Squeaky aux belt or tensioner on Xsara Picasso?

[Moog]

My car has developed an intermittent squeak (a sort of 'attempted' squeal) from the right-hand side. I THINK it's worse when I'm cornering so I'm assuming it's the power steering/belt.

Is there any way to adjust the belt on Mk1 1.6 8v (with aircon) ? If not, I'm guessing it's the belt has had enough or the tensioner is getting poorly.

For while before it squealed I did hear a sort of whirring noise on narrow roads where the sound bounces back - so do you think the tensioner bearing is on its way out?

If it's the above, is there anything I should be looking to replace while I'm in there? (Pls don't say the car... )

Many thanks!!

[Dormouse]

Hi. What mileage have the current belts done since being changed?

[Moog]

Hi. What mileage have the current belts done since being changed?

To be honest, no idea how old the belts are. I got the car in mid-2019 at 61k miles and it's now done 87k. Although it's a 2001 car, I'm the second owner so it's possible it's the original belt - can't see any invoices for one in the stack of paperwork I got at the time.

I probably should have had it done when the cambelt/waterpump was done when I bought it but the mechanic said 'if it ain't broke don't fix it", etc.

I overruled my own preventative nature. I'd usually do stuff while that part of the car is being worked anyway to head off problems later.

[aspire_helen]

My belt (2001 2.2Hdi) developed a squeak and I agonised over replacing the belt, water pump, idle pulley, alternator etc.. But a simple spray of the belt surfaces with silicone oil eliminated the squeal immediately for a few seconds meaning that none of the rotating shafts/bearings were squealing. I had to repeat the spray several times over a week or two, but the squeak simply went away.
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