Winter time squeaks..

[fatnlowtahoe504]

ok so its starting to get a little colder outside and when my motor is still cold including the pulleys they squeak for a little while before the motor warms up, what are yall using to spray on your pulleys for this type of nonsense..
regular old WD40????

 

[ecordell]

Try some "chain lube" (made for motorcycle / 4-wheeler chains). That stuff quiets old rusted chains very well. I would just make sure that you didn't get it on the belt itself

 

[DJTricky]

change your belt. lol

 

[ecordell]

How do you chance a belt?

J/k man, I knew what you were trying to say.

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

yal dont think its the pulleys at all? i had the same problem on my old tahoe and i changed damn near everything..the belt, alternator pulley, water pump pulley, all kind of crap so ended up just saying f-it! but i hope it might just be the belt on this truck or maybe ill try some belt dressing??

 

[DJTricky]

i change my belt every year before winter and i never hear it squeak, i use the goodyear gatorbacks

 

[LazyAssLou]

I love Texas!

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

yea im from the south too but when it does get cold my engine is like WTF??

 

[Eagle]

if it is belt squeal change the belt.

otherwise it could be the idler pulley/ tensioner on its way out.

 

[LazyAssLou]

Shit, winter here in Houston is like 60 degrees...

But my belt does squeak sometimes on cold starts. I should change it out this weekend.

 

[Modded]

Just wanted to let you know they have Belt squeak fix sprays in the Automotive section of Walmart that actually work and for a long time, I think by Preston is a yellow can.
WD40 can wear belts a bit because they contain alcohol....

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

hmm might try that nnaboy

 

[jomulk56]

if it is belt squeal change the belt.

otherwise it could be the idler pulley/ tensioner on its way out.

+1 same thing happened to the GMC Canyon I had. It was the idler pulley going out.

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

it sucks cus it can be so many different things cus everything has a pulley but ima start at the belt and get the squeak while its at a minimum so later on im not one of those people who start their car and it squeaks so loud it hurts your ears..... i hate those people lol

 

[puckhead]

My dad used to use a bar of soap on his old truck, just start the engine and hold the soap on the belt, dont know as if it fixed anything besides the squeak but it worked for a while. I guess some of that moisture soap might(key word) lengthen the life of the rubber but who knows. Temporary fix at the least

 

[yukonjacks]

2x mine squeeked untill I changed out the idler and tension pulley. I knew it was't the belt cause I changed them out a month earlie

 

[fatnlowtahoe504]

2x mine squeeked untill I changed out the idler and tension pulley. I knew it was't the belt cause I changed them out a month earlie

yea well i was on my way home yesterday and my belt came off....all that waS left of the idler pulled was the metal ring and the bearing balls poping out, i mean it looked fried, so yea replaced it after i had to tow it home and now its all good!