Right, I did a bit of searching but couldn't locate what I was after.
The 'engine' makes a loud screeching noise (or a constant high pitch grumbling noise) when running regardless of revs used and we have been told that if the belt (serpentine?) is released or tension removed the noise stops. So when we come to remove the belt, how hard is it to replace all the ancillaries this feeds? I was looking at the idler pulley, PAS pump and alternator. The car has done over 300k so we'll be having the timing belt done as one of the first things anyway. We'll not do that but entrust this to someone that knows what they're doing.
If this was done, I take it the serpentine belt has to come off anyhow, so it would be worth making sure the car was mechanically sound first before anything else is done.
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