Chatter from engine
#5
Originally posted by Roscutoo
At about what mileage does the tensioner or the chain guide go out? My car has 80K on it.
At about what mileage does the tensioner or the chain guide go out? My car has 80K on it.
#7
Originally posted by Roscutoo
Is there any danger for serious damage to the engine if the tensioner is the problem? I'm use to working with pushrod V8's, so this is a very foreign part to me.
Is there any danger for serious damage to the engine if the tensioner is the problem? I'm use to working with pushrod V8's, so this is a very foreign part to me.
However, the upper top and upper/right chain guides are potantially more dangerous. The guides can break over time - which means a bunch of metal pieces flying around in the timing chain area, the oilpan, etc. The chain guides were deemed a serious-enough issue that Nissan put out a TSB to remove them.
I wrote a how-to recently on how to remove the guides:
http://www.project-raine.net/garageguides/index.html
It's a fairly easy job - if you've worked on V8's, you should be able to handle this job no sweat
#9
Well today I pulled the chain guides off and checked the tensioner. Both were fine and the whole process went well (other than a bolt breaking). It took a bit longer than I expected just becuase I knocked the rotor off while removing the cap...haha. Well I was at it I threw in some NGK Iridium plugs and advanced the timing a bit. It runs a bit stronger now but there is still some engine noise. Any other ideas?
#11
Hey 12aine, your link http://www.project-raine.net/garageguides/index.html doesn't work anymore I believe that I need to do this next and tuneup the rest of the engine.
#12
Originally posted by drew935
Hey 12aine, your link http://www.project-raine.net/garageguides/index.html doesn't work anymore I believe that I need to do this next and tuneup the rest of the engine.
Hey 12aine, your link http://www.project-raine.net/garageguides/index.html doesn't work anymore I believe that I need to do this next and tuneup the rest of the engine.
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