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Car question for all the grease monkeys

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Ashelia01

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So we have a Honda Passport <span class="h2"></span>EX (1995) 4WD and for about a year now we have had a squeak (can last up to 10min..) and I know it is the alternator belt since the battery gauge is under 9v during the squeak but above 12v after it stops.

Now comes the thing first I had the belts replaced (erm duh.. I'm a girl but not stupid =p ) and it semi went away it was more of a 2 second squeak. But then it started up again and got louder and longer and the whole cycle starts over again. ( this was in less then 2 month time frame after the belt was replaced)

But anyway we did research and came to the conclusion that we should try and have the pullies replaced. so we did that and had the belts replaced at the same time but it just did the same thing over again ><

So then we also replaced the alternator and tried that out but still nothing...

I found out the WD40 will make it go away for a day =p but in the end it's just anoying oh maybe i should mention that I have to do a strong acceleration in small intervals to make it go away >< and all hell brakes loose if I try to run the air and car lights at the same time ....

Any&nbsp; suggestion would be great. The car only has to last until the winter then we are going to get a new one or maybe get a new one >.>
 
Find someone willing to take a bar of soap and&nbsp;rub it on&nbsp;the belts while its running.

The soap (any decent bar soap) will dry lube the belt and should stop the squealing.&nbsp;

My sister used to have the same problem with a dodge shadow.

Only a temp fix though, but should last longer than the WD40.
 
It might be the tensioner pulley , or the idler pulley, usually happens in SUV's or maybe maybe the bearings in one of those.&nbsp; those are usually the factors&nbsp; in those noises.&nbsp; Hope that shines a light
 
Ashelia01 said:
So we have a Honda Passport <span class="h2"></span>EX (1995) 4WD and for about a year now we have had a squeak (can last up to 10min..) and I know it is the alternator belt since the battery gauge is under 9v during the squeak but above 12v after it stops.

Now comes the thing first I had the belts replaced (erm duh.. I'm a girl but not stupid =p ) and it semi went away it was more of a 2 second squeak. But then it started up again and got louder and longer and the whole cycle starts over again. ( this was in less then 2 month time frame after the belt was replaced)

But anyway we did research and came to the conclusion that we should try and have the pullies replaced. so we did that and had the belts replaced at the same time but it just did the same thing over again ><

So then we also replaced the alternator and tried that out but still nothing...

I found out the WD40 will make it go away for a day =p but in the end it's just anoying oh maybe i should mention that I have to do a strong acceleration in small intervals to make it go away >< and all hell brakes loose if I try to run the air and car lights at the same time ....

Any&nbsp; suggestion would be great. The car only has to last until the winter then we are going to get a new one or maybe get a new one >.>
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Could you record the sound? As was mentioned earlier it could be a tensioner or idler pulley, but it could also be the Alternator charging the battery since they can make a VERY loud sound while they're charging. You should have heard the alternator going while it was charging my battery on the Corvette. It could also be a bearing in the tensioner or the alternator or as simple as replacing your Serpentine belt. So in short please record the sound.

Also, don't use WD-40 or the soap method as those are both horrible ideas. You don't want to lubricate a system that is relying on friction to pull the rest of the accessory drive which includes important things like your water pump. You know that thing that helps keep your motor from over heating.
 
If for someone reason you have a small leak from any hose or your radiator and when i say small i mean something you wouldnt really notice by loss of antifreeze or coolant. it could be leaking on the belt which will cause a horrible squealing sound. also this leak could come from any hose or clamp which any fluids run thru that would be above or just fairly close to the belt that these noises are coming from.&nbsp; I had the same problem with my pathfinder and replaced the belt three times to find a pinhole leak in the bottom of my radiator and the fan was blowing the moisture back on the belt causing this horrible sound.&nbsp;
 
Myntharl said:
If for someone reason you have a small leak from any hose or your radiator and when i say small i mean something you wouldnt really notice by loss of antifreeze or coolant. it could be leaking on the belt which will cause a horrible squealing sound. also this leak could come from any hose or clamp which any fluids run thru that would be above or just fairly close to the belt that these noises are coming from.&nbsp; I had the same problem with my pathfinder and replaced the belt three times to find a pinhole leak in the bottom of my radiator and the fan was blowing the moisture back on the belt causing this horrible sound.&nbsp;
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While I could see this being true the likelihood of this being the cause of her squeal is distant at best. It's resonate of the phrase, "Look for horses not Zebra's." Which is what you're taught in medical school to realize that when you're presented with a set of symptoms don't shoot for the most exotic reason for the symptoms, but rather the most common.
 
Malietha Lavode said:
You refer to Occam's Razor.
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Nope.

I'm referring to the aphorism, "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras", which alludes to looking for the most common solution as opposed to the most exotic. Occam's Razor dictates that we should not over analyze the subject matter, although the answer may become complicated because it is the only solution at hand.

For example, when applying "When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras", in regards to a person who says they have a migraine I would assume that they probably have quite a bit of stress related blood pressure instead of jumping to the conclusion that they're having multiple subdural hematomas.
 
i'll get a sound recording tomorrow you will also hear a tractor like sound.. the mechanic said there is a whole or something in the engine but i might have understood that wrong
 
Ashelia01 said:
i'll get a sound recording tomorrow you will also hear a tractor like sound.. the mechanic said there is a whole or something in the engine but i might have understood that wrong
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We'll see
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