a squirrel in my car?

[metalhedskater]

Hey guys whats up? I have a bit of problem with my car. When i start it up it makes this squeaky noise for like 2 sec....i just changed all of my belts and i thought it could be that, so i sprayed some stuff on there for the belts.....ill have to wait and see if it will work....Anyway, when i drive my car i hear this squeaky noise when i hold the engine around 3,000 rpms. When i hit the cluth it stops. Anyone have an experience like this or know of a possible problem.....my old man said i shouldnt worry about it, but it just annoys the fuck out of me.


I have a 99gst with an intake and a muffler tip (Yea....i bought the car like that from the dealer) more mods to come

[1stGenRocks]

did you tighten the belts up enough?

[thefro]

if it goes away when you push in your clutch is shounds like the throw out bearing in your clutch.

[gstclips]

your title says it all man...all you need to do is get a gun and find that damn squirell!!

Start shootin...

[thefro]

I like that idea, use a big gun.

[metalhedskater]

lol....yea i like that idea too....maybe just throw a fucking grenade in there while im at it. I didnt do my belts myself because i have no time and patience to so i sent it to my personal mechanic. But what are ways to tell it could be the belts and clutch....any other possibilities as what this annoying sound could be? Thanks in advance for the help guys

[thefro]

I have been told that on my car when it I am stopped sometimes I hear a bearing noise but when i push in my clutch it goes away. I was told that it is my throw out bearing and not to worry. some cars go like that for ever, but some go out.

[duckydsp]

Try to see if all of your pully bolts are tight and dress your belts. That's all I can think of right now.

[KWandKD]

yeah I had a problem too with my belts sqeakin when I started it and when I started to drive away. If it's not your bearing, then just tighten your timing belts and the belt right beneath it (cant remember the name). I've had to do it acouple times, I heard its just something these cars do - luckily it doesnt do any damage (atleast to mine it didnt).

[98GSX]

good luck if the throw out bearing goes out...hheheh you will be pissed.... take it back to the dealer and tell them you wanna know what the fuck is wrong with it.... if they dont look it over... take it to a mitsu dealer and have them charge you $20,000 to R&I the wheels heheh...most cars do squeek like that... i have a mazda 626 '00 and the bitch squeeks... but when the RPMS are up it stops... i know what i said was a waste but ya....

[thefro]

its not fun if the bearing goes out, more like a pain in the ass. but if it is getting changed put a new clutch in it at the same time.

[metalhedskater]

No 98GSX very helpful because i forgot to mention that when the RPMS go up the sound goes away....i dont know if its the engine or the muffler covering the squeak, but you definately cant here it....

[98GSX]

ya...no biggy...its the belts...think about it... if you increase RPMs the belts get tighter...therefore the sound goes away

[metalhedskater]

Thefro-- what if the clutch is fairly new.....like 6 months new... If i change the clutch will it be less money and less of a hassle than fixing the bearing problem? the thing is I noticed it after the belts were changed....all the other belts were changed because the timing belt was new....the owner must have changed it not too long ago. But yeah it might have been doing that before i changed the belts as well, and i might have just not noticed it. So i have no idea what it could be....any other experiences with this gay ass problem?

[Shpyder]

I know what you have. I had EXACTLY the same problem. Its a belt issue and could also be a pully problem. The power steering belt is usually the culprit. Also check to make sure your idler pulley and powersteering pulley are installed correctly. Its a .005 mm difference if you install them upside down...you wont notive any trouble and the car will run fine, but that screeching noise will result. No harm is done to the car though...just annoying and very embarassing, haha. shum.