belt noise

INFORMATION Integra Help
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I have this annoying belt squeel coming from the engine compartment for a few months. I tried the belt dressing, it didn’t really work.
The noise is louder when the engine is cold.
It gets worse if I brake at idle. If I use E brake then it is doesn’t get worse.

I am told to tighten the belts. I tightened one belt that can be reached by opening the hood. There is one more belt underneath it which I don’t know how to tighten.

The belts seek to be OK. I never replaced them ever since I bought this car. It had 100k miles when I bought this car. It has about 138 now.
Please advise if you happen to know how to cure this problem.
Thanks

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If it gets worse when you turn on your headlights… it’s most likely the alternator belt…
if it gets worse while turning the steering wheel- p/s belt…
turning on a/c… ac belt … but not always because your idle will also drop

Tightening up the belts should help…

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Squeeling could be a loose belt. Refasten all the belts again, TIGHTER this time.

Including the power steering belt, AC belt, Alternator belt.

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er my bad, pretty boy answered it.

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Thanks for the replies so far.

Further analysis revealed the following:
On the scale of 1 to 5 where 5 being the worst.
Idle, No brakes: 1
Idle, Brakes(ie at a slope or stop light) 3
Idle, brakes, heater fan on low to medium: 4
Idle, brakes, heater fan high: 5
Idle, E brakes: 1

Crawling in Ist gear in Traffic: 2
Crawling in 2nd grear: 3
Head lights on and off don’t seem to make much difference as I have day lights.

Squeelling noise doesn’t get worse while turning so it is probably not the P/S belt.

My car doesn’t have AC.

Can anyone spot where the problem lies?

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Loose alternater belt. I had the same problem, just tighten the alternater belt and that should take care of it.

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same here. had to use some leverage to tighten the alt belt