I usually don't post much, but I need some help with my car.

What it does:

Startup: I start up my car and it's fine for about .2 seconds, then it starts squealing.

While driving: It's less evident at lower RPM's, and gets even louder when accelerating (higher RPM's). Pretty embarassing for surrounding drivers.

Turning off: It's almost the reverse of starting up. I'll turn it off and it will continue to squeal for a fraction of a second after the engine's been off.


I've stopped driving it altogether and had to borrow my parent's car to go to college. :\

It's in my garage and here's a video if it in action:

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v286/dsmmyth/?action=view¤t=STA70566.flv

It's really hard to hear, but I was hoping someone could tell me what the possibilities were from what I had typed.

So far, I've bought a new PS pump to help remedy the problem. It sounds the same. Then, I took off the PS/AC belt and the squealing is still there.

I'm thinking it's the harmonic balancer, but I'm not sure. I'm hoping it's not inside the T-casing.

My parents are coming back with my tools, so I'm just hoping someone will respond here with a educated guess of some sort by the time they return. :)

could it be a loose belt? have you checked those yet.....

i also have a problem with my timing belt making a squeak noise, but its not a steady squeak....it is a squeak.squeak.squeak.squeak.squeak

but its not loud at all

Originally posted by rykki
could it be a loose belt? have you checked those yet..... i also have a problem with my timing belt making a squeak noise, but its not a steady squeak....it is a squeak.squeak.squeak.squeak.squeak but its not loud at all

Nope, not a loose belt. I removed the belts one at a time, and the squealing isn't evident after I removed the alternator belt (after the PS belt), so I think I can figure it out from here. :)

...hopefully.

I was hoping to see video of your squealing passenger...


http://talontimes.blogspot.com


99GS
95TSI

Originally posted by kain_99gs
I was hoping to see video of your squealing passenger...

ROFL.

Yeah. I don't know what was up with it. I torqued the UDP down until it clicked, not even a fraction of a turn really, put a new Gatorback on the alternator belt and it's fine now. :shrug

Originally posted by dsmmyth

Originally posted by kain_99gs I was hoping to see video of your squealing passenger...

ROFL. Yeah. I don't know what was up with it. I torqued the UDP down until it clicked, not even a fraction of a turn really, put a new Gatorback on the alternator belt and it's fine now. :shrug

That's really weird. I could have swore that it was something in the clutch/trans area, but if you fixed it, then I don't know. It sure as hell sounded like something was fucked up with the drivetrain.