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Showerthought: I fixed a squeaky belt on my '03 Corolla with a bar of soap from a Motel 6 in Fresno
The belt started chirping every cold morning about 2 months ago. My neighbor who works at a tire shop said it was probably the tensioner and quoted me $310. I didn't have that kind of money just sitting around so I lived with the noise. Then I stayed at a Motel 6 in Fresno for my cousin's wedding and swiped one of those little soap bars by accident. Left it in my car and forgot about it for a week. One morning the squeak was so bad I grabbed the soap and rubbed it on the belt while the engine idled. Dead silent. That was 6 weeks ago and it hasn't chirped since. I know it's a band aid and the belt will probably need replacing eventually but $0 vs $310 is a pretty easy call right now. Has anyone actually had the soap trick fail on them or am I good for a while?
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