Jakerx

so ya whenever i start up my car after not having driven it for maybe longer than id say 6 hours...for the first 15 seconds or so i hear squealing noise and the volt meter maxes out on the dash...then it goes back to normal...also...if i drive prety hard and take it to the redline it starts to do the same thing...any ideas on what may be wrong? i just had the drivebelts replaced but the problem existed before i changed it...might it be the alternator?

thanks.
jake

josephsc

It may just be that whoever installed the accessory belt didn't tighten it enough -- or loosened afterwards. IIRC, the tension is supposed to be 5mm of deflection.

83na944

I don't understand the voltage meter pegging out, though. The voltage regulator is supposed to stop this. But the first thing is to make sure the belt is properly tensioned.

Magnus

My guess: Replace the voltage regulator in the alternator. It is cheap and rather easy to do.

//Magnus

progenitor04

this happened to me its the alternator ,i jus got a new belt and i rebuilt my alternator, its fine now, betta hurry, and get a new 1 my battery completely died cuase that, and its not fun wen ur car dies down rite in the middle of the street lol

83na944

progenitor04, did you replace the bearings and the brushes?

83na944

progenitor04, did you replace the bearings and the brushes?