1998 Cadillac Deville Chirping from belts

1998 CADILLAC DEVILLE
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BGLOCC
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1998 Cadillac Deville V8 Front Wheel Drive Automatic 120k miles
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I recently had an alternator go bad and had it changed. Immediatly afterward the alternator belt begin chirping especially loud on start up and slowly gets quiter. After the altenator change I also began to get a loud rattling sound whenever I turned on the air or heat. I tried to change the belt on the altenator but it only got better for a day or so. Should the Tensioner be my next task and what about the other rattling?
Dec 20, 2007 at 11:42 AM
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[quote:30aab927ac="bglocc"]Other Category problem
1998 Cadillac Deville V8 Front Wheel Drive Automatic 120k miles
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I recently had an alternator go bad and had it changed. Immediatly afterward the alternator belt begin chirping especially loud on start up and slowly gets quiter. After the altenator change I also began to get a loud rattling sound whenever I turned on the air or heat. I tried to change the belt on the altenator but it only got better for a day or so. Should the Tensioner be my next task and what about the other rattling?[/quote:30aab927ac]

yes, to the tensioner, also try a yellow tire crayon on the belt
Dec 20, 2007 at 5:11 PM
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