strange squeeking on aaz

[Mozza]

When my car is at idle or say going up hill but at low revs there is a strange squeeking noise, i have put some anti slip on the fan belt but that was not it, im worried it will be the wobbly bottom pully thing, if it is this is there anything i can do to fix it or am i going to be looking for a new engine, also is there any common squeeks that i should be looking out for first,

cheers for you help

Mozza

[truckinwagen]

I will bet that the serp belt idler gear is going out.

as the bearings in it start to fail it will squeak at low speeds, and get progressively worse throughout the rpm range.

try replacing the idler and see where that gets you.

[Mozza]

Would you be able to tell me where it is mate, sorry also when i rev it it goes away

[truckinwagen]

yeah, old dry bearings will stop squeaking when they speed up(until they start squealing all the time that is)

the idler is the pulley attached to the tensioning arm for the serp belt, it rides on the back of the belt to keep it tight.

-Owen

[truckinwagen]

looks like this

[Mozza]

cheers mate, i will have a look at that when i get my cam belt done, are they cheep to get hold of

[Rabbit on Roids]

that was my guess, the timing belt tensioner. have the timing belt done very soon just to be sure.

[Mozza]

im hoping to get the timing belt done next week

[bert]

my mk1 aaz golf has a squeek,or did till i fitted a alternator clutch pulley,there ace 
Bert

[rabbitman]

My '82 rabbit has a squeek sometimes that I've never found, it's stayed the same with 2-3 different t-belt tensioners.

[Andy@React]

my mk1 aaz golf has a squeek,or did till i fitted a alternator clutch pulley,there ace 
Bert

i also have a bit of a squeek!

where did you get the clutch pulley from?

cheers