View Poll Results: 16V What part on your tensioner failed?
The top pad failed
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The bottom pad failed
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The whole assembly came apart....BOOM!
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16V Tensioner POLL
#1
Three Wheelin'
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Hi Guys/Gals, I am not too sure if this has been done before. But to all of those who have had a chain tensioner fail, Or know someone who has (who will not post here) Which part on the tensioner failed?
Photo "borrowed" from rennlister joseph mitro.
Photo "borrowed" from rennlister joseph mitro.
#2
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the gift that keeps on giving. i've seen that photo about 13 times now. :
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for me, the pad failed, essentially ripping everything off with it.
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for me, the pad failed, essentially ripping everything off with it.
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that's exactly what happened to me
edit - man, that's been exactly two years ago!!
edit - man, that's been exactly two years ago!!
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Originally Posted by joseph mitro
that's exactly what happened to me
Good peace of mind for the past 6 years.
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My old tensioner is a paper weight on my desk, thankfully it's in one piece and so is it's replacement.
Car's only done 52K miles though.
Adding to car_slave : do 928's let go as well?
Car's only done 52K miles though.
Adding to car_slave : do 928's let go as well?
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you can add one here for us on seans S2 cab, The top pad failed then the whole assembly came apart....BOOM! took out the intake cam teeth and the head Broke the tensioner mounting lugs off the head, my 968 was also missing a few teeth on the intake cam but the head was still serviceable