Re: [alfa] V6 Tensioner rebuild kit

[Richard Welty <rwelty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:16:56 +0200 SHadowX <shadow@domain.elided> wrote:
> Does rebuilding it(changing all the gaskets) even help?
> An alfa mechanic told me, that it doesen't help for long as the problem 
> is that the piston shaft is damaged,
> so no matter what kind of gasket you install, it will start to leak in a 
> short while. He said it was not really worth
> the effort. Not done that myself and having a leaking tensioner I'm just 
> asking is that so from your experience?

if the tensioner is leaking, i can't really say. what i can tell you is that
i owned my first milano for 118,000 miles and i got in the habit of rebuilding
the tensioner at every timing belt change. when i sold the car it was working
properly and i don't recall that it had ever leaked.

richard
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