squealing?!?

[supastyle]

Hi im gonna buy this 90 chevy cavalier z24 and in first gear, there is this squealing noise and u cant hear it in 2nd gear, i wanted to know if u guys have any idea what it could be? The guy said it was the belt in the motor that was loose, is that true? Please help i dont wanna get screwed!

Thx yall!

[GTS Jeff]

do this. pop your hood and rev the engine by pushing the throttle...then see if u can hear which belt it is..

and if u cant hear it and its only in 1st gear...then maybe your tranny is bustid

[supastyle]

im gonna get a checkup , do u think the garage guy will tell me if its busted? Because when u put it in 2nd gear u dont hear anything, its the belt u can see when u lift the hood, the guy said its a little loose and thats why it does that, i dont have enough money to get a tranny fixed, besides that the car runs in perfect. This is my first car. Please help!

Thx everyone!

[LaughingTiger]

Make sure the trany's good, very important...

[kaput]

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[VWhooligan]

tell him you'll only buy it when its fixed.

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by kaput
Be careful and don't rush into it. It took me 5 months and 4 inspections before I found my first car, and I'm hoping that I won't have to spend anything repairing it because of that.

inspections are overrated...

my car passed everything...one month after i buy it....its spewing coolant everywhere...

[three.eighteen.]

indeed, my car was "mechanically inspected" fuel pump failed several weeks after...im pretty sure most inspections by a mechanic is jsut them driving it and getting an impression

[kaput]

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[Weapon_R]

The best place for a real inspection is at the dealers. I got mine done at Silverhill (at the sellers expense haha) and it passed. Almost 3 Years later and without a single problem *knock on wood*

[RiceCake]

I know a lot of the older GM cars had crappy trannys. My old pontiac's already gone through a tranny and torque converter. My friend who owns a cav z24 has already replaced his 5 spd twice. Another guy I know who has a corsica with the 3.1 engine and auto tranny is on his 3rd....

Just a word of caution.

[Scott]

Originally posted by three.eighteen.
indeed, my car was "mechanically inspected" fuel pump failed several weeks after...im pretty sure most inspections by a mechanic is jsut them driving it and getting an impression

How is an inspection going to tell you if the fuel pump will die?

A vehicle inspection is the usuals, Lights, brakes, fluid levels/conditions, suspension (tie rods, balljoints). But stuff like a fuel pump, headgasket, alternator, waterpump or any other component that can fail with little or no notice cant really be checked. Anyone could look at it and say "yeah that thing is shiny", but to know if it will fail or not in the next 2 weeks or 2 years would be better left to JoJo's pshycic alliance. Even a dealer wont be able to tell

[GTS Jeff]

Originally posted by Scott


How is an inspection going to tell you if the fuel pump will die?

A vehicle inspection is the usuals, Lights, brakes, fluid levels/conditions, suspension (tie rods, balljoints). But stuff like a fuel pump, headgasket, alternator, waterpump or any other component that can fail with little or no notice cant really be checked. Anyone could look at it and say "yeah that thing is shiny", but to know if it will fail or not in the next 2 weeks or 2 years would be better left to JoJo's pshycic alliance. Even a dealer wont be able to tell

uh yea, thats the point nick was trying to make

[drox]

Originally posted by Scott


How is an inspection going to tell you if the fuel pump will die?

A vehicle inspection is the usuals, Lights, brakes, fluid levels/conditions, suspension (tie rods, balljoints). But stuff like a fuel pump, headgasket, alternator, waterpump or any other component that can fail with little or no notice cant really be checked. Anyone could look at it and say "yeah that thing is shiny", but to know if it will fail or not in the next 2 weeks or 2 years would be better left to JoJo's pshycic alliance. Even a dealer wont be able to tell

Alts generally dont just shit out on you. They continually lose their charge until they are draining the battery. A simple test w/ a dmm while the car is running will show it.

[Scott]

Originally posted by drox
Alts generally dont just shit out on you. They continually lose their charge until they are draining the battery. A simple test w/ a dmm while the car is running will show it.

Ha, then you have never owned a Dodge 2.2 turbo

[drox]

Turbo dodges are an exception dude... for the price of a normal car you can probably buy 20

[three.eighteen.]

unless youre in a tight financial situation i would say stay away from aged j-bodies

[ninspeed]

there is one good thing about owing a onler jbody.. tons of them at pick your part