Hi everyone, new to the forum. I'll most likely be buying my Z32 tomorrow night and I wanted to get started on my car research. My first question is about a strange squealing noise that appears just after starting the car. To me, it sounds like some kind of belt that's making noise because the car isn't driven much but I could be wrong. The noise disappears shortly after initial start up and doesn't occur while driving. Anyone know the cause of this?

 

Welcome to ZDriver!

Without actually hearing it, and by going by your description of "squeal"... I'd say an accessory belt, or starter. Take a flashlight and some basic tools, and do a lil digging...

 

I figured it was probably the accessory belt. I'd be surprised if it was the starter because it fires right up, but then again, I could be wrong. The squealing sound disappears shortly after starting which also makes me doubt it being the starter because if it was a starter wouldn't it only make a sound while it was still starting and stop after it was fully started? Thanks for the help by the way.

 

You have a loose accessory belt. Tighten them. There should be less than a half-inch or so of deflection if you push on them.

If that doesn't do it, look into belt dressing - it's a spray that will quiet it.

 

How can you tighten the belt? I was thinking about just spraying it, but I'd rather fix the problem than just cover it up.

 

Every belt-driven accessory on the VG30 has a tension adjustment bolt. Figure out which belt, follow it to that accessory, find the bolt on the accessory bracket that pivots the accessory in/out... can't really describe it better without coming over and holding your hand...

 

Sounds like a plan, thanks. The only other thing that it might be that I haven't already mentioned would be if a little bit of power steering fluid got on one of the belts when the hose coming from the fluid reservoir was loose and leaking. A little bit of liquid on the belt could probably cause that sound too.