If you have what sounds like a belt squeeling, but no loose belts, check your harmonic balancer. Mine came loose from the rubber, cut into the timing cover and sent plastic through the timing belt. It didn't break the belt but it did slip enough to slam the pistons into the intake valves, bending every one of them. Luckily I was at a stop sign and the piston damage was minimal.

 

Ouch. Thats horrible. Thanks for the warning

 

no doubt. thanks for this. i will keep this in my head just in that case.

 

Funny thing, that happened to me like 2 weeks ago. I knew it wasnt the belts. It sounded really bad. I took home, left it there till i got home the next weekend and i looked at it. It looked like the crankshaft pulley was loose, so I had my parents take it to a shop because i had no time to fix it, and it was the harmonic balancer. The sound got louder as the rpms went up. Luckily nothing bad happened to "my baby." Lol.

 

Should i be concerned also. I hear a little squeel when i start the car right after its been sitting over night and it rained. Only on rainny days it squeels .

 

Thats ok... nothign wrong with that

 

The squeal on start is all that mine did till the belt slipped. I think that they slip on start till the rubber heats up then it grabs. Its cheaper to check it then to do a top end or complete overhaul.

 

But it only squeels for like a second and only when it rained and i dont drive it all day.. Still a concern or should i still get it checked..

 

That would prob be rainwater gettin on your serpentine belt,mine does it also.Believe it or not rainwater can get on your belt

 

Ohh.. well i dont have a lower cover for the belt.. its completly exposed..