Luvs2speed

ok guys my timing chain tensioner is rattling bad.....from 0 to about 15,20 mph...its definitely bad sounding....I know it needs to be done soon...I wanted to know if anyone did this fix themselves?...feedback from people who fixed this would be GREATLY appreciated-ill even pay you for your time to discuss my problem!?, lol....dealer wants a rediculous amount of money...thanks a lot !

vstrt

Did it myself a few weeks ago. VERY hard if you have big hands. Fairly difficult replacing the tensioner once you get the old one out.

Definitely NOT worth paying an autoshop or dealer hundreds of dollars to do this.

It took me about 2 - 3 hours getting the OLD one out and putting the new one in. Go slow (if you move fast and accidentally drop the piston into your cover, you will be hosed).

The replacement is done by FEEL alone. No sight. That's what makes it so difficult -- unless of course you raise the engine.

Luvs2speed

thanks vstrt....I appreciate the input...what did you use for guidelines for the fix?....the haynes manual dosent have it in there(haynes is crap)....so your noise is gone ?....you went to nissan and got the parts ?....what are the TOOLS needed!?...sry for all the ?'s....thank you so much again!

maximus_96

iTrader: (5)

drained all your powersteering fluid out, unplug one of the hoses and you can move the resevoir out of the way. that'll make some breathing room for you. when i tried to replace mine a month ago, i ran into a problem where the replacement part is different from the old part even though i order the part number given in one of the how-to's. the piston from the newone wasn't hitting the chain guide. i ended up putting the old one back in.

Luvs2speed

anyone else ???

big_al

I did this when I put on my UDP. I didn't touch the power steering. It helped having the belts off and being able to get to it for top and bottom. My new tensioner didn't "seem" to line up right either but it stopped the noise.