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Squeaky belt on cold start 2016

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Toyoverland, Jan 11, 2021.

  1. Jan 11, 2021 at 5:13 PM
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    Toyoverland

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    Hello,

    For the past couple of months(as it got colder) my truck started to chirp in the morning then about 30ish seconds later it went away. I went to degrease the engine today to get ready to swap out the spark plugs and do the serp belt but it made it worse. My question is to all the people with the same problem, is did the belt fix it? or was one of the pulleys. Thank you in advance.

    https://youtu.be/J8HXPbiXNiQ link of the sound.
     
  2. Jan 11, 2021 at 5:16 PM
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    I believe there is a improved drive belt for such issue
     
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  3. Jan 11, 2021 at 5:18 PM
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    @T-yoda think i should just replace the belt then go from there? I have a second video of the tensioner pulley and it looks like it is moving a little bit. is this normal?
     
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  4. Jan 11, 2021 at 6:11 PM
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    Yes the tensioner is doing it’s job. A new belt sounds like a good idea
     
  5. Jan 11, 2021 at 6:13 PM
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    Engine bay looks alittle muddy... make sure the pulley grooves are clean when replacing the belt... yes could be alittle time consuming but let’s do this one time ;-)
     
  6. Jan 11, 2021 at 6:15 PM
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    When my 2013 started to chirp, I replaced the belt and all the idler pulleys. Chirp went away.

    You may also want to try cleaning your engine bay. :)
     
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