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Belt dressing sucks. I’ve never seen it work, and usually the belt noise will come back louder. Shouldn’t have had to use it on a new belt anyway. Something else going on.

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In my 4.7 my belt was squealing because the power steering hose had a leak. New OEM belt and hose fixed it. Hose was 400.00 because it had some goofy fitting. There was a generic, but my mechanic insisted on the OEM.

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thanx for the replies.......

old belt was as quiet as a church mouse.......

Ordered an idler tension pulley......will have my mechanic bud double check routing

This is wife's DD.......not going off road to speak of........yet

pic from CarMax pic file when I bought the car.....interior is nice & comfy..quiet

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Originally Posted by jackmountain
Looking at a GX460 for the wife. How is it off-road? They're basically a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado with a different front grille and nicer interior.
We have a Sequoia now (3rd one) but since the Daughter's off to college and we're not doing the travel ball, school sports thing all the time, we don't need such a big vehicle. Wife wants to downsize, were stuck on Toyota's so it's either a 4runner or GX460. I'd like a 4runner trd pro, but I'll rarely drive it, so her choice.



yep.......its a Prado in the States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Land_Cruiser_Prado


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My old Dodge truck did the same thing. Put on new belt and it started squealing. The new belt was ever so slightly wider and was touching the side of the pulleys. Hardly noticeable by looking at it, but it squeaked.

Can't remember which brand was which, but it was either a Kelley or Gatorback and one squeaked and one didn't


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ordered this OEM belt from Bell Lexus in PHX AZ

P/N should be correct


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Originally Posted by Hotrod_Lincoln
Make sure the belt is routed properly. There's usually a diagram somewhere under the hood- - - - -if one of the heavy load pulleys like the crankshaft pulley, alternator, or the A/C compressor doesn't have enough of the belt wrapped around it, it will squeal. Since it's only happening after startup, pay particular attention to the alternator. Recharging the battery after startup puts a lot of load onto a very small pulley.
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These are your first steps. How is the tension on your tensioner? Belt dressing is not meant for serpentine belts. Make sure your buddy degreases all the pulleys before he installs a new belt so you don't get contamination on that one too.

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Originally Posted by crittrgittr

Put on a goodyear gator back belt on it, problem solved!


Love these belts. They wear like steel and run so quiet its crazy.

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Originally Posted by crittrgittr

Put on a goodyear gator back belt on it, problem solved!


Love these belts. They wear like steel and run so quiet its crazy.


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If not the idler pulley, it could be a bearing in the alternator. Do the pulley first. If it still screams, start it without the belt on for a few seconds, if it stops you'll know to look at the alternator, steering pump, etc.

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U P D A T E ...........................

belt never stopped squealing....again on initial cold start in heated garage

well........ordered a new belt.........Continental from Amazon......$38

Also bought a new idler tensioner.......$60

My mechanic bud installed both yesterday...said he removed fan for extra work space

Yes.....he put it back on....... grin

So...seems that was the issue.....quiet as a church mouse now......wifey very happy now.......

Next project.. Iron Man 2" suspension lift kit......can't have the only Lexus in Podunk & not look badd azz


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