Ka24de Squeal?!

[Osirux]

Hey! New to the forums, so first I'd like to say hey. =]

Bought the car for 2500, found a bunch of problems with it, and one of the problems I've ceased to look into so far is; When I start the car, it squeals a bit, for like just the turn over. When Idling it doesn't Squeal unless I rev it. This only last for about 20 seconds, after 20 seconds of idling its good.

-- Any suggestions?-I thought it could just be my belt and I need to tighten it.

Thanks in advance.

[Barnav1t]

Trial and error... How many things can make the sound you are looking for?

[Osirux]

Fan belt? It's a new belt though, so should I just have to tighten it?

[Barnav1t]

I guess what I am trying to say..without trying to sound like a jerk is, go wrench on your car for a while instead of typing about it. You will most likely solve the problem.

[airman86]

i'd put $10 on it being the belt.

anyways, what year is it? this has nothing to do with the repair, but i'm just curious what you got for $2500.

[S13_love]

I guess what I am trying to say..without trying to sound like a jerk is, go wrench on your car for a while instead of typing about it. You will most likely solve the problem.

Uh, no.

Anyways op, i think....it might be a pulley that could be going bad?

For me, i had a squealing sound in my KA24E when it turned over at first...then it progressively got worse, and then my idler pulley seized. Melted bearings ftl.

Well, it might be one of the belts...i dunno. Im just throwin my opinion out there.

[grecco28]

sound like the alternator belt to me...why? because the alternator when start the engine is recovering the charge use on the starter because in fact is charging the battery for a few secs after start... the time depends on the battery condition..

[Barnav1t]

[QUOTE=S13_love]

Uh, no.

So you think actually working on the car won't solve anything huh?

[1990-240sxsr20det]

sounds like a belt problem

[Osirux]

It's a 91 hatch, 5spd. Bought so I could fix it up. Gives me something to do.

-- The battery is extremely fresh btw.

I've narrowed it down to being the fan belt, thinking it's a bit loose though, so I'll do what Barnav said, wrench it out. Hopefully it'll fix it.

Thanks for the advice though!

[S13_love]

So you think actually working on the car won't solve anything huh?

You were saying to the op, "instead of asking around ...go out and try to figure it out yourself"

Yeah, when there is a problem, i would much rather see a person do research and ask around on what are the possible problems and what can be done to fix them...instead of going to work on the car first and potentially f*** something up in the process.

Yes. The op should work on his car to fix it...

go wrench on your car for a while instead of typing about it. You will most likely solve the problem.

But this i disagree with.

[Triperformance]

I learned from the best......The best tool in the box is your EYES! not a wrench. But, my other mentor always said "take s*** apart till you find whats wrong or till you think your going to break something.....then come annoy the piss out of me, get back to work". O I miss those days lol. I have been in the business for a while now.....check your belt tension and if not get a brake cleaner and spray one belt at a time till it gets quiet....then you have figured out if its a belt or pully.

[Barnav1t]

What I meant exactly. I have found in all of my years of working on cars, that I learn the most by trial and error. If you are not comfortable trying to find a squeal on an engine, you probably should find another hobby. If you are looking for info on a serious knock, by all means, ask for help. Trying to solve things on your own is a great way to build confidence...

[vancouverbc]

It's a 91 hatch, 5spd. Bought so I could fix it up. Gives me something to do.

-- The battery is extremely fresh btw.

I've narrowed it down to being the fan belt, thinking it's a bit loose though, so I'll do what Barnav said, wrench it out. Hopefully it'll fix it.

Thanks for the advice though!

a bar a soap on the belt worked for me. i had to leave it rubbing on belt for maybe 20 seconds and squeal stopped so i knew the problem lay with alternator or alternator belt. or pulley alignment etc etc

look up belt squeal in tutorials