Squeaky A&A
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Drifting
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Squeaky A&A
Just finished up my A&A and the kit looks awesome and is making some great power. The only problem I have is that I have a squeak that is very prominent at idle. It's most likely coming from one of the pulleys. Anyone else have this problem? I'm hoping I don't have to pull the brackets and grease any of the shafts.
Melting Slicks
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Just finished up my A&A and the kit looks awesome and is making some great power. The only problem I have is that I have a squeak that is very prominent at idle. It's most likely coming from one of the pulleys. Anyone else have this problem? I'm hoping I don't have to pull the brackets and grease any of the shafts.
You sure its not the supercharger whine lol
if you are sure and suspect its a pulley take the belt off and start for a sec and see if it goes away 
then you can narrow it down from there.
Le Mans Master
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I had the same noise on a Maggie setup. It was a $7 bearing in an idler pulley. I was surprised that the bearing was replacable. Knocked the old one out, put a little lock tite on the new one, and knocked it in. Hope yours is that cheap and easy!
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Drifting
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Pro
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Had this happen to me. Look at the radiator coolant line coming out of the passager side top side of motor (right over the supercharger bracket). Check to see if you have a leak there and have coolant dripping on the pulley/belt.
Mine started the squeak. It would go away after driving around and the engine warming up. Just the coolant leaking out...
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Drifting
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Had this happen to me. Look at the radiator coolant line coming out of the passager side top side of motor (right over the supercharger bracket). Check to see if you have a leak there and have coolant dripping on the pulley/belt.
Mine started the squeak. It would go away after driving around and the engine warming up. Just the coolant leaking out...
Mine started the squeak. It would go away after driving around and the engine warming up. Just the coolant leaking out...
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Drifting
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It's very strange, as I said it comes and goes and appears to be a cold issue. If I get everything good and hot after some pulls under boost it goes away. Then I'll start it up the next day ice cold and its dead quite. I started it yesterday and it was still there but seems like it's starting to deminish.
I'm not sure what to look for on the belt alignment, looking down the belt with a flood it looks dead straight and there is no unusual wear on the belt. It's more of a chirp, than a squeal and extremely difficult to pinpoint.
I'm not sure what to look for on the belt alignment, looking down the belt with a flood it looks dead straight and there is no unusual wear on the belt. It's more of a chirp, than a squeal and extremely difficult to pinpoint.
Racer
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Wow. U really need to listen. It's your belt. Get a gatorback and then this issue is over. This has happened on several cars including mine. I went through all the pullies and three gates belts before I finally tried the gatorback polycog belt and the chirping was no more. Trust me it's your belt. When it's chirping drip some water on it and it will go away for a second. Then it will come right back.
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Drifting
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Wow. U really need to listen. It's your belt. Get a gatorback and then this issue is over. This has happened on several cars including mine. I went through all the pullies and three gates belts before I finally tried the gatorback polycog belt and the chirping was no more. Trust me it's your belt. When it's chirping drip some water on it and it will go away for a second. Then it will come right back.
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Drifting
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After speaking with my shop they had the exact same issue on some Procharger installs and it was the belt as LMBC6Brian2 previously stated. Several of them progressively went away as the system broke in, which is what mine appears to be doing.
