03 dodge belt squeeks when i turn motor off?
 

last week i replaced by serpentine belt and now when i go to shut it off it makes a loud embarrassing squeek ive checked everything all looks good would it be i need to replace my self adjusting tensioner???

IIRC this can be as simple as the belt stopping before the motor has completely stopped. Or vice versa...It shouldn't hurt anything.

that is perfectly normal. my truck does it whenever it shuts off too. its because when you shut your truck off, everything that is rotating(crank,pistons,alternator,fan) Everything stops instantly because of the ammount of compresion the engine makes. do not worry about it, its normal

I believe Genos has a one way clutched pulley you install on your alternator. I do miss that trademark Cummins belt chirp.

I believe a Goodyear Gatorback belt will cure your chirp.

A few seconds of WD-40 while running makes it go away for a little while.

My 01 has does it from day I bought it. My 06 doesn't do it.

My 2000 has done it since the day I bought it(on it's 3rd belt now), I believe what happens is the engine shuts down instantly(like stated above) and the fan has some momentum built up and can't stop that quick.:humm:

Changing to a GoodYear Gatorback Belt WILL cure it. cured it on my 01, cured it on a friends 04, and on another friends 06.

I like it kind miss it on my 06

My 07 5.9 does it, I think ... but isn't it only when the AC compressor is on? Using the defroster or AC?

My '05 3500 does it as well, even after a new belt. Scares my kid...hilarious. :c:

that and exhaust rattle after shut off bugs the hell outta me.... mine has never done it and i can't tell you why but i've had three 1st gens and two VP trucks and none of them have done it... thank god...

my 04 doesnt do it but my 94 and my 97 did it... like stated above its just the engine having good compression and things stopping before others can stop perfectly normal

X3 on the gatorback belt, I've heard it called the Cummins power chirp :c:

AAAAhhhh time for a new truck lol:pca1:

chirp come from the aoutos only none of my 6spds do it just the aoutos

Not true my 5 speed does it. :c:

my 97 did it an it was a 5spd.

Typical dodge
Mine does it sometimes :tu

hahaha my first 04.5 did it for 30k then not at all for 100k more. sold it.

06 never did it.

latest 04.5 6spd doesn't

Everyone else I know with a 3rd gen 5.9 has it. I tell them their injector pump is going out. hilarious. :) as stated there's nothing wrong.

My 1st gen 12 valve squeaks every time and it's 235k miles. Just the nature of the beast.

does any one have the part number for this belt 04.5 cummins with air?

My truck started doing it when I change to the gates green heavy duty belt, also I was told by a smog/mechanic technician ( he owns a Dodge) that it could be because you shut the engine off right away, we are supposed to let the engine cool down, that way the turbo bearings don't get cooked by hot oil staying there. I started doing that and in decrease the chirping considerably, however is still does it a little bit. I think it is just the belt. If it bothers you change the tensioner and the belt