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A friend of mine has a 2002 Kia Rio had a bad belt squeal i replaced both serpentine belts, one of which was in really bad shape, to the point it was causing the alternator not to charge. Anyways, squeal went away for a few weeks and came back belts were still tight. She ended up taking it to a shop to get the oil changed and the did their "100 point inspection" or w/e and said the reason her belts were squealing was because her water pump was bad. She came straight to me asking if that sounded right. (being a girl you just never know with mechanics) Now i'm a diesel mechanic, so to me that didn't sound to off, until i started looking and realized the pump is timing belt driven. So that made me confused, how would that cause a belt squeal? timing belts can't just slip like that. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks