Chirping noise on first drive of the day

Good morning everybody how is everybody doing? This is my first issue of my 1999 Tacoma Prerunner 3.4 every morning my first drive I'll let her warm up and when I take off it makes a chirping noise and it goes away after a while but I notice it's only the first drive in the morning can anybody know what it could be?

 

Seems to come from under the engine bay, as I head to work today it's gonna make the chirping noise. Also as I accelerate so does the Noise then it disappears.

 

Hmmmm... I Could be bearing an idler, that could be it. Because my belts are fine and tight got a new alternator with a new belt although my fan belt is starting to disintegrate on the edge does that matter?

 

That fan belt is probably your issue then, if it's already deteriorating. I would go ahead and replace it, and when you do that, I wold check all of the tensioners and pulleys just to make sure there's no slop.

 

Sweet! Thanks guys you've just started my first DIY project

Now can anybody lead me to tutorial videos of how to replace a fan belt? Lol

 

Plenty of generic YouTube videos from EricTheCarGuy, ChrisFix, etc. on changing the fan belt. The only thing Tacoma-specific is snaking the belt between the fan shroud and the fan blades, so you don't have to remove the fan.

 

I just got done looking through a video and like you said I'm gonna have to snug that belt in between that little space. Thanks again and wish me luck, talk to yall soon.

 

check your clutch fan if you have one...it may be going out and wobbling causing the belt to fray as well.

 

Hey wilcam47 I was actually pretty curious about your comment so I went to check it out. When I turn my truck on I go under and check the belts and clutch fan and see that the clutch fan is actually pretty wobbly it's not firm, also is it suppose to engage and make the fan go faster as I Rev up the rpm? Is that normal?

 

I assume that since you say this is a Prerunner, that it's an auto trans right? Chirping with a manual trans is a classic sign of the throwout bearing going bad.

If it's an auto and coming from the engine bay I'd be inclined to say it's a belt

 

Yes it is an auto trans. Considering that it's a belt would you say that it might be lose as well due to some wobbliness that I see, especially the one connected to the fan?

 

That would be the first thing I'd fix, even if it doesn't solve the chirping it's something that should be repaired. But anything spinning that fast that's not in good working order is likely to sound off, so that could very well be what's causing the chirping

 

Thanks a lot. That's where I'm going to start if that's not it then I'm gonna lean over to the clutch fan that will need to be changed.

 

it shouldnt wobble. typically they have oil in them and its temperature controlled. I believe they free wheel slightly and when they get hot the fan engages completely and matches the rpm of the pulleys and pump.

 

It's a belt.
Inspect it first but it probably just needs tightening.

Easy

 

The belts seems pretty tight, the alternator belt gets a 1/2in deflection which seems fine to me along with the power steering belt, but the power steering belt is disintegrating would that be the whining noise ? Like so

 

I agree with this; it's what happened to me. It eventually turned into a high pitched screech. The ball bearings from the fan clutch literally fell out and part of the race was sticking out by the shaft. The screeching sound would come when first starting the truck then quickly die out.