car makes humming/squealing noise after getting WD-40 on the timing belt?

2003 MITSUBISHI GALANT
135,000 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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JACOBPAULSEN
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I accidentally got wd-40 on the timing belt now it makes this lovely sound.
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Nov 21, 2022 at 9:23 AM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Hi,

Are you certain that is the timing belt? It has teeth that prevent it from slipping, and that sounds like a belt slipping.

I can't tell in the video, but do you have the accessory drive belts on the vehicle?

Let me know.

Joe
Nov 22, 2022 at 12:34 PM
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