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Pete does it get worse if you start loading the alternator i.e. heater fan on maximum, lights, wipers going, radio etc?
Only my neighbours Jimny had this problem; it started alright and ran alright, but she noticed the alternator belt started shrieking.
I looked at it for her but couldn't find much wrong.
She eventually took it to a local garage to get the belts changed. They thought they had fixed the problem it but the fault didn't go away, and it was only one cold morning when she had the heater fan and wipers on that we noticed it got worse; turn them all off and it quietened down.
When you have the belts off to replace them just check the crank pulley is firm. It's a silly two part bonded thing and the bond can fail making it squeal.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
