serpentine belt squeak at idle

[heehaw80]

when I first start the car its nice and quiet, after a minute or two idling the serpentine belt will start to squeak soon as I touch the gas or pull out it goes away till I let the car idle again the belt is only a year old and all the pulleys are clean and run square not bent up the tensioner pulley is not worn, smog is gone and a/c is gone went with a shorter belt a year ago the water pump is about six months old and the alternator is about two months old, the squeak only started about a week ago if I take a bar of soap and touch it to the outside of the belt (radiator side) with engine idling the squeak goes away for about a miles worth of driving then is back

 

[daltonduree]

mine squeels constantly. explain that! all new bearings and belt. when i put on a new belt its fine for a while then squeeks like hell. new tentioner too

 

[heehaw80]

that's how this is the last belt I put on last 6 months till it started squealing replaced it with a shorter belt when I by passed the smog and a/c and this one made it a year now its squeaking pisses ya off sitting at a red light with the windows down!!!!!!!!!

 

[Shifty Powers]

My mountaineer is the same way. Replaced every pulley and the whole tensioner arm.. Its been like 3 months.. Now its squeaking again... drives me crazy

cobra is fine i think.. Well.. God knows now. Havnt driven it in 2 months.. scared too kinda lol

 

[Saint]

Get a different belt. Gatorback brand. I've always had gator and have never had a squeaking issue. Also make sure the tensioner is not too tight.

 

[Win]

Ford OEM tensioner????

 

[heehaw80]

yes its an oem tensioner but it has good spring tension and has a newer pulley

 

[Shifty Powers]

i know im talking about an SUV.. But mine is an OEM tensioner and a goodyear belt.. So yea. shit happens

 

[Win]

Tried a OEM idler pulley

 

[heehaw80]

looking down at the crank pulley while its running it looks like the belt is running on the outside rim of the pulley I relax the tensioner and run my hand along the pulley and it seams like its only a five grove pulley and not a six

 

[heehaw80]

some how the previous owner must of switched pulleys cause it is a five groove pulley, I swiped one of a 95 f150 with a 5.0 and put it on, problem solved!!!!!!