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Jennie Crilly Posted on Feb 01, 2015
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I have issues with belt squealing on Suzuki swift. The car is a 2005 (new model) 1.3 petrol. Just before Christmas the original 9 year old belt started to squeal and snapped, I replaced the belt and squealing persisted, a week later the replacement belt snapped and another new belt was fitted persuming the replacement must have been faulty. It has since gone again and the squealing is constant, triggered by full steering lock. I have changed the water pump and the belt is still squealing, I am now faced with new alternator, new battery, new power steering pump or power steering fluid. Does anyone have any advice?

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Remove the belt and check those parts. Spin them by hand The alternator should spin freely. The PS pump will have more drag on it. Also check the tensioner and idler pulleys. When turning them Feel for roughness. All these should be smooth turning. No bumps or grinding. One of them is going to be tight or rough. The PS pump will move in and out a bit, this is normal.

Testimonial: "Thanks for replying Randy, unfortunately all this has been checked and everything looks fine. I'm on Mechanic number 3 and they are all baffled.I don't want to start buying parts if there is no need to but I need to get this sorted."

  • Randy Ohler Feb 01, 2015

    Well it has to be one of them. The only parts that will cause a pressure build up on the belt is the alternator and the power steering pump. Also look at alignment of the belt. The belt should look straight looking inline with it. A bad tensioner will do this also. When the belt squeals, it is getting hot. Hot enough to break. There are only six or seven things on the front of the engine that can do this. 3 mechanics can't find it? Luckily I am not a mechanic, I just fix things. And I take no offence to the term you use to describe me. Please find some one that can diagnose your problem. it is an easy fix with the right person.

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Swift, 05, no country posted. so can really help

and double posted. why do that?

did your 3 mechanics use a stethoscope?

if not fire them and find a real mech. no really

bearings, can go in and out of seizure, and not using the steth to hear the death rattle, means he finds nothing.



you're not doing the work, so there is no need for me to teach you hot to find noise. we have and electronic stethoscope with 4 channels that allows me to connect up , and start engine ,safe.

and find whats wrong.



the replacement belt snapped
this is all we need to know, it snaps.

learn to use the correct tools or miss the boat, really.



this is a USA forum and here, we have ASE mechanics. find

one with gray side burns and not some whipper snapper, short on experience.

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