problem too (1.4 Look). Squealing for the first 5 minutes when starting engine from cold.
I'm rubbish when it comes to cars, so not going to attempt to this myself. As well as the Aux Belt being replaced, does the tensioner and all bearings need replacing too? Anyone know how much this will cost to be done at the garage?
Many thanks in advance.
#14: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: Zack, Location: NorthamptonshirePosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:24 pm ---- Same haha on my gti 137. just replaced the alternator and still there so change the two rollers and belt anyone no where i can get the rollers from any links etc?
cheers
#15: Re: Squealing when engine cold (video) Author: Tolkienfan001, Location: SpaldingPosted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:34 pm ---- I just did the belt took 10 mins really easy job. No more squealing now!
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