Something in my fan shroud of my brand spanking new v.s. just started squeeking. Any inputs?
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Something in my fan shroud of my brand spanking new v.s. just started squeeking. Any inputs?
George:
Try to describe it a little more......does it squeak all the time?
If not, is it quiet at idle and squeaks when you accelerate?
Does it sound like a fan belt squeak or squeel?
It could possibly be either that the fan belt's too loose or too tight (the belt should deflect about 1/2" when pushed horizontally at a point half way between the crankshaft and generator pulleys), or a dry bearing on the generator or alternator which squeaks when you rev the engine (which pulls the belt tighter and stresses the rear generator bearing a bit more).
It could be a slightly leaking intake manifold gasket which can sound like a squeak or sometimes a whistle (does it idle smoothly?), or it could simply be some of the sheetmetal around the engine squeaking as it rubs together, slightly rusted from your humid, salty, Boston air!!
Try this to isolate it: Poke you head around the engine bay as you try to make it squeak (WATCH OUT! for the moving belt and parts!!)and try to see (hear) where the squeak's coming from. If it's the generator/alternator, you may have to get one swapped by VS (They're pretty good about that, I've heard). If you're not mechanically inclined, we can probably help with that at a place just outside of Boston.
If it's squeaking sheetmetal, try pushing on it to see if the squeak stops, then figure out what might need to be done to make that fix permanent - could be as simple as tightening the sheetmetal fasteners.
Poke around, get some more info and report back - we'll help you get that new baby running like a top!
gn
Try to describe it a little more......does it squeak all the time?
If not, is it quiet at idle and squeaks when you accelerate?
Does it sound like a fan belt squeak or squeel?
It could possibly be either that the fan belt's too loose or too tight (the belt should deflect about 1/2" when pushed horizontally at a point half way between the crankshaft and generator pulleys), or a dry bearing on the generator or alternator which squeaks when you rev the engine (which pulls the belt tighter and stresses the rear generator bearing a bit more).
It could be a slightly leaking intake manifold gasket which can sound like a squeak or sometimes a whistle (does it idle smoothly?), or it could simply be some of the sheetmetal around the engine squeaking as it rubs together, slightly rusted from your humid, salty, Boston air!!
Try this to isolate it: Poke you head around the engine bay as you try to make it squeak (WATCH OUT! for the moving belt and parts!!)and try to see (hear) where the squeak's coming from. If it's the generator/alternator, you may have to get one swapped by VS (They're pretty good about that, I've heard). If you're not mechanically inclined, we can probably help with that at a place just outside of Boston.
If it's squeaking sheetmetal, try pushing on it to see if the squeak stops, then figure out what might need to be done to make that fix permanent - could be as simple as tightening the sheetmetal fasteners.
Poke around, get some more info and report back - we'll help you get that new baby running like a top!
gn
Oh yeah......before a bunch of guys on here remind me of the obvious, it could be that you've simply sucked in a leaf or something into the fan shroud and it's making something in there squeak - just another thing to consider (and an easy fix).
it's definitely coming from within the fan shroud. sounds alot like a loose belt, tightens as the revs increase. I've had posession of this car for only 7 days now and i have only driven it for 2, so i am not too familiar with everything yet. i am hoping to get together with tc this weekend to see what he things of my rig. are there alot of new englanders on this site?
There are a small few who are vocal (like TC and me) and fewer who type less than we do, and I'm finding a larger few (like upwards of a half dozen) who are lurkers and don't say much. We're a pretty good group, though, just need to have an excuse to get together!