So now that I have some cash available, not much - but some, I plan to fix the single mechanical deficiency my car currently has. One of the belts squeaks on start up.
It is like any other belt issue where it squeaks horribly loud, with one exception, it doesn't continue. From a cold start it squeaks for a few minutes at the standard 2k rpm idle, however revving the engine to 3-3.5k (of course makes the squeaking louder) stops it from squeaking. Now that it has stopped, I can freely drive around with no further issues at all.
If I stop the squeak by revving the engine at the beginning of a cold start, it will stop, but if I go into reverse before the vehicle is to normal operating temperature it will start to squeak again.
Another note, when squeaking, at night if I have the accessory lights on and I start the car, the lights struggle in sync with the squeak, and once the squeak stops, the lights are perfectly normal. This leads me to believe the squeaky belt is the alternator belt, but I've been wrong many many times previously about random things.
I unfortunately do not know the maintenance records of any belts other than the timing belt was replaced ~1k miles before I got the car. I've visually inspected the belts and they seem to be in good condition. Could it be a loose belt? I've had someone tell me it could be a "glazed" belt, which he explained as the belt may have absorbed some form of liquid (further search into this pulls up various fluids contaminating the belt, which is not a known issue).
Any suggestions on what is squeaking, why it is squeaking, and how to fix it?
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