so 50,000km ago i had my tming chain tensioner replaced under warrentey, now i have no warrentey and guese what my timing chain tensioner is gone again do u guys think gm will help me out if not how bug of a job is it to change etc?

 

I changed mine in 20 minutes. During that time I removed my spark plugs, changed a tail light on my brothers car, had a pop then put mine in.

Get the one from www.crateenginedepot.com

Joel

 

hey joel i cant relly wait for ced lol deal got one for 70.00 okus im getting my stage 3 tune on saturday...how hard is it like something i do do slick as **** kinda thing

 

The new style one is slick as ****.

Remove plugs so engine won't move on you, 32mm bolt on passangers side partway down engine (you can't miss it) is the tensioner, remove (MAKE SURE it comes out in one peice. Mine exploded immedialtly after removal) and then reinstall the new one. Torque to spec and install plugs.

Joel

 

wow seems easy the guy at gm told me i had to take valve cover off the side of the engine cover and watch all my timings and bla bla bla type of ****

 

I beleive you do with the old style. Is yours new or old? (Oil pressure used for tension or spring tensioner?) If you can move the pin in and out it's new.

Joel

 

i dont know to be honest ive never had it apart how would i be able to tell

 

If you have a tensioner in hand (I'm not sure if you picked up a new one yet. I beleive it has 1 hole in it and you can move the pin in and out if it's the new one. The old one has a locked pin and don't drop it becaue it will spring open and set then you need to take it apart and reset it.

Joel

 

say if mine has ikd stylke can i replace it with new style?

 

Yes that is what you want to do.

Joel

 

ok kool so either way new style can i just walk into the deal with the part number of ced get that one,,,then pull old one install new one and bamb no more tick or is there anything i need to do to it before i put it in

 

Yes. The 2008+ revision of the Tensioner is confirmed to work fine in the 05-07 cars.

Ecotec Timing Chain Tensioner 12608580 - Crate Engine Depot

As Canadian Cobalt reccommended, pull your spark plugs to relieve the compression prior to the change. Some people have had the timing chain jump teeth by not doing so.