sqeaking noise coming from engine bay!!

colinrx7surrey · April 05, 2005, 02:36:48 PM

everytime i start my rx7 up,just as i start to pull away with low revs,in first or reverse i can hear wat i believe is a high pitched squeaking noise coming from the engine bay!!!! i believe it couls possible be one of the belts!!!! if any 1s got any ideas as to wat this cud be i wud really apprciate some feedback!! cheers colin

Donato · April 05, 2005, 02:39:44 PM

Could be a belt.. have you checked them?

Cheers

Donato

colinrx7surrey · April 05, 2005, 02:52:48 PM

all the belts seem pretty tight mate,none of which are worn really,,i havent a clue wat it is........any ideas!!! cheers

Donato · April 05, 2005, 03:00:55 PM

Does the 2gen have an airpump?

grinder · April 05, 2005, 03:05:38 PM

mine does something similar

at a guess - its your ABS

they are supposed to do a systems test when the car is first started and driven over say 7 MPH

hummm reverse aswell - no idea then

sorry

Brett · April 05, 2005, 03:07:54 PM

2nd gens have an airpump.

TBH I would check and retighten all of the belts anyway. Most belts availble from Halfrauds etc are a pretty bad fit in the Vee\'s and so wear quickly and may be causing your noises.
Look for a black subsatnce collecting on the front of the alternator, thats your belt breaking down...

Squeak is pretty common on the belts, if its not the belts I will be very surprised.

Check the power steerings bogey wheel/tensioner, if its the culprit give it an oiling.

colinrx7surrey · April 05, 2005, 04:14:01 PM

cheer for the clues guys---i havent had this 2n gen rx7 long it was an import from japan //www.bonaicars.com incase anyboys looking for 1!!! it just seems weird because it has just started to happen i n the last week or so...anyways incae anybody was at brooklands on sunday i was there...good show!!cheers colin

TRex · April 05, 2005, 04:22:58 PM

Belts can be super tight and still squeel/squeak....
To elimate the belts (which is what I think it may be), just spray some water on the belts and pulleys while the car is idling.

If it goes away, then it was your belt(s)...... or even the pulley(s)

rgds

Brett · April 05, 2005, 04:28:10 PM

I was there, had the Black egi with the bonnet up. WHich one was yours?

colinrx7surrey · April 05, 2005, 04:39:58 PM

mine wa in the paddock red 2nd gen convertiable roof down hood up!!! lol g platelet me know if you saw it!!

chrisBoid · April 05, 2005, 05:46:15 PM

It could be the bearings on a pulley wheel. I have a similar problem at the moment.

Start your car, reproduce the noise, then spray a pulley wheel at a time with WD40, then try and reproduce the sound. If the sound goes away, then it\'s a pulley wheel, but the WD40 will only stop the squealing for about 1 minute

Grizzly · April 05, 2005, 06:16:31 PM

Being from Japan it would be quite important that it ither has an Airpump fitted or a dual Alt Pully with twin belts.

The reason is the big Clutch fan on the water pump pulley takes some turning and if the air pump is not on it there isn\'t much pulley to belt action going on. I have a case where it started overheating due to pump not being spun properly.

Also it may be worth pulling the belt of and deglazing the pulleys (where they contact the belt) this is the main problem as the new belt does not get rid of glaze and if the old belt was slipping they can do a nice polish job.

Chris