Honda civic 2013
Asked by 1Believer May 05, 2016 at 01:59 PM about the 2013 Honda Civic
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
My Honda civic LX 2013 is making a squealing
noise when I turn the car on and it gets louder
when I step on the gas..the noise is coming from
the general area of the pulleys and belt location...
What could the noise be
4 Answers
Could be the belt, belt idler, belt tensioner or a bearing in one of the accessories the belt drives such as the A/C compressor or the alternator etc.
If you want to know which pulley or belt is making the noise, spray bottle of water. Spray the pulley, if it gets quiet, thats the one
Could just. Be a loose belt so most likely one is alternater belt so tighten it and if it's adjusted all the way spray some hair spray on the belt while running just a lil bit on belt while it spins just barely spray it and wait a min and see if it quits or quiets down if it quiets down spray a lil more if it quits that time that will last a lilbit but u will need a new belt but what the hair spray (or belt dressing) does is shrinks the belt making it tighter most likely if u crank it in morning and it squealing right away mash gas down a lil and let off and do it couple times and the squealing changes as u press and let off gas and or quits it's definitely you alternater belt god bless