squealing drive belts ????? pathfinder 2003

[krisk]

Three new sets of belts and still squealing very loud. Sometimes after turning the wheel or even hitting thefrost switch. Most of time when the car is cold it squeals.

[88pathoffroad]

So get new belts. Old belts do that before they break...

[circeseye]

Originally Posted by 88pathoffroad

So get new belts. Old belts do that before they break...

um did you even read his post he said
3 new sets
lol
i have a 96 with the same problem and havent a clue what causes it. went threw all the pullies and everything and still makes a squeeking sqweeling sound

[88pathoffroad]

Woops, my bad. Try removing the belts one at a time and running the engine for a short time. The one that results in no more squealing is most likely the culprit. Start troubleshooting there.

[jive1414]

I've been having the same damn problem in my '01. The shop said that all my belts were shot and I needed new ones. I shelled out $170 and now my car squeals EVEN LOUDER!!! I took it back to the shop, it's there right now. I'll update you on what the mechanic says.

[denisb]

If the old belts were way overdue, it is possible that the pulley's got to be cleaned.

[jive1414]

Actually, it turns out that the idiot didn't set the proper tension and a belt was loose. So krisk, guess you'd want to double check that all your belts are tight.

[mr-realtor]

My squeaks too and the belts are new so I will go back to the place that installed them and have them try and correct.

[MikePathfinder2001]

I just replaced my alternator (what a pain in the but), anyway, after installing the new belt, it is squealing like crazy. If anything, I thought the belt was too tight. Anyway, how tight should I screw the Idler pully? It was on so tight, I needed extra leverage to loosen it. When I retightened it, I was conservative. It wasn't squealing before I changed the alternator, so I'm farely certain that is must be my belt. Is it a general rule of thumb that if it is squealing, that the belt is too loose?

[Xavier Edziwa]

I have a nissan terrano (japanese). The following suddenly happened:fuel recorded full tank, odometer changed from 132... to 99999999, speedometer recording could not exceed 20km/hr, temp gauge shoots to high before the car even moves and tachometer cannot read the revs