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Originally posted by rcraven32
I............Never did anyone mention replacing the tensioner. How often do they really go bad?........................Ryan
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Yes that is the question, how often and what does it sound like or do before it's bad. This is the first also I have heard of this. I have reused the tensioner on 3 of my cars at least twice. The noise "like a rod knock" I can only hear at IDLE. It is sort of an off beat "thump". The 2.2L 91 Legacy I have makes a similar sound and it's been doing that for 4 years now. The noise in the SVX I think has been there for 2 years. Heck I have dragged raced the SVX and time trialed it with that noise. I would sure like to get a tensioner and hear it go away. Some more experience from others would be appreciated.
I am thinking that because it takes so long to compress the tensioner it would be easy to break, if one is in a rush or the dealers just don't want to take 20 minutes to compress it.
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