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Timing tensioners pulleys

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    #16
    Originally posted by jrara View Post
    To be Honest, I think you should replace the springs.
    They are only 3 bucks tops.
    The Timing belt jumped 3 teeth because the previous mechanic did not bother to change these springs.
    When I pulled out the old ones. They were really stretched.

    I don't know if its wear or the mechanic did something to wear them out.

    3 bucks a spring is cheap insurance to make sure that everything works right and you don't have to open up the engine again.
    Once the cambelt and balance belt have been set, and the tensioner pulley tightened the springs have No effect.
    The only reason they could cause the belt to jump would be if they were so loose that they could fall off by themselves and get wedged between the belt and a pulley.
    In which case any mechanic should have picked up on the fact that they were that loose.


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