Squeaky start up only lasts about 30 seconds?

I need some help! When I start my car lately it squeaks extremely loud
from what it sounds like the belt. The problem is I have lubricated
and put so much belt dressing on the belt and the parts around it that
it couldnt be the belt. What else could make a very intense squeaking
sound for about 30 seconds after the car is turned on. PS. it gets
more intense as I speed up and give it more gas. (I know it sounds
like a belt, but what could it be inside of the belt assembly or
something around it?)


PLEASE HELP!

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Smity wrote:[color=blue]
> I need some help! When I start my car lately it squeaks extremely loud
> from what it sounds like the belt. The problem is I have lubricated
> and put so much belt dressing on the belt and the parts around it that
> it couldnt be the belt. What else could make a very intense squeaking
> sound for about 30 seconds after the car is turned on. PS. it gets
> more intense as I speed up and give it more gas. (I know it sounds
> like a belt, but what could it be inside of the belt assembly or
> something around it?)
>
>
> PLEASE HELP!
>[/color]
My first guess is it's the alternator belt. When the car is first
started the alternator has to charge at a high rate to recharge the
battery, once the battery reaches full charge or the belt warms up the
squealing goes away. I've had a couple of cars that have done this,
it's usually not a big deal unless the battery does not fully charge.

In article <982384_9f5a398ad217ffdc6999c0ac1ad6ecbb@autoboardz.com>,
Smity <none@000.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
> I need some help! When I start my car lately it squeaks extremely loud
> from what it sounds like the belt. The problem is I have lubricated
> and put so much belt dressing on the belt and the parts around it that
> it couldnt be the belt. What else could make a very intense squeaking
> sound for about 30 seconds after the car is turned on. PS. it gets
> more intense as I speed up and give it more gas. (I know it sounds
> like a belt, but what could it be inside of the belt assembly or
> something around it?)
>
>
> PLEASE HELP![/color]

I had a 94 Dodge Caravan that squeeled like that and it turned out to be
the idler for the belt.
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Smity wrote:[color=blue]
> I need some help! When I start my car lately it squeaks extremely loud
> from what it sounds like the belt. The problem is I have lubricated
> and put so much belt dressing on the belt and the parts around it that
> it couldnt be the belt. What else could make a very intense squeaking
> sound for about 30 seconds after the car is turned on. PS. it gets
> more intense as I speed up and give it more gas. (I know it sounds
> like a belt, but what could it be inside of the belt assembly or
> something around it?)
>
>
> PLEASE HELP!
>[/color]
Check the alternator bearings. You did not mention year and mileage of
vehicle but I would guess that the bearings are beginning to fail. Have
someone else start the vehicle while you stand in front with the hood up
and locked closely listening to that particular area. If it is suspect
have a professional mechanic verify it. They will probably place their
hand on the housing of the alternator while the squealing noise is
occurring. They should be able to feel a grinding through the housing.
My next guess would be either the power steering pump (check fluid
level), idler pulley, or air conditioning compressor. Your noise in all
probability is an accessory that is being driven by the belt.

"Smity" <none@000.com> wrote in message
news:982384_9f5a398ad217ffdc6999c0ac1ad6ecbb@autoboardz.com...[color=blue]
>I need some help! When I start my car lately it squeaks extremely loud
> from what it sounds like the belt. The problem is I have lubricated
> and put so much belt dressing on the belt and the parts around it that
> it couldnt be the belt. What else could make a very intense squeaking
> sound for about 30 seconds after the car is turned on. PS. it gets
> more intense as I speed up and give it more gas. (I know it sounds
> like a belt, but what could it be inside of the belt assembly or
> something around it?)
>[/color]


I once had a problem similar to that and the squeeling intensified when I
turned the steering wheel. My fluid levels were fine so I tried tightening
the drive belt off the altenator a little and that fixed the problem.

On Mar 5, 2:29 am, Smity <n...@000.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> I need some help! When I start my car lately it squeaks extremely loud
> from what it sounds like the belt. The problem is I have lubricated
> and put so much belt dressing on the belt and the parts around it that
> it couldnt be the belt. What else could make a very intense squeaking
> sound for about 30 seconds after the car is turned on. PS. it gets
> more intense as I speed up and give it more gas. (I know it sounds
> like a belt, but what could it be inside of the belt assembly or
> something around it?)
>
> PLEASE HELP![/color]

I would suggest that you replace the alternator belt and make sure it
is tensioned properly. If you want to verify that it is the belt, try
this. Get a helper. Before you start the car, open the hood and stand
by the area of the belt with a windex spray bottle filled with water.
Have your helper start the car. As soon as the squealing starts, spray
the alternator belt with water. If the squeaing stops, chances are the
belt is the problem.

You didn't mention what model and year car you have. Does it use a
serpentine belt, or a vee belt. Serpentine belts can get dry and hard
with age. Sometimes the serpentine belt pulleys become "polished" and
are so slick that they allow the belt to slip under load. Sepentine
belts also squeak becasue of weak or mis-aligned tensioners. If you
have vee belts, old belts often get hard and slip under load. Also Vee
belt pulleys can wear out. Look at the pulleys - if they are shinny at
the bottom of the groove, you have a worn out pulley (or possible the
wrong width belt).

Ed

My wife's Mazda was screaming at startup in a manner that sounds like what
you describe. Our trouble turned out to be a faulty water pump bearing.




"Smity" <none@000.com> wrote in message
news:982384_9f5a398ad217ffdc6999c0ac1ad6ecbb@autoboardz.com...[color=blue]
>I need some help! When I start my car lately it squeaks extremely loud
> from what it sounds like the belt. The problem is I have lubricated
> and put so much belt dressing on the belt and the parts around it that
> it couldnt be the belt. What else could make a very intense squeaking
> sound for about 30 seconds after the car is turned on. PS. it gets
> more intense as I speed up and give it more gas. (I know it sounds
> like a belt, but what could it be inside of the belt assembly or
> something around it?)
>
>
> PLEASE HELP!
>
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