curryinahurry 39 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Hi guys I m trying to determine which belt is making the sound. Basically its there when I start the car and the car is idling. Sometimes it goes away after idling for a short while and sometimes it will come back when I rev the car or when I put it into gear. Its sort of like a high pitch "chirrrrr chirrrrrr........... chirrrrrrrrr..." sound, I am pretty sure its a belt, but not sure which one! Does anyone have ideas? Perhaps tightening the tensioner would fix it? What do you guys think? cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
byza213 1 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Hi guys I m trying to determine which belt is making the sound. Basically its there when I start the car and the car is idling. Sometimes it goes away after idling for a short while and sometimes it will come back when I rev the car or when I put it into gear. Its sort of like a high pitch "chirrrrr chirrrrrr........... chirrrrrrrrr..." sound, I am pretty sure its a belt, but not sure which one! Does anyone have ideas? Perhaps tightening the tensioner would fix it? What do you guys think? cheers! Happens to me to in the morning when its colder too..could it be something to do with air con? ..i would like to sort this out as well didnt no how to describe the sound Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sp8s 1 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 There is an old trick of rubbing a candle on the belts to quieten them. You could try a belt at a time. Might be a bit dangerous with the motor running and no room though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gus 5 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 um....just check for the loose one and tension it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 (edited) If its your E36 it will be an idler or tensioner bearing making the noise...... and they do fall off And you cant tighten the tensioner...its self loading, unless you have the wrong size belt on Edited December 18, 2008 by *Glenn* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curryinahurry 39 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 If its your E36 it will be an idler or tensioner bearing making the noise...... and they do fall off And you cant tighten the tensioner...its self loading, unless you have the wrong size belt on I see, yeah it is my E36. Can you give me an idea of how much it will cost to fix? thanks heaps! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 I see, yeah it is my E36. Can you give me an idea of how much it will cost to fix? thanks heaps! I'd need to check whats wrong first Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
curryinahurry 39 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 I'd need to check whats wrong first Yeah I ve tried a couple of times as well. Both times it stopped squeaking when I got to your place, might just give it another go this Saturday. Whats your Xmas hours like? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*Glenn* 854 Report post Posted December 18, 2008 Yeah I ve tried a couple of times as well. Both times it stopped squeaking when I got to your place, might just give it another go this Saturday. Whats your Xmas hours like? My christmass hours are from Tuesday the 23rd-5th Jan AND I WONT BE HERE OR HAVE MY PHONE ON BTW: Sorry we dont work saturdays Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
