"Gib Bogle" <bogle@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>I have a 1995 Nissan Presea 1800 (in NZ). I believe this car is not sold
>in the US, but I think the engine, SR18(DE) is used in some models that
are
>in the US, perhaps the Sentra. In any case my questions probably have
very
>general answers.
>
> There is sometimes a loud squealing noise that persists for a while
after
> starting, presumably coming from the alternator/aircon/PS belt. I hope
> the belt doesn't need replacing, because the access to it is incredibly
> limited. I'm pretty sure this is not a job I want to attempt myself. I
> can probably adjust the best tension myself, but not having a manual I'm
> not certain how to proceed.
>
> It looks as if I should loosen the top mounting bolt on the alternator,
> then use the tensioning bolt to pivot the alternator. My first question
> is do I need to loosen the bottom mounting bolt as well? This will be
> hard to get at. The second question is, assuming I can pivot the
> alternator, how do I determine when the belt tension is correct?
>
> Thanks in advance for any responses.
You can easily tell if its the belts, a light spraying with WD40 will kill
the noise completely. Some people say not to do this and use water, but
I've never had any problem with WD40 as it soon burns off.
If it is the belts, it shouldn't cost much to get them changed in a local
garage as it's a quick job if you have access from below if it's anything
like the 2.0. I've just had my 2 belts done (U.K. though), and it wasn't
worth getting my knuckles skinned as they only charged £15 for labour.
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