OK, car had belt squeal before when it was wet outside, but no squeal other than that. It was coming from the belt that runs the power steering pulley/crankshaft/tensioin/ac compressory pulley.

Last week it got a lot worse all of a sudden. It was a LOUD shrieking sound, you could hear it from a mile away. I took it to a garage and they supposedly replaced a pulley, not sure which one, and it went back to the occasional squeal when wet. Now it is shrieking LOUD again.

Belt is relatively new (had all new belts when a newer engine was put in about a year ago)

Any ideas? Sounds like something is rubbing, maybe a different pulley?

Thanks...

So tighten the belt.

Originally posted by DarkOne
So tighten the belt.

+1

+2 maybe should see if they put the pully on good...

Yea, I would definately try tightening the belt. They always stretch a little from when they are new.

Also, what brand is the belt? I had a couple Dayco belts that would just not stop screaching. After I went thru a few of them, I ended up buying a Gatorback belt and have had no problems since.

Originally posted by jjw205
Yea, I would definately try tightening the belt. They always stretch a little from when they are new. Also, what brand is the belt? I had a couple Dayco belts that would just not stop screaching. After I went thru a few of them, I ended up buying a Gatorback belt and have had no problems since.

Gatorbacks are good, if they squeal you know there's something wrong

Do you know how to tighten it at the tensioner? A 14mm will fix it.

I found out that my belt was squealing when it was wet outside due to the fact that my oil leak was coating my belt with a thin mist of oil. So I sprayed engine degreaser on the belt and no more squeal.