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Old 03-12-2009, 08:53 AM
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Hi all

I have been having an increasingly noisy belt on start up. I only have 66000Km's on the car but it is 12 years old. Is this indicitive of a belt that needs to be replaced or does an adjustment need to be made?

Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
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yes i know...indicative not indicitive...
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Default Could you be more specific to the sound of the noise?

When the transmission filter is clogged, it makes a nasty noise on start up for a few seconds which sounds like a belt slipping noise.
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a high pitched sqeal when turning steering...only on the first minute of startup
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Default so does the electric fan. When it makes the noise, immediately turn off your A/C

If the noise stops within a few seconds, it's the electric fan on the drivers side behind the radiator.

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Default It's the power steering pump

Either change the fluid per audipages.com instructions, or don't, either way, it's probably not going to go away. It's no big deal. Ignore it.
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ok thanks guys i will take a look at both options.
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