4.0 Timing Chain Tensioner Replacement
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It'll soon be time to replace the timing chain tensionsers on my 4.0 engine. Apparently the all metal parts as used in the 4.2 engine can be used in the 4.0 engine so long as the old style bolts are used, however, my local dealer will only use parts that "only have a small amount of pastic".
Would you do this? Or seek out a dealer in some far away city that will do it with the newer parts?
Thankx!!
Would you do this? Or seek out a dealer in some far away city that will do it with the newer parts?
Thankx!!
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Reads like alot is being lost in translation, or the dealer is not being too accurate. C2A 1511/ 1512 are the latest style tensioners, they are aluminum bodied with "plastic" slipper heads. And you have to obtain the shorter bolts used to retain them, not reusethe old longer bolts.
Maybe you should just ask them for a written estimate, it should include those items as well as new cam cover gaskets and seals. That's an $800 ticket from me, I've been told it's about $1200 at an independant in Phoenix, andyour dealer's hourly rate might be much higher. If you don't get precise answers, I'd look for someone who can provide them.
Maybe you should just ask them for a written estimate, it should include those items as well as new cam cover gaskets and seals. That's an $800 ticket from me, I've been told it's about $1200 at an independant in Phoenix, andyour dealer's hourly rate might be much higher. If you don't get precise answers, I'd look for someone who can provide them.
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