So whenever I start my car it has a loud high pitched squeal for a few seconds but then stops.

i belive it’s the tensioner and the belts and on this car it’s different from my other car you don’t just replace the whole tensioner ?

because I watched a video and he just tightened and loosened the tensioner to put on belts, so do I have to buy anything for the tensioner or do I just replace the belts and tighten the tensioner how it should be tightened

on my old truck I had to replace the whole tensioner and belts because the tensioner was not like this one

 

The squeal is usually due to drive belts that loosen as the temperature drops. This is common when the season changes. How long has it been since you last changed them? Go to the DIY section to look for the thread on changing belts and how to use the tensioner.

 

It's not an auto tensioner and would not need to be replaced, just tighten it up.

 

i have not changed the belts I bought the car 2 weeks ago from a friend and then after I changed the coil packs it started doing it but that shouldn’t have anything to do with the squeal

 

^this

 

I also checked both belts so and it seems pretty tight so I guess it’s time for them to be replaced

 

If you didn't get a complete service history with the car, ask your friend when the drive belts were last changed. If it was within the last three years, then just adjust the tension. Use the FSM diagram posted previously to determine how much tension is needed.

 

Coincidence. Belts are cheap. Just replace

 

is there a recommended belts I should get I could go to autozone and get Continental or I could go to advance auto and get CarQuest does it matter or do y’all recommend something else

 

It doesn't really matter- drive belts are relatively uniform and supply may be different depending on location.

 

I always get cheap autozone stuff