Cold start squeak

where do you think this squeak comes from? A idler pulley bearing? A part of the power stearing pump assembly? This squeak only happens when I start it first thing in the morning. It takes about 15 seconds to start up. Once the motor runs for a couple minutes, it goes away. Ive replaced the belt and the water pump recently. thanks for your input.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOqdGe6AoeA

 

Sounds like the belt, did you clean the pulleys before installing the new belt.

Or if you spilled any coolant on it, it only takes a few drops of coolant on a belt to make it squeak.

Or if a pulley is out of alignment.

A good test to see if it's the belt or a bearing is to take a spray bottle and spray a bit of water on it, if the noise changes/goes away it's the belt.

 

thanks I will give the spray bottle a shot.

 

Here is a video of the spray bottle trick. So this must be a belt issue then?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Da5nzCH-WgY

 

Yea either contamination, alignment, or tension.