[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by smeech

It's a 5spd manual. 81,000 miles. It had a service about 14 months ago when the mileage was at 74,000 miles.

Just one question is it east to see what is wrong - ie which belt will need changing? Could it be a different belt that is worn?

The screeching started after a very slow four hour journey. Stuck in a traffic jam outside London for at least two hours. i kept hearing the fan coming on to cool the engine.

First, stop driving the car. You only have one serpentine belt that turns everything; if it goes bad because of an idler pulley, or the water pump, you risk killing the engine due to overheating. The belt is a snap to change, but you need to find out why it suddenly failed. If you are not mechanically inclined, have it flat bedded to someone that is.................