Squeal from engine when heater on

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28 January 2006 | 02:04 PM

Neilg7777

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Squeal from engine when heater on

Hi i am getting a squealing noise from the drivers side of the engine when the heater is on high and it goes of when i turn the heater off can anybody advise me what the problem could be and where to start looking. Ok for me as i can not hear it in the car

but everybody outside can

Many Thanks

Car: Impreza 2000 1996

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28 January 2006 | 02:30 PM

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Turn off the a/c. See if the noise stops.

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28 January 2006 | 05:04 PM

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if by heater you mean the fan then maybe the alternator belt is a bit slack?? heater fan on full does have quite a pull and if the battery is a bit low this might make it worse, do you get the same probs when you have lights on etc?

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