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Squeal on sart up

16K views 7 replies 6 participants last post by  Carguy75  
#1 ·
Guys,
Had my 03 since 09, bought with 19,000 miles, now has almost 97,000. Had regular servicing. Hearing a quick split second squeal on start up. Does when cold or sitting for awhile. Not every time. Fan belt was replaced about a year ago. No other sounds after start up
 
#3 ·
Most of the time that's a loose belt. Can also be caused by a tensioner hanging up on a serpentine arrangement, but a simple loose belt is usually the cause.
 
#8 ·
A bad or failing pulley bearing could be the cause of the noise.

Since you had your belt changed a year ago there is a possibility that the belt was installed with too much tension on the tension-er, which will ruin the pulley bearing overtime.

It is very important to use a belt tension gauge when installing the belt on the Murano due to it not having a self-adjuster to avoid messing up the pulley in the long run from belts installed too tight.