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screeching
i have a 1994 SL1 80k miles. i picked up a screeching sound when i put
on the air conditioner. i took it to a mechanic buddy and he rubbed soap on the belt and it quieted it down for a while (probably till the soap washed off). i replaced the belt at pep boys and it was fine for a few days. then the screeching appeared again. it happens when i put my air-conditioner on and when i accelerate. if i slow down or turn the air-conditioner off it goes away in a couple of seconds. ive owned this car since december of 1998 and bought this from a saturn dealer with 67k miles. i enjoy this car very much and like the information i get from this group. thank you in advance. |
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Take it back to Pep Boys and have them either refund you the labor they
charged or properly tighten the belt. Given the symptoms you've described it appears it was not correctly tensioned or not tightened down afterward so has come loose. Bob "schmair gees" > wrote in message ... > i have a 1994 SL1 80k miles. i picked up a screeching sound when i put > on the air conditioner. i took it to a mechanic buddy and he rubbed soap > on the belt and it quieted it down for a while (probably till the soap > washed off). i replaced the belt at pep boys and it was fine for a few > days. then the screeching appeared again. it happens when i put my > air-conditioner on and when i accelerate. if i slow down or turn the > air-conditioner off it goes away in a couple of seconds. ive owned this > car since december of 1998 and bought this from a saturn dealer with 67k > miles. i enjoy this car very much and like the information i get from > this group. thank you in advance. > |
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The Saturns use a spring loaded tensioner. Often they go out. I'd bet a plug
nickle that you need a new tensioner also. "schmair gees" > wrote in message ... >i have a 1994 SL1 80k miles. i picked up a screeching sound when i put > on the air conditioner. i took it to a mechanic buddy and he rubbed soap > on the belt and it quieted it down for a while (probably till the soap > washed off). i replaced the belt at pep boys and it was fine for a few > days. then the screeching appeared again. it happens when i put my > air-conditioner on and when i accelerate. if i slow down or turn the > air-conditioner off it goes away in a couple of seconds. ive owned this > car since december of 1998 and bought this from a saturn dealer with 67k > miles. i enjoy this car very much and like the information i get from > this group. thank you in advance. > |
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Does your A/C work well? Noticed a huge decrease in mileage when using
the A/C, maybe? The compressor could be going bad and on the road to seizing up. Otherwise, the usual culprits are the bearings in the idler and tensioner, especially when cold. Tim. |
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13K in 6-1/2 years? I'd have walked and saved the money of buying a car!
<joking> "schmair gees" > wrote in message ... > i have a 1994 SL1 80k miles. i picked up a screeching sound when i put > on the air conditioner. i took it to a mechanic buddy and he rubbed soap > on the belt and it quieted it down for a while (probably till the soap > washed off). i replaced the belt at pep boys and it was fine for a few > days. then the screeching appeared again. it happens when i put my > air-conditioner on and when i accelerate. if i slow down or turn the > air-conditioner off it goes away in a couple of seconds. ive owned this > car since december of 1998 and bought this from a saturn dealer with 67k > miles. i enjoy this car very much and like the information i get from > this group. thank you in advance. > |
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