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Originally posted by want-a-fast-svx
also i was curious would the belt be damaged at all if the tensioner did go???cause the belt looks fine according to my mechanic....thanks again for any and all help so far...
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Did he check the timing? If the tensioner failed and the valve train alignment was off, it could cause a collision of piston and valve, but not in an EG33 because of the non-interference design.
The tensioner is just a small, super high pressure hydraulic strut like what holds up our hoods. The procedure for testing it is to remove it from the car and put all your body weight on it and try to compress it. If it compresses slowly, its fine. If it compresses fast & easy or not at all, it is leaking or frozen.
As far as changing oil after a seal job. No one can be 100% sure that no debris was introduced to the internal parts during service in a non high-tech, environmentally controlled clean room (which I've never seen in a shop open to the public), so a $20 oil change is a simple safety precaution.
Doug