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starbum · 09-12-2003, 04:55 AM

The belt in my car (mazda 94 MX3) sqeaks alot. And its only when I start the car and for the first 30 seconds of my drive, depending on how much I abuse the gas pedal. Gets louder when I accelerate, then dissapears.

I've taken it to the shop, they've tightened the damn thing 7 times now. It works for about a week or so, then it sqeaks again. I took it back and they replaced the alternator. That worked for 2 weeks, then it sqeaked again. wtf is going on? They refuse to replace the belt itself because they say its perfect.... they say that it somehow loosens itself and that causes the sqeaking.

What could be causing the belt to sqeak? They also noted that the mounting bolts for the engine might be loose or broken. FUN.

09-12-2003, 04:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
starbum Tilted	Belt sqeaks like MAD The belt in my car (mazda 94 MX3) sqeaks alot. And its only when I start the car and for the first 30 seconds of my drive, depending on how much I abuse the gas pedal. Gets louder when I accelerate, then dissapears. I've taken it to the shop, they've tightened the damn thing 7 times now. It works for about a week or so, then it sqeaks again. I took it back and they replaced the alternator. That worked for 2 weeks, then it sqeaked again. wtf is going on? They refuse to replace the belt itself because they say its perfect.... they say that it somehow loosens itself and that causes the sqeaking. What could be causing the belt to sqeak? They also noted that the mounting bolts for the engine might be loose or broken. FUN.