loud screeching noise coming from under my hood - Honda Prelude Forum

prelude_si_man · 08-11-2002, 02:18 PM

this loud screeching noise comes from under the hood of my car usually when i start my car in the morning and whenever I dont start my car for a long period of time, like 4 or 5 hours. I heard it was the belts being loosed or something but im not sure wat it is.
If it is the belts how do i go about tightnen it.
thatnks fro your help.

SLICK96 · 08-11-2002, 02:54 PM

I have the same prob when I shift from 2nd to 3rd, and I'm really getting on the gas. If I don't gun it, then there's no sound. Any ideas?

J

prelude_si_man · 08-11-2002, 03:57 PM

the sound that i hear last only for about two seconds when i start up my car then it stops

prelude2005 · 08-11-2002, 04:14 PM

sounds like belts slipping...cant think of anything else...

fourthgeneration · 08-11-2002, 04:21 PM

sounds like your accesory belts are loose

Surfin_silver · 08-11-2002, 04:23 PM

Prelude SI Man,
Definitely sounds like loose belts, However before you go about tightening anything up, try investigating which belts are screeching ... a simple test is (Engine off) pushing the belts with your finger to see how much slack there is...obviously there shouldnt be much....secondly, when did you last change them...general age/wear and tear causes the noise on all make of cars. as well as moisture in the morning on slack belts.
The reason it stops is because when it warms up it expands...
Slick96...absolutely no idea why it screeches between 2nd and 3rd...open a new post for it, im sure someone out there will know.

yield · 08-11-2002, 05:16 PM

alternator dying

Dangerlude · 08-11-2002, 07:53 PM

maybe a family of mice built a nest in your car and every time you start it you kill one

overdose · 08-11-2002, 08:36 PM

yeah don't accidently touch one while it's running, cut off a finger that way OUCH!

ntrddragn · 08-12-2002, 11:24 AM

i got the same problem when i start my car and downshift or hit the gas....turns out to be the fan belt...got the mechanic who fix my car to tighten it..no more screeching

Absolut · 08-12-2002, 11:32 AM

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Originally posted by ntrddragn
i got the same problem when i start my car and downshift or hit the gas....turns out to be the fan belt...got the mechanic who fix my car to tighten it..no more screeching

Fan belt... really.... How much did he charge you?

SLICK96 · 08-12-2002, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by ntrddragn
i got the same problem when i start my car and downshift or hit the gas....turns out to be the fan belt...got the mechanic who fix my car to tighten it..no more screeching

I didn't even think of checking this belt ... the other ones I check regularly. Thanks for the idea. I fixed my cracked header hanger, I'll fix this belt soon ... now, if only I could fix the rattle from the supports underneath my c/f hood...