How To Quiet Squeaky Belts On A Car - Cheap And Easy Fix 

My car was at the service 3 times with this issue. I paid around 300GBP to get it fix... no luck...and guess what? Your idea fixed it! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I wish I saw this earlier... ;)

This fix definitely worked in my case. The affected belt is not overly worn but developed the leak immediately upon installation of a new water pump. I re-tensioned that thing several times and it did not fix the problem and to make it even more maddening--it was intermittent. Anyway, tried your method and it worked perfectly. Thank You.

Thank you so much for this video! It may help that I have a 2002 Focus, but you were very informative. A five minute project and you saved me the headache of going to a garage. Thanks a million!

Mr. Hoohoohoblin is a common sense genius. Squeaky belt corrected..Also the TOOTPASTE to get the HAZE off HEADLAMP covers worked perfectly. Time saved, and at least $40 SAVED on a trip to walmart to get the crap that DOESN'T work, BUT YOUR IDEAS WORKED !!!! Thank You I am now a subscriber! And never posted a comment on RU-vid before so feel special sir ! :)

Top notch! I followed your technique on my Ford Fusion 2.3L and the chirps are now gone.

Someone told me to use belt dressing on the belt to get it to stop squeaking. I went to the local auto store bought a can of belt dressing for five dollars and some change. I used it on the belt and the noise only got worse and louder--ugh. I seen your video, did what you showed us and it worked. Thank you.

thanks to you, my ford fiesta 1.6 RSI was making that same noise , i just watch your video and give it a test to my fan belt and it's stopped making that noise , it worth it thanks a lot .

Hi. Nice videos. Clear, to the point, and without all the dramatic loud music and graphics that other DIY video posters use. There is at least one video posted on You Tube by a serpentine belt manufacturer who advises very strongly against using belt dressings and sprays to quiet noisy belts. I have a vehicle with a GM Vortec 6 cylinder engine with a chirping belt. Thanks!

I'm definitely trying this! This belt is SO irritating at the moment but need that cheap fix. Even better that I can see exactly how it's done on yours, for my 03 Focus! Big thanks for this video.

I wasted about 200€ on new belts (2 of them) and tensioners (can't remember how the other wheel is called). But the problem resisted. After I watched this video and tried it - like a miracle. Of course, maybe I have to buy the spray, but for now I can still drive my car normally. Really big thank you!

It's the camera I'm blown away by. Every frame, I can see the make and model of the belt clearly as it spins around!

we parked our truck for a week trying to fix the noise. We replaced 2 pulleys & bought a multimeter to check the altenator & nothing worked. $100 later I seen this video. It took 5 minutes to apply & worked the first time..... I wish I watched this video $100 ago. THANK YOU

Dude at work told me to use gasoline on it, i found it a bit sketchy so i looked for help on the internet. You're video was at the very top so i gave it a shot. I was completely amazed how it worked for u so i had to do it ha! It worked n it took me less than 3 mins! Thanks dude

This was a big help! My car just came back from the garage yesterday after having been worked on for 2 weeks -.- spent a lot of money getting it all fixed up... only for it to start making this horrible squeaky racket... your tip saved me from going insane. Cheers! From England :)

THIS WORKED for my 1999 ford ranger..My radiator hose busted and antifreeze got on everything..After that my truck sounded terrible with a loud annoying squeal just like the one you played there in your video.I change both upper and lower tension pulleys and nothing changed.so i tried poring water on the pulleys and it would stop while i was pouring water on it but come back again in a few sec.SO i tried your method with the bar soap ,and I will Be Danged if it didn't work..NO MORE SQUEAKY NOISE>GONE > RUNS SMOOTH AND QUIET< so there ya go.. i am a live 65 yr old lady testimonial witness it that it FIXED 100% after my 4th application of a small chunk of bar soap ..Thank you ,you have been a blessing

Okay, so for what it's worth, I'mma throw in my two cents. It has been to my experience that if a belt is squealing, either something is misaligned or bearings are bad somewhere along the accessory/ serpentine. If you spray the belt with a little bit of water and the noise quiets. It's most likely an alignment issue. 9 times out of ten, it will be power steering pump because most are only pressed on. The point to the whole thing is that if the belt is out of alignment, or the bearing are bad somewhere, it creates extra resistance and will wear out the other pulley's faster. I let my tension pulley go unchecked for about 1 year. It killed my alternator and my idler pulleys. If there is a squeal, at least take it to a mechanic and pay the 30 dollars to have them look at it and go from there. But don't try and mask it. The annoying noise should be a push to make you want to fix the problem. Any how. peace

Omg this worked so good and it made the noise go away instantly...thank you

I signed in just to 'like' this awesome trick! In less than 3 minutes the noise was gone!

