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Posted on Dec 13, 2008

Squealing noise I get a loud squealing noise when i crank up. It last for about two minutes then stops. Occasionally it will start squealing while im driving as soon as i turn heat off the noise stops

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Sounds like a loose belt!!

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After your vehicle heats up, spray your belt with water. If it squeels, it's a belt. If not, it'll be a tensioner or pulley.

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Probably a belt getting loose or worn. If alternator has a separate one than the rest, try just tightening it up. My guess is that it's probably all one belt with a tensioner pulley, which means you can't tighten, (spring tension already applied by tensioner) you have to change the belt, to get rid of noise, and if noise comes back in short time, think about changing tensioner.

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