When the engine is warmed up, between 2200 and 2800 rpm I get a bit of chain rattle from the motor. Doesn't seem to do it cold. Should I just change the tensioner bolt (with the oil pressure tensioning) without bothering with the rail or should both be changed at the same time.
Thanks
How many miles on engine?
You can try, but more than likely you will need the chains and guides. A fellow employee has a 99 with 140,000 and it's been like that since
100,000miles.
Change it now! Change the chain sprockets too, if a tensioner fails you'll do massive damage to the engine. Cost me $3000 to get on the road again (CDN) and then within a year the transmission quit, too. I've *bought* an entire new car for less than I've spent on fixing my '95 Passat. Bill
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