[Bramick]

Looking for suggestions for a squeaky pulley or belt. I just swapped the c30 for a 38. While I had room I clean out a lot of dirt and junk from the engine using paper towels with degreaser applied to them. I also removed the pulley above the tension pulley and cleaned it with degreaser. It was pretty caked.

My belt is a little over a year on on approx 14k miles. Since priming the SC I have heard the noise. The noise can be heard on starts and peaks between 2000 - 4000 rpm. While driving if you quickly let off the gas it gets a lot quieter. If you hold the RPMs steady the noise remains.

Tonight I removed the tension pulley and a lot of dirt fell out of it. I was surprised how much. And I also removed the pulley below the alternator. I cleaned both with shop towels and nothing else. I also flipped the belt to the other side.

Started the car and it squeaked so I gave up for the night.

The idler pulley does bounce but I thought that was normal.


Any suggestions on what to try next?