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Loud squeal when starting
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:50 pm
by Kestral
I have noticed on my 2012 PF V6 I get a real high pitched "squeal" when starting below zero and only below zero? It sounds like that annoying high pitched squeal when you need new brake pads. It takes a several seconds to go away and it's loud! Any thoughts? I was thinking a bad pullie on the serpentine belt? Or the belt not tight enough?
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:53 pm
by Kestral
By the way the truck only has 19,000 on it
Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:21 pm
by disallow
It's the fan clutch. Stops after a little while. Annoying but I didn't bother fixing it.
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 5:43 am
by Kestral
disallow wrote:It's the fan clutch. Stops after a little while. Annoying but I didn't bother fixing it.
Should I bother to have the fan clutch replaced? Or will the new one just do the same thing? Do you think it would be covered under the 60,000 mile warranty? My 3 year 36 just ran out in Nov of last year.
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:32 am
by disallow
You could talk to the dealer about that. They told me the new one wouldn't probably end up making the same noise. I didn't replace it and have had no issues.