loud squeel in stock KA

alright, well after tracking my car (pretty hard) on sunday, my exhaust hangers fell off right at the end of the session. since i tied them up with coat hangers and such, i babied the car for the entire drive back.

after fixing the problem, i rev the car up to see if there are any leaks in the exhaust since it fell off a couple times. well, when i rev it to 5k rpm, i hear a loud squeel coming from the engine bay. (near the belts and clutch fan area). If its cold and not warmed up, i hear a squeel at 3k rpm. Its Very loud and hard to not notice it.

At first i thought it was my exhaust and there was a crack near the headers or something since it fell of a couple times. But after a close look, i’m 100% sure its coming from the engine bay. I’m not 100% sure what the problem is and how severe it is, but if someone could point me towards the right direction, it would be greatly appreciated! thanks!

btw, this is a stock KA24DE.

could be your belts slipping

Check belts, if they look in good condition, tighten them to proper spec.
If they are in bad condition, replace them.

It’s the clutch in your clutch fan.

its my clutch? i just got a new clutch. its an ACT Stage 2. Oh and i also hear my clutch fan get a lot louder at higher rpms. not sure if im being paranoid but i hear a loud blowing sound, distinctly some sort of fan sound.

lol no… dude. its literally the clutch inside the fan…

see that finned thing? thats the clutch…

it squeals.

GT

Mine sounds like a freight train when it kicks in

its my clutch? i just got a new clutch. its an ACT Stage 2. Oh and i also hear my clutch fan get a lot louder at higher rpms. not sure if im being paranoid but i hear a loud blowing sound, distinctly some sort of fan sound.[/quote]

Yeah, what GT said

And yeah, normally the fan will make a blowing air kinda distinct ‘fan’ sound which gets louder as the fan spins faster 8)

i got that shit too…but i thought it was the belts…oddly, i think it IS the belts cause when that thing squeels, my power steering jerks a bit. But probably not the same noise? :lol:

ohhh ok thanks guys. sorry for my absense in this knowledge =P ya it sounds like my car has a supercharger in it. sounds kinda cool, but it doesn’t sound right. i should just switch to e-fan.

thanks for all the info!

is there any temporary fix to this clutch fan problem? this fan sound is getting pretty loud and i just want to be able to have a nice ride when i go to the niagara cruise.

Get a new clutch fan.

I probably have a few in stock.

find a used clutch fan
im sure enough people have them laying around.
i have one in my basement somewhere, but you are too far for me to drop it off.

how about an e-fan? which car would be the best/easiest to plug and play for an s14 stock motor?

anyone have one laying around?

if you have AC, just ground out the AC fan relay.

if you have AC, just ground out the AC fan relay.[/quote]

and may i ask what that does? sorry i have no clue what that would do and im not trying to sound like a jerk. would grounding out the AC fan relay make the fan similar to an electric fan? and yes i do have AC. i heard the E-Fans are better on the engine since it frees up some load and etc.

a/c fan = electric fan

clutch fan = mechanical fan.

I have a bunch of a/c fans too.

if you have AC, just ground out the AC fan relay.[/quote]

and may i ask what that does? sorry i have no clue what that would do and im not trying to sound like a jerk. would grounding out the AC fan relay make the fan similar to an electric fan? and yes i do have AC. i heard the E-Fans are better on the engine since it frees up some load and etc.[/quote]

If you ground out the relay, the fan will come on in ACC mode.