Ritchie

i recently replaced my alternator belt and now when i turn on my car, the car squeaks really loud. i thought the alternator belt might be too tight so i loosen the adjusting bolt, but the sound is still there. in the beginning the alternator had a pulley with 2 grooves which wasn't for the d16z6 alternator belt (3 grooves). since the alternator is still working and i bought the right pulley, i decided to bring the alternator to kragen and have them put the pulley on for me. now the car still squeaks. could it be possibly incorrect alternator or having the pulley changed makes the noise?

dtapia

sounds like a loose p/s belt check the tension

Ritchie

nah, the car is a 1992 honda civic vx with a d16z6 swap. i have no power steering belt or ac belt. only timing belt and alternator

erixxxhouse

set the tension to factory settings. Check your manual.

Also remove the belt and spin the alt pully to make sure thats not where the noise is.

Ritchie

i'll give that look. will replacing the pulley be a cause of this noise?

dtapia

shouldnt but is the belt tension ok on the alt belt ?

Ritchie

the belt tension should be fine. when you said belt tension, do you mean the bracket with the adjusting bolt?

dtapia

yes how much deflection is in the belt should be about 8-10 mm of deflection.

Ritchie

hmm, that i'm not quite sure. how would i go about checking for that?

Ritchie

bump need some help. is it most likely due to bad alternator to make this squeaky noise?

Ritchie

brought the alternator to kragen and they said it is fine after testing it. any clue why this squeak would occur? the alternator belt is new so i can't seem to figure out what is making that noise.

tech8

The belt is probably too loose. Tighten it some more and test it.

Ritchie

hmm, in the beginning it was too tight then i loosened it, but still making the noise. battery and stuff wouldn't have the effect of the squeaking, right?

tech8

Most squeals are due to a loose belt. The battery and "stuff" shouldn't have an effect on the squeaking. The noise happened after you changed the belt, so logically it should relate to it.

Try tightening a little first, and see what happens.

Ritchie

alright, maybe i should give that a try again. i was wondering if changing the alternator pulley have any effect on it?

JarvisW

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Also remove the belt and spin the alt pully to make sure thats not where the noise is.</TD></TR></TABLE>

g23_ej1

belts to loose.. there is no tensioner on the alt belt.. just take a nice prybar and pry it back and tighten it.. make sure it has some play when you push on the belt..

96teggylsse

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