recommended AC/PS belt? squealing while fans on

[chomper149]

hey guys what do people recommend for the AC/PS belts? car currently squeals in cold temps and while the fans kick on/ when the inner part of the AC condenser starts spinning too. It normally stops while its warmed up/ if it does squeal normally if i rev it once or twice i believe it hits a sweet spot/ it stops squealing. Sometimes it will start up again when the fans kick on but if i rev it same thing happens.
read online that aftermarket ones dont work too well and people recommended getting OEM mazda belts. Anyone else have this issue or recommend other belts before i buy dealer parts?

 

[ilovewheels]

i just recently did my belts and I used autozone belts. worked fine for me not sure what everyone else thinks about autozone parts but they seem to hold up fine for me and my normal daily driving

 

[chomper149]

how much did they run you?

 

[hornsfan10609]

The squaling is because the belts are too loose or (less likely but possible) too tight. Tighten them and the squealing will go away just dont overtighten and ruin your water pump bearing.

 

[chomper149]

Ive tried a few times to change the tension. Im fairly certain that the belt just isn't of quality. Everyone still use oems? Not much response to this

 

[hornsfan10609]

I run gates belts, have never made noise in two years.

 

[madslow]

i just recently did my belts and I used autozone belts. worked fine for me not sure what everyone else thinks about autozone parts but they seem to hold up fine for me and my normal daily driving

was the belt specific for the msp at autozone? or did they just look it up under protege?

 

[hornsfan10609]

Belts are the same on all 2.0L proteges.