The Squeek!

[Wazoodles]

I own a 1993 Delica Exceed. I purchased the stallion in April of this year. The friend who sold it to me put extensive work into it before he sold to to me. So far it's been doing really well. I moved back to Prince George (booooo) and it hasn't liked the cold much.

It started to squeak only when it was cold. Now it squeaks during all accelerations until I hit 40km/h. It got progressively worse over a week period. My belt looks good and has very little wear. What could it be?

Also, any tips/advice on Sea foam and tranny cleaner when I do my next fluid flushes?

Cheers!

[FalcoColumbarius]

Welcome to Delica Canada, Wazoodles

I've found salt to be something that gets into everything. Is the squeak coming from the engine or the suspension? Check through Delica Canada Technical/L300 Technical, the seach engines are useful resources as well.

Falco.

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Does it squeal when you give it throttle in park? To rule out the belts. Could try greasing the u-joints too maybe. And shoot some grease on everything!!

[Wazoodles]

Hello Delica Canada!

Wow I'm stoked about the speedy replies.

I have found the source of the squeak! While I found the engine being under the seats rather annoying at first, it's delightful for diagnosis! My tensioner is wiggly. Due to my location I am just going to have the bearing pressed out and re-pressed.

Does anyone have the part number for a belt for a 1993 delica L300 exceed? I'm currently working at an part store so I can just take it in and compare other belts, but if someone had the exact part that'd be splendid!

Also, any tips for getting the tensioner and belt off? The fan shroud pops right off which is nice. It'll be a bit of a fiddly job...

[FalcoColumbarius]

Does anyone have the part number for a belt for a 1993 delica L300 exceed? I'm currently working at an part store so I can just take it in and compare other belts, but if someone had the exact part that'd be splendid!

Also, any tips for getting the tensioner and belt off? The fan shroud pops right off which is nice. It'll be a bit of a fiddly job...

Hi Wazzodles, Happy Christmas.

There is a forum on this site called "Delica FAQ Section". In there are many useful threads worth perusing, one in particular is "Useful Links for Vehicle Part Identification Purposes". Check it out, it's in the Delica Canada Technical area.

Which tensioner are we talking about? By your description of moving the fan shroud only, I'm guessing that you're referring to the AC tensioner, are you talking about a V belt? In which case you'll need a deep socket (I think it's a 14mm) to slide over the vertical bolt (AKA the big long threaded thingy) to loosen off the tension, then remove the belt. No big deal.

Falco.