I walk to my car with a happy face on this quiet and sunny Wednesday morning thinking, what a great day. I get in my car, start the engine and what do I hear coming from the engine bay? A belt screeching sound coming from the engine. It was a steady sound but wasn't extremely loud, yet definitely noisy and noticable enough for me to question, wtf is wrong with the car???

The sound was coming from the drivers side of the engine bay. Does anyone know what belt is situated there?

You guys think the dealership will charge me to have the belt replaced after having bought the car? Man, this is bothering me and will throughout the day now...

Let me know what you guys think.

Rich

 

Every used car needs something and I advise buyers to reserve $3,000 MINIMUM to fix the wear and tear and abuse the previous owners and their shade tree mechanics caused.

All rubber hoses, belts, shocks, rubber bushings in suspension and brakes are wear items.

Many owners are not expert and don't get the full measure of oem warranty.

 

the belt is just loose, tighten it

 

Thanks for the response. Would you agree with the last post that the belt may just be loose?

 

You must provide model, year and mileage and location [state] to even begin to guess as to belt wear and tear. A series of pictures of all belt surfaces would be better.

Why it is so difficult to diagnose over Net, especially when owners are clueless.

 

Car is a G35x, 2006 with 42k and was driven in CT. I'll posts some pics either later today or tomorrow.

 

Sizzo, a couple of suggestions...

Start it when its cold... if the belts screech... let it go for about 30 seconds or so... don't rev engine to try and stop it... turn off engine... and what I usually do is feel all the belts... with only 30 seconds of on time... the only belt that is "hot/warm" to feel would be the culprit belt. (use caution where your hand is at because fans are electric... though if this is your first start of the day and its only been on for 30 seconds... unless fan is defective or defective circuit... you shouldn't worry about fans coming on... but I just need to throw that out there... to be careful with your hands in the engine bay with engine on or off... the possibility is always there)

If you just bought the car from the dealer though... I am sure they would be more than happy to "adjust" it for you free of charge... even a small junk lot dealer would offer that to keep a new customer happy.

Go back and ask.... never hurts to ask ...

Hope that helps!

 

FiveSeven, thanks so much for the suggestions. I'll be sure to give those a try. I'm hoping a reputable company such as Infiniti would go out of their way to make simple adjustments, otherwise this customer will be quite unhappy. Again, I appreciate your recommendations .

 

You're quite welcome! That's what we're all here for!

 

AMEN to that

 

Belts may last 20k-40k depending on local weather conditions and driving style.

I recommend 2 year replacement interval to avoid problems.

PREVENTATIVE REPAIRS means changing parts BEFORE they begin to cause problems.

 

Fixed the belt noise?