Timing belt noise?

[Sinful]

Hey, I just realized something i've never asked. Something in my engine makes a squealing noise whenever i press the gas. It SOUNDS like its coming from the timing belt area, i'm really not that sure, but its reallly annoying. Even if its not it i'm still gonna get it replaced anyways, i'm at 111k mi and just bought the car last friday. Also, if anyone can please help, i'd like to know everything that needs to be serviced, because i'm not sure if the previous owner did any of the stuff. Anyone know whats up with the squeal?

 

[champaned_out]

if you suspect its comming from the timing belt, get that checked out and replaced ASAP because if your timing belt snaps chances are you'll need a new motor...
if you have your car mannual, it'll show what needs to be maintainced after a certain number of miles

basic things would be spark plugs, wires, dizzy/rotor...
you could also check your coolant levels, power steering fluid, brake fluid, and transmission fluid

 

[DarkSideAccord]

serpentine (sp?) belts... alternator, PS, etc belts.. it's prob loose, old or too tight

 

[N4TECguy]

All the belts are located in a cluster together so it's hard to tell which one it is. Check your accessory belt tensions first. When I changed my belts sometimes I would get a squeal when I turned on AC so it was kinda obvious which one was at fault. If you need to figure out how much 22lbf (lb force, not lb-ft) is, go put one or two fingers from each hand on a scale (to make it read correctly) and push til it reads 44 lbs (to make up for pushing down with two hands instead of just one that you need for checking the belt). I think you'll find it takes a good bit of force...at least it seemed like that to me.

Deflection Method
Inspection
Apply a force of 98 N (10 kgf, 22 lbf), and measure the deflection at the mid point (A) between the alternator and crankshaft pulley. If the belt is worn or damaged, replace it. If the belt needs adjustment, go to step 2.



Deflection:
Used Belt:
7.0-9.0 mm (0.28-0.35 in.)

New Belt:
4.0-6.0 mm (0.16-0.24 in.)

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Deflection Method
Inspection
Apply a force of 98 N (10 kgf, 22 lbf) and measure the deflection between the power steering pump pulley (A) and the crankshaft pulley (B). If the belt is worn or damaged, replace it.


Deflection:

Used Belt:
13.0-16.0 mm (0.51-0.63 in.)

New Belt:
11.0-12.5 mm (0.43-0.49 in.)

 

[ryan s]

All the belts are located in a cluster together so it's hard to tell which one it is. Check your accessory belt tensions first.

plus theyre the easiest lol

if youre not sure of the service done to the car, you should check your timing belt asap. you also might as well do the recommened services your manual has inside such as the 60k, 75k etc.

inspect all fluids/levels, plugs, wires, distributor, air filter...etc...

also look for anything obvious like oil on the block or any signs of fluid leakage under the hood.

 

[Sinful]

Yeah i did ALL the fluids last week, got the spark plugs changed, air filter, oil change, previous owner had the starter/distributor changed i think. Yeah I really do think its the belt, i'm gonna get it changed this week hopefully. Any ideas to the best place to get em changed at? thanks for the help

 

[xi0utlawstarix]

maybe its your alternator about to die

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

It's one of the accessory belts. Highly doubt its the timing belt unless you've recently had it replaced. Grease the accessory belts.

 

[Sinful]

Uhhh, Where exactly are the accessory belts?
I know my timing belt is to the left. But I don't know where the accessory belts are?

 

[N4TECguy]

There's one, not sure if the V6 runs a single or double belt, I4 runs 2 - 1 PS 1 alt/comp