This is an awesome video. I don't have bars of soap but will buy one for my mini! I'm glad you did this video. I've tried all kinds of oil spray for the belt & it made it louder. Thank you!!

I was thinking that too. I was also thinking about replacing the belt too. I believe they sell kits that come with the pulley and the belt. Thanks for the tip man

I wish I had seen your video before removing the belt and cleaning it and all the pulleys with soap and water. It still squealed once I put it all back together. Soooo, I grabbed a par of soap and applied it directly to a pulley while engine running (not to worry it's an Xterra so space is plentiful) and rubbed the soap across the pulley til squeal was gone. Thank you bunches!!

This trick works 100%. I tried it and the squeak is gone. I had previously bought a belt dressing at Napa, but it only made the squeak louder. If this doesn't work for you then you either have a tension problem( bad Belt tensioner) or a problem with alignment of pulleys.

This totally works, thanks mate. I will update later for how long it lasted. 👍

man this is a wonderful tip. my 2000 mercury sable was doing that annoying noise.and when i put a piece of soap in between the belt and two pullies the noise just stop like magic thnx a lot buddy ur a genius man !!!!! lol .. !!!!

Just used this to fix my girlfriends car. 2003 nissan sentra. It worked like a charm no issues. Thanks for the info!

This totally worked. I had my belt checked - it is fine - just squeaky and has been DRIVING ME NUTS. THANK YOU!!!

Thank you too! Worked like magic on 2000 Ford Taurus.

Thank you so much, it worked! I can return the new belt I bought.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! TOOK ME TWO SECONDS AND I WAS ABOUT TO GO SPEND MY MONEY!!! i just did it while the belt was spinning

Holy shit it worked I'm so glad you posted this video you saved me a lot of Time and money. I will be sharing with friends and family thanks again.

Many thanks for that. My belt is now so quiet. Cool.

thank you just had to do my timing belt twice (had to over tighten it) and now all my accessory belts are screaming, thank you im so tired and i just want to be done

My car is having that squeaking sound right now and it got me scared... So gonna try this method! Thank you!

Great video, definately better than having it looked at at the shop or spending $

great advice. i'm going to try that hat trick as soon as i can... thank you very much.

Yea my bottom pulley locked up on me and I changed it out... back on the road again... appreciate it man...

I have rebuilt two of them, one for necessity, one to sell for profit. gotta love that spi..... got an SVT and never looked back :)

Hey thanks for that quick tip, will try it out in the future.

Worked great for me on my old Dakota, thanks for the tip

Your video was great I tried it on my 2007 Nissan Armada and it was very effective thanks a lot

It worked 100% thanks man you saved my life

Hahah, cool good short tutorial mate. I will soap my starlet life 97 today.

I have heard of this! Awesome!

Well , I guess I'm trying this "Magic" to my Honda Civic tomorrow :))) Cheers man !

Thank you soo much! It worked like a charm!!

best youtube ever, i solved the issue, thank you

Nice and useful info. Thanks for posting!

Great video man. I'm gonna try this tomorrow on my Trans Am. The squeaking is so annoying and probably louder than yours. Hopefully this works for me! Thanks!

I look forward to trying this later today. Hopefully it works

thank you! Going to try this tomorrow.

I used chain wax. It comes in a spray bottle usually used for ATV's or Dirt Bikes. Not sure if It's bad for the belt or not but it works.

Had a squeaky belt after I changed my thermostat. I got some coolant spilled on it. Soap trick worked great!!! Thanks hoohoohoblin!!

Thanks for sharing. That is a nice knife, by the way.

