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Old 06-07-2015, 11:21 AM
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Hi all my mk6 escort is making a squealing, the sort of noise the fan belt makes. Thing is its not the fan belt. It only does it when driving along, you can rev the nuts of it at a stand still and it don't do it but it does when moving at low rev's and height. But its not constant, Any ideas???

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A belt can squeal under load. Try retentioning the belt and go from there.
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couild be aux pulley or tensioner bearing if not the belt
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Originally Posted by 3i Jim
A belt can squeal under load. Try retentioning the belt and go from there.
Cheers mate, but it's self tensioning

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couild be aux pulley or tensioner bearing if not the belt
Cheers 1-PD, I took the tensioner bearing of this weekend, it wasn't in bad nick and I greased the spring in the back and it's still doing it. Could it be the alternator?
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its most probably the belt ,the rubber tends to go hard. I would try changing the belt mate
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Are you sure it's not the gearbox ?
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Originally Posted by pcbp97
its most probably the belt ,the rubber tends to go hard. I would try changing the belt mate
Ok mate I shall try this

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Are you sure it's not the gearbox ?
Can gearboxes make that sort of noise?
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