drooby

I had all belts replaced abot 3 months ago (including the timimng belt), What started out as a little short screeching noise every time I turn the car (or A/C) on is now becoming an unbearable pain in the a$$ !

With the cold weather and especially with any moisture in the air , the car now has a very bad screeching noise ( I am guessing from the belts) it starts with the car and eventually dies away when the car's speed gets constand ( it now takes upto 2 minutes !!) and every time I slow down the screeching starts back up again - I also noticed a drop in MPG from around 30 to 25 !!

Are the belts too tight or too loose or is it something entirely different ? ( I assume it was the belts because it started as a little (1-2 second)noise right after I had them replaced.
Can I do this fix myself?
Thanks in advance for all help
drooby

drooby

Anyone ???

e3NiNe

the belts are on too tight. You need to get them adjusted.

Splatch

i say they are too loose.

accordvtec77

they are loose. If they were too tight, you'd hear a whining noise coming from the bearings of whatever the belts were driving.

ItsaHonda

Agreed. Belt screetching would be a result of tension being too loose, or the belts could be defective. I had this problem on my 96 after I replaced the original accesory belts w/ cheap aftermarket. Had problems from the get-go. Tried both loosening and tightening the tension to no avail. Finally, had them replaced again by Honda when I had the t-belt done... no problems since. I believe Honda uses Gates belts, but don't quote me on that.

Good luck.

drooby

Anyone know how to adjust them myself?