Belt and Alternator

Asked by Jamese1856 Jan 05, 2016 at 12:29 PM about the 2003 Toyota 4Runner SR5

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 03 toyota 4runner sr5. The vehicle starting
making a screaching noise when it started up and
never stopped whistling. The belt snapped in half. I
replaced it. It still makes a screaching noise and it
cranked 3 times and now it's dead. What do you
think problem is?

2 Answers
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Rowefast answered 8 years ago

Your not getting the belt tightened good enough. The alternator is not charging the battery due to the loose belt. Need to get it tighten.

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firebird338 answered 8 years ago

Take belt off and try spinning all of the pulleys to see if any has seized up causing engine not to crank.

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