New Mustang (2005 v6) (Belt Problems)

[bluepony05]

Bought a 2005 v6 5 speed earlier in the week. Has pretty high miles but has drove great until this morning i started it up and it was pretty cold out and all i could here was this high pitch squealing coming from the pullys/belt area. So after worrying all day about what to do i did some more research and have read it could be anything from a pulley to a belt to a alternator/water pump. But further more i read online to poor some water onto the belt and see what happened well much to my surprise the belt/pulleys stopped squealing for a little while. I also then tried to wipe down all of the pulleys and belt because when i got the car it was all armoraled and what not but still nothing so where i am at right now is it is quiet due to putting water on the belt .... need help for my next step how to fix this problem for good.

Any help would be much appreciated thanks

 

[FrostByte]

Inspect the belt where is bends backwards to expose the grooves. There should be no cracks. If in doubt change the belt, about $50. Also check the belt tensioner.

 

[bluepony05]

i inspected the belt pretty good and it looks fine you can still read the writing on it. I just put kinda alot of water on it and drove a little over 30 miles and no problem so we will see.

 

[ElmosGotBeef'12]

SELL THE CAR. jk, but remember, high miles on an 06 is never fun, gotta maintain it

 

[iiiiiiijklmm]

how many miles?

 

[bluepony05]

115xxx

 

[ford20]

On mine the idler pulley used to squeek when it got cold out. I replaced the idler pulley and for extra insurance I replaced the belt with a gatorback belt. Quite as a monk in a seminary now.

 

[bluepony05]

Okay well i screwed up i looked around and put some belt dressing on the belt and made it WAYYYYY WORSE! so it is loud as fuck now. how do i get this shit off my belt but get this even with it squealing now when i still dip water on her she stops squealing. So would my best bet just be trying to change the belt to a tighter one or something. really confused. :-(

 

[ford20]

Okay well i screwed up i looked around and put some belt dressing on the belt and made it WAYYYYY WORSE! so it is loud as fuck now. how do i get this shit off my belt but get this even with it squealing now when i still dip water on her she stops squealing. So would my best bet just be trying to change the belt to a tighter one or something. really confused. :-(

Get a gatorback belt, they are the quietest belts out there. Give me a little while and I will get yo u the part number. They are fairly cheap and if you still have squeaking you have to listen around for all your pullies. Like I said, mine was the idler pulley but it sounded like the crank shaft pulley.

Check your crank shaft pulley because they have been known to come apart.

 

[FrostByte]

Sounds like yo have a bad pulley. Passenger side idler seems to want to wear more quickly than others. Hows the spring on belt tenshoner?
Replace the belt (pick up a spare to keep in da trunk), its cheap insurance, they make a real mess when they come apart. They can tear apart lines & hoses also.