Hi guys

i have gone through 3 different belts thinking that they are the things causing the issue. The car runs fine, but you can here the squeaking in the video attached. its a mild squeal that gets better with rev's

The alternator if its not being used by the belt doesnt make the noise, hence why i am not too sure, has anyone else had any issues with this noise before?

its a 2002 GDA WRX and mostly stock it could also be absolutely normal too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEFD0VDKyd4

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2002 WRX (GDA) BUGEYE, 204BHP at 290Nm, daily driven

--MODS--
--> Walbro 255LPH fuel pump
--> Grimmspeed 3 port EBCS
--> 3" turbo back exhaust
--> Catless up pipe

Sounds like metal on metal contact - perhaps a bearing on one of those upper pulley's?

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when you say the upper bearings? which one do you mean? sorry to sound dumb. how could i test said bearing? or is it to just replace it?

what number is it in the photo attached?

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2002 WRX (GDA) BUGEYE, 204BHP at 290Nm, daily driven

--MODS--
--> Walbro 255LPH fuel pump
--> Grimmspeed 3 port EBCS
--> 3" turbo back exhaust
--> Catless up pipe

It could be anything. As a starting point, 1, 2 and 4 are worth looking at. There are the belt tensioners also.

You could do a process of elimination by removing belts and seeing when the sound goes away, but I'm not 100% whether that could damage anything.

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Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.

yeah the squeak is only there when the power steering belt is on it. :s

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2002 WRX (GDA) BUGEYE, 204BHP at 290Nm, daily driven

--MODS--
--> Walbro 255LPH fuel pump
--> Grimmspeed 3 port EBCS
--> 3" turbo back exhaust
--> Catless up pipe