squealing sound

[ben01]

i have a 01 Pathfinder, 98 000 km, not too long ago in very cold weather it started to squeal, an when warm it almost disapears, i changed the strap and the pulleys, still squeals,it sounds like a bearing or something and it is in the pulleys area...

need some help!!

Ben
Modified by ben01 at 12:51 PM 2/17/2007

[vliou]

Join the club. I'm taking my car to be serviced on Monday b/c the issue scares me. We'll see what's what. I don't know much about the inner workings of my car. I know it's not the belt b/c those are 6 months old. It gets louder as the engine revs higher, and I think it's a pulley this time...but at only 71,000km, I'm guessing...

[Axelpkt]

Mine started squealing after I changed he belts. They squeal horribly in the cold, but, sound fine after a min or two

[Pisspi]

i have a 01 Pathfinder, 98 000 km, not too long ago in very cold weather it started to squeal, an when warm it almost disapears, i changed the strap and the pulleys, still squeals,it sounds like a bearing or something and it is in the pulleys area...

need some help!!

Ben

Modified by ben01 at 12:51 PM 2/17/2007

If it still says Nissan on the belt, then it's time to change.

I've had brand new belts squeal on me after 2 weeks. All I did was check the tension and sprayed some belt dressing and the squealing stopped.

[redhat-z]

Go buy a stethoscope from Autozone or Harbor Freight and start poking around to narrow down which pulley it might be.

[ben01]

Both pulley have been changed, and belt changed twice.... still have this anoying sound,

[broken]

yea i to have a sqealing sound changed belts and bearing in the compressor pulley . im thinking its the alternator

[ben01]

let me know what was it for, you, my mecanic can't see what it is, and i don't wanna spend 80$ an hour at the dealer.....

[vliou]

Turns out to be the harmonic balancer and the clutch fan pulley. When the engine is warm, wear a pair of gloves and stop the fan. Wiggle it around, see if the squeal stops. It did fo rme, and when I replaced it, all was well.

[ben01]

how much did it cost you?

[vliou]

1k with 14% tax and labour

[pathman87]

i had the same problem a month or two ago. even if you have new belts it can still squeal. check the tension on the belts. and also make sure your defrost isnt on during start up. that can also cause the squealing in cold weather.

[USMC]

are those parts easily accessible and able to be worked on? i don't have 1k to drop on getting it fixed. my car has the same problem. squeals when it starts up, and stops as soon as i apply pressure to the accelerator.

[vliou]

Try this: When it squeals, turn off the engine and then turn it back on. If it stops, you have a belt problem. It's just not tight enough...

The reason this works is that the pulley is still moving when u turn it off, when u turn it on, it locks properly w/ the pulley.

[nap77]

i have a 97 qx4 and have the same problem, new belts replaced pulley still squeels. not my steering went andthe mechanic is telling me my harmonic balancer needs to be replaced, hope it stops the squeeling too

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[ben01]

here in montreal, weather is warmer, my truck does not squeal anymore.... is my Pathy just allergic to cold??will see in november!!