Cold Start Squeel 94 Q45

[CJQ45]

Hey Guys,

I gotta problem. Here it goes - hope some of you Guru's can help.

Some background:

I have a 94 Q45 with 125K on it. Every morning during this cold winter (NY) my car squeels very loadly upon starting. The sound is so load that I cannot isolate the location its coming from - the cold weather doesn't help either. Anyway, the sound goes away after 1 to 2 min. as the car warms up. I don't know what is cauing this problem.

Just today, as I was driving, I made a sharp turn and heard the same squeeling sound that I normally hear at start-up. Usually, the car never makes this noise once its warmed up - but it did at the turn. I'm thinking the p/s pump now. Is this a common problem on the 94 Q?

Would love to hear what u guys think

Thanks for the help / advise.

CJ:help

[Q45tech]

Always the belts [stretch] and tensioner pulley bearing never the pump unless you have been a bad bad bad owner and never changed the PS fluid........even then they last 200,000 miles.

On Lexus has the bad weak PS pumps!

[911/Q45]

Loose ps belt.

[landtodd]

Yeah, this isn't one of those "this is your problem" problems. It's a "you have to get your head under there and investigate" problems.

I think likely the belt tensioners, which are an EASY do-it-yourself fix!

[CJQ45]

Turned out to be a loose p/s belt - tension was not correct.

Thanks for the responses guys!