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Originally Posted by samtrappett

Just some gee whiz info for anyone else having this issue. Be careful when washing your car to keep wax or polishing chemicals away from your serpantine belt. I took mine to a self power wash place and when spraying the wax it went through the grill and got on the belt. It essentially polished the belt and the pully. The squeal didn't go away until I changed the belt and also cleaned the pully. Was kinda funny when everyone within a mile would look my way when starting my car though lol. Good luck!

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