can it be the belt?
 

Hey guys,

I know the sound that a belt does when it's bad but this is kinda weird. I will admit that the sound is the same as when they go bad but I recently replaced both belts on my 95 ES. I also know that if they are too tight they can squeal and if they are too loose they will do the same. But what's happening is the following... when I start the car it squeals, sure, after 30 seconds it stops. While driving I turn on my a/c and it's fine but when I take off after stopping at a traffic light, it starts squealing again and it won't shut up until I shut off the compressor and/or the whole a/c system. This also happens when I turn on my headlights. In other words when there is a load on the alternator it starts squealing. But when the load is removed it stops squealing. Can this still be a belt? Someone told me that the alternator does this when it's starting to die.

There is a good chance that your alt. is starting to die. It could also be that one of your pullies is freezing up for a few seconds.

Hey what's up,
I'm also having the same problem and you should check out "la caja de bola" que tiene tu altenador" or and you should check out your compressor to see if it's locking up. More than likely it's the first one i stated.


p.s. Saludos (yo soy del area oeste):D

Thank you all for the help. A friend of mine helped me... what I thought was tight was actually wasn't tight enough. The alternator belt was loose.

Gracias sunset pero era la correa del alternador. yo pensaba que estaba apretada pero en realidad tenia que estar MAS apretada. Que carro tienes?? (año/modelo)

Has visto/visitado mi pagina? www.protegepr.com

Tengo un protege del 95 DX, si yo ha visitado su site me gusta un monton. Lo compre en agosto y todavia no le hecho mucho, pero espero montarlo bien el verano q viene

I assumed that you spoke Spanish better than English. What part of the west side are you from? Do you have any mods to your car? Have any pics?

No I don't have anyrecent pics. I haven't modded it because I haven't found that much stuff for it. I just have Hyper white head lights and tints. The car needs to be lowered and it needs a system. Hopefully i'll get it done soon. My car is exactly like Bruce's car when it was stock. I'm from Aguadilla

Well, if you have any questions or need any help let me know. I have a '95 2nd Gen as you can see in my signature. Take care.

thanks! I'm sure I'll be asking some questions soon. By the way your car is nice, I like the way youy lowered it.