Author Topic: Change the timing chain tensioner the easy way (Read 52808 times)

kenika65 · « **Reply #45 on:** June 04, 2010, 10:34:23 AM »

when I read the title of the thread I was thinking " is there a hard way to do this" lol

Jorgeconrico · « **Reply #46 on:** June 07, 2010, 06:44:11 PM »

My car has about 168,000 on the clock. No timing components have been changed. My question is that if i put in the new tensioner will it cause the older timing compnents to fail faster?

Thanks

fiftytakedowns · « **Reply #47 on:** January 12, 2011, 03:20:46 AM »

Tittes

pdxmotorhead · « **Reply #48 on:** January 13, 2011, 01:43:35 AM »

TO make getting the plug in easier, before you put the tentioner in, put the plug in and turn it slowly backwards, when the threads pass each other the plug will sort of drop in, put a mark on the plug to index that point then when you put the tentioner in you put the plug in clocked just counter clockwise and it will catch the thread on the first try.

Old trick my wife showed me (She used to assemble rifle scopes) it works great for getting the spring retainer in the back of my muzzle loader rifle...

Dave

rojeho · « **Reply #49 on:** April 29, 2011, 09:23:55 PM »

Has anyone replaced this tensioner in an E36 body? First quick look tonight and there is some foil wrapped hose that is in the way. Also, the tensioner is about even with the strut tower and angled slightly down. Looks like coming out will be ok but reinstalling, especially uncompressed, will be a real pain. Any insight?

rojeho · « **Reply #50 on:** April 30, 2011, 03:59:09 PM »

took the tensioner out and there were two crush washers stacked on the bolt. Guess this was changed once and someone forgot to remove the original?