Help with chirping/squealing from front end

[newbizie]

Hey guys so lately have have been baffled by this random chirping from what sounds like somewhere around the drive belts.

It only squeaks when the car is warmed ie. i drive the car and let it set for a while when i restart the chirp starts but only last a few seconds and comes and goes but more when at slight acceleration and low speeds but the chirp remains constant, it doesnt do it all the time but when it does its because the car is warm.

I keep trying to get a video of the sound but of course i cant produce it when i have my camera available. has anyone else had similar problems?

I have already changed both belts, the water pump and the water pump pulley

i changed the water pump because when i was changing the belts i had a screwdriver going through the tensioner holes and the the handle of the screwdriver was against the water pump pulley and i was rotating all the pulleys i could produce the sound i was hearing by rotating the water pump pulley while the screwdriver was putting pressure on it.

I thought the problem was fixed but again today once i started my car to leave from work the chirp reappeared!!!!!

please please help

[The HACK]

Idler pulley.

[newbizie]

Originally Posted by The HACK

Idler pulley.

Thanks hack i was originally planning on the idler pulley but when i heard the noise from rotating the water pump i went and exchanged the pulley for the pump

[Finnegan]

Then again, had you replaced the pulley the water pump would have gone three days later.

Think of it as preventative maintenance. Maybe that way it's less painful?

[newbizie]

Originally Posted by Finnegan

Then again, had you replaced the pulley the water pump would have gone three days later.

Think of it as preventative maintenance. Maybe that way it's less painful?

Hahaha yeah finnegan i had planned on changing it in the near future as i dont know whats been done to the car before i bought it, also felt good to actually change it myself btw i a total PAIN IN THE A**, having to raise the motor.

[newbizie]

could you guys do me a favor and look at the clearance between the engine block and idler pulley i took a quick pic of mine try to get a better one later but it seems to be less than a 1cm of clearance