I haven't driven the car in a week or two as I've been out of town. I fired it up when I got home and the SC is screaming at me.....very loud squeel. Anyone else experience this ? Belt need tightening? loosening ?


Also, could it be cause by oil issues? Needs more oil ? It's been about 3-4k since it was changed/filled.

--wes

 

my main serpentine belt squeels at startup. I haven't adjusted the tension on it since the sc was installed last october. it usually stops after a few seconds.

as for the oil in the sc, that should last 6k miles and unless the plug falls out, there shouldn't be anywhere for the oil to go so there's no need to refill unless you're changing it.

 

If it goes away after a minute , its a serp belt . I guess you have to get your ear down where the noise is coming from and find out

 

Belt squeal generally means the belt is loose and you're going to lose boost.

--Steve

 

Now that I've actually hada chance to look at it and check my other SC'd Z, the issue is very apparent.

The smaller cog belt on the rear of the SC is completely smooth instead of being notched like it is supposed to be.

Here's a pic:



Not sure how that **** happened but I hope i can get a belt somewhere besides ATI.Anyone else had that occur ?

--wes

 

More than likely...it was to loose and was jumping over the teeth . Or allinment is off

 

So is ATI the only place to get one of these things ??

--wes

 

I don know that. Maybe some ATI guys will see this

 

I would get the one from ATI since they are made for this blower. Unfortunately they are expensive.

It looks like your belt was loose and was slipping and chewed up the teeth on it. Make sure you get it tensioned when you get your new one.

 

Look in the manual, there is a part number for all the belts i believe. And if not, get the part number from ATI over the phone and call around car part stores with the part number. Oreilly usually stock stuff like this or can direct you to some one in town.

Are you sure the belt wasnt too tight?

 

hmmm....I do beleive I found it....www.mcmaster.com

560-8mm 560 70 6486K212 21.14

Part Number 6486K212 $21.14 Each

Trade Size 560-8M

Form Endless Belts

Type Timing Belts

Timing Belt Series Power Grip GT Series

Outer Circle 560 mm

Belt Construction Single-Sided with Curved Teeth

Belt Width 30 mm

Pitch 8 mm

Number of Teeth 70

Belt Material Rubber

Cord Material Polyester

Color Black




What's ATI wanting for them ?

 

Also, will it hurt anything running without this belt? I can't see how it would as it's not running anything, but the drive cog is still spinning like mad. I could see it being an issue if something hit that, but otherwise there shouldn't be any issues should there ?

--wes