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Lachie Bryce
TryHard
vic
Jzz31

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Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 01:39 pm, by:  Lachie Bryce (Caboose) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hey everyone,

i got in my car yesterday after work and there was a squeaking coming from her, i checked when i got home and it was coming from one of the wheels on the belt. is there a fix for this? good ol' WD40 maybe?

cheers
Boris Siljanoski
DieHard
Western Australia
Soarer GZ20 TT

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Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 02:06 pm, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This noise can be caused by the belt slipping

You'll find that WD40/CRC/RP7 may make the noise go away for a while, but will probably slip more as a result of the added lubrication. Do not use it.

There are special sprays that allow the belt to grip better, but these only work for a short while and the noise/slipping will be back again.

Check the tension of the belt, adjust if needed. Otherwise you will have to replace your belt.
Scott Wilkes
Goo Roo
Tasmania
92 TT Factory Manual, 70 HG GTS Monaro

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Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 03:11 pm, by:  Scott Wilkes (Scottywilkes) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

if the belt is the same as a 1JZ then it will be a serpentine belt with the use of a automatic tensioner, so no adjustment can really be made, unless someone has fitted a longer than should be serpentine belt.

Go to your local auto store and ask for a stick of "dry lube" works fantastic at stopping dry belt squeek.

The problem with belts is that the heat from the motor and just deterioration from age causes them to dry out, and thus they have no "grip" as such.

If the belt looks dry and cracked, just get the belt number of it and go and buy a new 1.
Lachie Bryce
TryHard
vic
Jzz31

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Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 03:48 pm, by:  Lachie Bryce (Caboose) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks guys. i'l have a geek at it after i knock off today. my concern is that it should have been replaced just over a year ago... but we'll see how it pans out.

happy easter
Boris Siljanoski
DieHard
Western Australia
Soarer GZ20 TT

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Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 05:52 pm, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Check the other belts while your at it.
Scott Wilkes
Goo Roo
Tasmania
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Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 06:20 pm, by:  Scott Wilkes (Scottywilkes) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

there a single serpentine belt boris.

Unless your refering to the timing belt as well.
Boris Siljanoski
DieHard
Western Australia
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Sunday, April 04, 2010 - 11:33 pm, by:  Boris Siljanoski (Z2tt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah there is a single one come to think of it

Must have been thinking about some other engine.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Monday, April 05, 2010 - 01:44 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Also check the harmonic balancer pulley. Apparently they can make squeaky noises before they fail as well.
Mike Beck
Goo Roo
New Zealand
325i Coupe

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Monday, April 05, 2010 - 06:38 pm, by:  Mike Beck (Gold_40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I would look at a new tensioner and belt. Not overly expensive.

However best to pinpoint exactly where the sound is coming from before going out to spend, could be a bearing instead, or what Matt says, one of my old Soarers had a squeaky harmonic balancer.
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

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Tuesday, April 06, 2010 - 05:51 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The tensioner has marks on it so you can see if its tensioning properly - from memory there is an "A" mark and a "B" mark, I cant remember the order you read it in, but it is pretty obvious.

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