squeaking sound supercharger

[JvR]

Tonight i heard a squeaking sound from my supercharger arround the pulley.i hope it is the alternator belt in the supercharger pulley and not the bearing........

Is this a known issue??

[bigbird]

how loud is the sound. mine does that too but i can only hear it if the hood is up and ive herd enough superchargers to know its just the belts. pm eye8pussies or ask in the FI section on solaraguy.com.

[DAMON]

describe the sound more... there is some noise associated with mine at idle, but not a squeak i wouldnt say...

[JvR]

These are the most difficult questions i have ever heard.
sounds like killing a dog...no ... driving over a cat ...no ... ....

I think it is impossible to discribe

Friday i will post a movie of the sound and maybe we can solve the mystery.

Thanks

[DAMON]

how is the belt tension? I know a slipping alternator belt sounds pretty terrible haha.

[Fredrick2003]

Give it a couple of days and see if it worsens, stays the same, or leaves altogether...

In my opinion...

[DAMON]

if it is just the belt tension it is a super easy fix... twist the belt with your finger. It should turn to about 90 degrees, maybe a little more at most. Otherwise the belt could be loose and squeaking. Another guess could be that one of the bearings on your pulleys is shot. I didnt have a washer on one of mine when I first installed it and it made a terrible noise. Check that stuff out and get back to us!

[JvR]

This morning (moisty day) the sound is away......maybe i must do what frederick said ...give it a couple of days (3 days ago i have put on a new belt)

Today, just for sure , i can try the 90 degree trick...

I have an auto tensioner and i have pulled the alternator so far away as possible (tension to te max). So the auto tensioner is only doing his job.


When the sound is coming back, can i spray some water on the pulley (sides), to see if the sound change.... i know no oil

Thanks again!!

[DAMON]

I think a little water would be alright... I totally forgot about the auto tensioner, I have the crappy old setup.

[JvR]

no crap......If it works

[JvR]

my car is now by the toyota dealer........i found today a oil leakage(right side).......bad!
it take 1-2 days to repair ......very big bill (incl. 2x 18 inch 235 tyres)

i am broke

since i have the supercharger bad lucky is coming to me.... (so many things the last 30 days)

[DAMON]

what did they say the noise is?

[JvR]

low priority...so they have not looked at it.

So next week i must go on vacation (5000km) with a slow and noisy car. I am driving in germany where it is legal to drive 300+ km .... nice test for the supercharger

can the leakage be the cause of the supercharger?

[Eye8Pussies]

what's leaking? from the car, or from the supercharger?

[JvR]

The engine is leaking at the distribution belt housing side