Fan belt squealing when car is cold and lights, heat or radio are turned on replaced fuse for alternator last winter after similar problem. changed fan belts in october of this year. squealing is more intense when car is in low gears and low revs. stops when clutch is engaged and revs are increased. replaced cooling fan after fuse was blown in spring of 2013.
Hey Anon, Are you SURE you got the correct belt?? Something does not sound right about this...???... Double check all the pulleys when the belts are off...the alternator should spin freely, all the the idler pulleys should spin free..(ones that just spin and guide but are NOT connected to anything)!! This very thing happened to me...it was a $12 idler pulley that did nothing but spun and guided the belt..
SOURCE: Squealing sound
have the belts tightened or replaced as they are slipping on the pulleys by the sound of it
SOURCE: 94 sidekick 1.6L SOHC 4x4 squealing on cold start,
You could try tightening the belts and adding belt lubricant.
SOURCE: When starting car there is a screech/squeal until you pull off
I think that the difficulty in shifting is unrelated to the squeal. I had a '99 Swift that had belt squeal all the time first thing in the morning, and I did not want to tighten the belt too much as it is bad for the alternator and water pump bearings. However, I did figure out a way to make it *******. When the noise happened, I would make the DRLs turn off by pulling the handbrake up just one click, and the noise would immediately cease. If this works for you, then you have identified the problem. It seems as though the alternator loads up too much. Not a big deal though.
As for the shifting, check to see that your clutch cable is properly adjusted. It should not be too loose or too tight, it should be set so that there is about a 1/4 inch of play at the clutch pedal.
Good luck with your Swift, they're great little cars!
SOURCE: My car is jerking violently, in 2nd gear mainly,
The fan/compressor belt(s) are loose and if you let them keep squealing they'll glaze, loose traction and need replacing again. I'll bet you have a fuel system problem. Change your inline fuel filter and see if there's improvement. Cheap, fast, easy to do. If that helps the problem then, we've got our culprit: Dirty fuel tank. This is an easy fix. Drop the tank, drain it, pressure wash (at least use a hose nozzle) it out thoroughly and drain. At this point fumes will be negligable and a heat gun or hair dryer can be used through the fill hole to dry it out.
If changing the filter makes no difference then you may already have build up in your carb./injector jets. If you have a carb, it might need to be rebuilt. If you have injectors one or more might need replacing. 2nd and 3rd are the hardest working gears which would explain why 2nd shows the most problems.
Testimonial: "Thanks for your help...i did change the fuel filter but that didnt seem to help much...im sure its a fule system problem too...maybe the fuel pump?"
SOURCE: 2001 Suzuki Vitera 2.0 serpentine belt(new belt -
If it is on the end of the tension arm, it is an idler pulley. All others turn something like the alternator, water pump, etc.. Remove the belt again and spin each pulley by hand (except the crankshaft pulley) while listening for squeal or rough turning. Go to Autozone or similar parts store which can supply the part as well as identify it by description. Hope this helps!
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