Belt sqeaking and smoking - SL Saturn Cars & Trucks

Hi,for the belt to be squeaking and smoking the belt must be slipping,check all pullys spine freely if ok then check tension and if still smoking and sqeaking relace belt.

Try a bit longer belt and adjust tension so it reaches pulley

either the belt is worn and causing this or one of the pulleys on the motor may be causing this if the belt is good remove the belt and test the diff pulleys by spining them with your hand wiggling each one and see if they are loose. hope this helps

if the belt is dry replace it to for it will squeak as well.
also a glaze can be on all pulleys so wire brushing them all will clean the glaze off and eliminate the squeaks too

If the car was sqeaking it could have been your alternator belt, The sqeaking sound is the belt slipping, it is loose because there is not enough belt tension on the pulley. If it was slipping your alternator was not charging properly that's why your battery is low or dead.

Have the belt tightened or replaced (depending on condition) and drive your car around for about a half hour at normal speeds to recharge the battery.

Good Luck!

It is probably your tensioner or idler pulley worn out. Check and see if pulleys are worn and replace

belts can still sqeak even though they are still on, check the condition of the belt, is it craked?, glazed? spray some silicon spray on it while its running and see if it goes away. the belt driven accesories can also make noise, alternator, steering pump, water pump, idler, tensioner, a/c compressor. use a long screwdriver like a stethescope and see if one belt driven acessory makes more noise than the others, just be careful of moving parts.

the belt is bad replace it the pullys almost never go bad

the belt is either too tight or too loose. it may need to be changed

are you positive the squeek is coming form the belt area?

the squeek can be from several other places, fan clutches can cause a high speed squeek, take the fan off and see if that cures it, the water pump front bearing can also be the culprit but that is hard to figure out without swapping in a new water pump, and lastly look at the AC compressor clutch, see if the squeek changes when you turn on and off the AC

hope this helps,