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Squeaky noise from belt

2.3K views 5 replies 6 participants last post by  lowrider dave  
#1 ·
Hi

My cavalier 1993 with a C20NE engine has a squeaky noise..

It seems that it comes from the belt that drives the Generator and PAS pump..

I thought that it might be the bearings in the generator but they actually gave up and was replaced and at the same time the belt was renewed because it had cracks (Who is the idiot at Vaux that decided that the belt had to run thru the engine mount :grrr )

It cannot be because of me applying the wrong tension to the belt as there is a belt tensioner and now i begin to think it might be the tensioner itself that squeak.. It is not very bad and it is not a constant squeak but it is allways there, you know like squeak - silence - squeak - silence .. about 250ms squeak and then 250ms silence..

This is at idle, at higher revs i cannot hear it but that is just because the engine is making more moise and the squeaking drowns in engine noise..

I dont know if it is "dangerous" but at least it sounds really annoying when the car is idling ..

Any tips ?

Actually the squeak sounds like a belt'y kind of squeak...you know a badly tensioned V belt but this one is a W belt and the tensioner is making good tension so it is not because the belt is too slack..

Vectraowner
 
#2 ·
common problem, if you wet or spray the fan belt with something like 'rubbercare' the noise would probably stop for a few secs, easy way to test for belt noise anyway. if the noise continues then its obvioulsy something else. if indeed it is belt noise and you have changed it, well, ignore it i guess, or try changing it again, but the engine mount prob would put me off doing that big time. mine is the same. pain in the **** innit
 
#4 ·
i don`t get squeeks,,,i get like a ticking sound when i 1st start myne up,,not sure if thats a worry or not,,,,,you can get a squeek from such a small amount of water,,,,i had a friend once who had a nova,,,his squeeked damn near all the time,,,,because he could`nt afford to replace the belt we just adjusted the tightness,,,,he was fine for like a year when he finally replaced it by a pro mechanic
 
#5 ·
My Cav GSi squeeks and squeals awfully when started from cold, not to mention the clatter of the tappets. Having it running today with the bonnet up made me realise how bad it is.
Lat time it was in a garage (Feb) the mechanic didn't take it for a test run cos it sounded so rough(when he started it)in his opinion! He suggested doing the water pump, as you can hear a bearing noise as well...but here we are in Nov and I've done nothing. Poor car...