Hey Guys,

Recently had the belt start to squeal due to excessive wear and had it replaced by an ARB mechanic. A Dayco belt was used for the replacement and I was assured that it was "the same as a genuine belt". Following this after <1000kms the belt squeal came back. I took the car back to the mechanic who said it was the belt tensioner that needed replacement. As I am short on cash I did it myself with a new genuine tensioner. Imagine my shock when I turned the car on with the new dayco belt and genuine belt tensioner in there and the fkn squeal was still present at idle...

I used a spray bottle and wet the belt at the alternator pulley and the noise stopped immediately, yet came back within a few seconds. Now I know its not likely a bearing problem because none of the pulleys had any play and were very firm, and the water stopping the noise leads me to think misalignment or shit belt.

I am thinking it would be a good idea to get a genuine nissan belt and chuck that on, see if that stops the squeal and if it doesnt have a closer look at the alternator.