Duck wrote:
Well just got back from 10 days on Fraser Island & while there had some serious squealing coming from the thing under the bonnet of all the time but 1st & 2nd gear as per this post ! It has done it once or twice since being home. Belts all look good and tight, my question is if it is a gear box issue does it do it all the time or occasionally. Hopefully just a wet belt.
The gearbox issue doesn't really sound like a wet or loose fan belt, no way could it be mistaken for that, it's more of a buzzing screechy noise and most noticeable at around 2000 rpm and sometimes even at idle. If you search the forum you will find more info but don't overly concern yourself with it if it is the dreaded 5th gear synchro noise as it's harmless and in some cases (like mine) the new parts won't fix it anyway.