Just a few days ago my 94 Mustang has made this high-pitched, more of a screech than a squeal, sound for the first couple seconds after being started. This does not happen if I try to turn the car off and back on to hear it again.

It is very hard for me to tell where it is, so I just had my mom start the car for me. It seems like the noise isn't coming from the belts in the front, but something in the back? I don't know if this could help, but here's my attempt to replicate the sound haha: eee ert eee ert errrrrt

I read it might be a power steering belt, alternator belt, CLUTCH??, pulleys,

Anyone have any ideas?

 

Prob a belt. Pull on the belt like I said to check the tensioner. Then try spraying some kind of lube on the belt to see if it fixes it.

 

 

mine does that too like a squeal kind of i think mine is coming from the clutch then as soon as i rest my foot on the clutch its gone and only happens whens it cold and right when i start it for the first time that day nothin slips or ne thing like that so no biggy for now but i put the snakebite in the garage to hibernate

 

Hmm, well mine happens for the first 2 seconds with the clutch pushed in, im going to try starting it in neutral and releasing the clutch to see if the sound goes away or changes.

 

ok i checked the tension on the belt - it is pretty tight, but i don't really have anything to compare the tension to in order to see if it is good

 

Not the belt...Belt tensioner...I know plenty of cars that do it. From what I understand it's just annoying and not really an "issue." You could probably find a good one off Ebay or something for cheap if its THAT annoying.

 

Yeah so far it's not an issue, but it is definitely annoying... and embarrassing.

I checked the belt tensioner and it won't budge at all.