I hope some people read this post before attempting to quiet the belt noise on your vehicle. This video is very misleading and incorrect in many different ways. I read some of the top comments about different noises and none of them can be fixed with this "solution". If you put any type of "belt dressing" (soap, WD-40, candle wax, oils, etc) on your belt, you will contaminate your belt and pulleys causing dirt to stick in the pulley grooves (causing the metal pulley and belt to both degrade) and ending in more expensive repairs when a component actually fails. When a belt is making noise it should be removed and inspected for wear (cracks, pilling, glazing, scuffed edges, stretching). Usually a belt will be worn in some way but that is not the reason the belt is making the noise, it's usually the result of another failing part. Bearing failure (bearing has movement or play) in an AC compressor, belt tensioner, idler pulley, alternator, power-steering pump, water pump or in extreme cases the crankshaft pulley damper will cause the belt to be out of alignment with the rest of the pulleys and cause this noise. Also a bearing that has lost its lubrication may not have play but may not turn well with the belt removed. Another misconception with belts (especially in this video where you are putting a slippery coating on the belt) is that when you put a dressing on the belt to lubricate it you aren't causing any other problems with the system and it's "worth a try" because the belt tension will grip the pulleys. However, friction is really the only thing that keeps the belt turning the pulley. If you take that friction away (which you do when you lubricate the belt with soap) you will lose the ability to turn that pulley. This will cause lack of power created by the alternator, lack of cooling from the AC compressor (cannot pump refrigerant hard enough), or even engine overheating (cannot circulate coolant fast enough). All of these things can happen without noise because the belt simply slips over the pulley instead of turning it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UF3W-vHPYHg.html This video is a good example of how to perform some basic checks when you have a noise just like this one. The belt is removed after checking to see if any of the pulleys are moving laterally to the other pulleys in the system. Once the belt is removed the pulleys are checked for play in the bearings and should be spun to check for rough spots or resistance. When the real problem is found (the belt is not the real problem) you can replace that component and the belt and enjoy a quite ride without having to soap your belts every week. As for everyone who has been ripped off by a dealer or mechanic that is lacking knowledge or experience I understand you are unwilling to go back and spend hundreds more on repairs that won't actually repair your vehicle. However in most cases taking your vehicle to the dealer it belongs to is the safest bet to get it fixed properly. Most dealers have people who have worked there for long periods of time and have first had experience with common problems that occur on different vehicles in one manufacturer (which does lead to laziness and misdiagnoses at times). Compared to your typical aftermarket garage, a dealer could save you money because they don't need hours to diagnose the concern. In the end though, don't put all your eggs in one basket and trust a single RU-vid video on car repairs because you don't know better, and it's probably wrong (especially when you don't see any sort of professional traits from the video uploader (ie. face, car, garage, tools, etc)). P.S. That whining noise at 2:37-2:39 is a normal noise for a SOHC Focus engine.

Thank you! Worked instantly

This worked!!!! lol. I can't believe it.

Thank you! Fixed my 01 ford ranger after i felt like nothing else would, headache avoided

the last line was so cute........thanks.

Yeah it did ! Just done it. Thanks bro :)

Dude that was great haaha tried it and it worked i never thought of soap haha good one

Sorry, false alarm.... I called the mechanic to fix it but it was only my battery dying (coincidentally) at the exact same time. So thanks Mr Hoohoo for the tip because now the noise of my car belt went away! :)

Many thanks man! Will give it a go!

I just did it to my car it works thumbs up

This worked perfectly, thanks bro!

Another thing to I don't know if he said it because I did not watch the entire video but its good if the bar soap has a low in it I have an F 150 and I have WD 40 on my belt which will cause it to squeak sometimes you have to change the entire belt in this situation but the soap works temporarily also try brake fluid with a rag that will get some grease out as well

Done it. I am a woman, and I fixed my squealing fan belt. Well done me. It was annoyingly noisey, not now, its good.

Thanks, OH yeah I will try it!!

Worked awesome!!

Another solution: My car squeaks due to the belts and I used "baby powder" and that fixed it permanently never had the squeaks again. I just poured it on when it was running and when its not, just try to get it on between the metal pulleys and the belt.

Thanks for the advice im going to try it. is there any specific kind of soap I should use?

Thanks mate!

It really works thanks a ton great tip

IT DOES WORK!!!! THANKS ALOT :)

Worked great!!

Aye it worked thank u so much

Have this noise on small car I have in Crete Mediterranean for holidays, will try that as its neat. Seems like belt gets dust and dirt as it has no under engine cover...

Thanks !!

This may stop the noise, but temporary. It will be more noiser in future. The best is try to tighten or loosen the belt accordingly and test it again, if you cant get rid of the noise thats mean it is time for a new one. I think it will be much safer and the cost are fair or may be lower from what you expect.

Don't take care of real problem but does work

I did it now :) works!!!

That's a good one knife!

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Great video! One question though: Does this pose a risk of the belt sliding off the pulley?

You are a genius! This is honestly the only thing that has worked for me.. How does it work exactly? And how long does it last?

It a great tip. I must admit I have done it a time or two. Next you should do the old egg in the rad trick

Going to try tmrww... Thnkx mann.. :)

yeah it works on my toyota corolla 96 like a boss.. :) tnx men...

Thankyou!!!! My belt was getting so anoying.

Hey thanks for the great video! Do you think degreaser spray would work too? Might be easier to put on. I have a 97 maxima, just noticed a small oil leak, i think oil leaked onto the belt and it squeals for 1 second at start. That's it. Think spray will work?

Nice Knife

You da man!

good video

Made my car sequel even more

champion !!

thank you, had a same problem with new belt, works great no more noise:)

Thanks bro it work

when you were cutting the soap I got child abuse flashbacks.. lol

Thanks alot!

thanks for sharing you're right it's like magic lol

good tip thanks