Recently there is a squealing noise around the fan belt area?

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TANKTOP
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Recently there is a squealing noise around the fan belt area...It comes and goes...At idle as well as on the road...it seems like its worse at night when its damp....it eventually stops after driving a few miles..I took it to the shop assuming it was my belt..It was checked (not a nissan mechanic)..they said nothing was wrong with the belt..I didnt ask if the tensioner was checked ,,it was on a lift so i assumed not..I need to take it back but dont want to be told same thing,,,any suggestions as to what the problem may be would be helpful..
Jan 6, 2006 at 3:40 PM
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my girlfriends car made the same noise, we had it checked out and they couldn't find anything, but they said that it could be the water pump. A month later the water pump went out. Coincidence...who knows. But its worth checking into.
Feb 16, 2006 at 3:32 PM
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I had the same problem

It had squealing noise in the belt area. It started out as intermitted, but later on developed more seriously.

I had all serpentine belts change (all 3 of them) and the noise was still there. Mech thought it was the bearing and had it change too, and it wasn't that at all. The mech tried on a new alternator since it had a pulley, but it wasn't the problem either.

At the end it was the [b:ad01727d4e]cramshaft pulley that was making the noise.[/b:ad01727d4e] Changed that it was good. They said the cramshat pulley was a bad design, the rubber in the middle tend to wear out and would shift back and forth when you drive; hense the noise.

I thought it was the water pump, but if you don't hear a grinding noise then its not (you'll know the difference, tis really loud)

Check it out & see if that's the case, hope this help
Mar 14, 2006 at 2:36 PM
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