belts starting to make strange noises!

[Josh@TunerLifestyle]

rite guys since it started getting cold my belt (or round that area) has started making some strange noises.. its not all the time and it happens when its ideling or driving away slowly and sometimes when i turn, it sounds like a a hamster wheel going round thats gone abit rusty... neways i need to look at this as 2nite cuz its my daily run about and dont wana drive her when shes moaning like a **** !

any ideas guys?

cheers josh

[gtmuzz]

Will be your alternator belt probs, mines needs tightened up a bit aswell, it's tensioned by the alternator

[micky boy]

I would nip both belts up abit and see how it go's....When you say its makeing a noise is it like a jingle noise lol i.e like a bearing noise?...Just the bearings in the alternator's on starlets tend to wire out and become dry and with the weather been cold the bearings dont get as loobed lol

[Josh@TunerLifestyle]

so i should nip up the belts and lube up the alternator? yehh sounds like the bearings,

[micky boy]

Just give both belts a nip for now and see how it go's...Unfortunately you cant just lube the bearings in the alternator you will have to get it reconditioned or buy a new one.

[Josh@TunerLifestyle]

okay mate il try that big help!

cheers josh

[micky boy]

No bother mate let use know how you get on

[tommykite]

Mine has just started doing similar thing when its ideling or driving away slowly only difference is mine has a nice squeeeeeeeeeek to it, lovely ! I'm going to do mine in a couple of hours cuze I get of work early on Fridays ! :-) Hope a little tightening sorts it or it will be new belts which is annoying !

[Josh@TunerLifestyle]

new belt dosent bother me, its a new alternator thats worrying me! let me know how it goes mate dam this cold weather!

[Turkish91]

My belt is squealing like fuck... a trip down to Central Auto Supplies will be in order next week!

[Adzuk25]

Mines been doin this pretty much ever since i took out the aircon to fit my fmic a few weeks ago, got a new alternator belt and gonna fit it this weekend hoping it will cure the problem, i've read on other threads about how if its not dealt with it can go snap and cause some big damage so playing it safe

[iamlegend]

yea common thing with thi starlets i think.... tighting the wei alt belt up and all is a good un