sqeaking noise coming from the engine bay of my civic, i think its coming from either the timing belt or the other pulley belts. they are stock, can i use some WD40 and oil it up to get it not sqeaking? if not, then wut should i do? the car has 61K on it. let me know. THANKS!

 

well if its tahts you can get belt dressing for it. it stops the sweaks from the belts.

 

so then i cant just spray some WD40 on it?

 

also, when i put it in reverse, it squeaks too, which is alot louder. its a civic manual tranny.

 

dont use wd40 bad!! its not good on belts it has a chemical that actually breaks down rubber and thats not a good idea to spray it around/near your rubber belts, go to a auto store and ask for some belt spray that will fix your prob. if it still happens check pulleys bearings etc!

 

You may also want to check that the belt is tight. Too much play will cause it to squeal at low RMP's.

 

how do i know if it is tight enough? i am going to get the belt oil, or whatever its called and do that first. i can hear the squeaks a lil when the car is on, and when going forward, a lil as well and ALOT when i reverse. at first i thought that it was the dust disc cover for my rotor, but now i hear it more prominent in the engine bay. The car has 61K on it. when am i suppose to change my timing belt and other belts? if i buy the aem cam gear and pullys and change my belts, will this help it?

 

It could be the A/C idler pulley, compressor clutch, alternator, P/S pump, or belts. Take a long screwdriver- hold it to your ear and press the tip to different areas until you find where the noise is coming from. You can spray the belts a little to see if they are making the noise- if they are- replace them with HONDA drive belts. Belt dressing is for **** salads!!