Hello everyone.
So I've been dealing with that clicking sound coming from my engine bay for a couple of months now while I've been trying to research what it is when I can. I've come across some threads about people changing there timing chain tensioner which seems to help when it comes to noises coming from the bay. (Next summer I plan on changing the belt itself if possible). So I've read about this CED hydraulic belt tensioner which I can't seem to find. If I google it, I get some electric company. Can anybody direct me to where I can find this hydraulic belt tensioner? (For the timing chain, NOT the accessory belt). And if anyone can kind of talk me through the process of changing it?

Thanks!

 

It's not a belt tensioner it's a timing chain tensior... never heard hydraulic tensioner.

http://www.crateenginedepot.com/Ecot...10722C665.aspx

 

Well from what I read on an old forum from last year was the OEM one has to be "set" and adjusted while a hydraulic one is basically a plug and play. I'm still in the process of finding this out haha.

 

Thanks for the link though, I'm sure that's the one that was described in the older posts.

 

This one is plug and play but does have to be set to put tension on the chain.

 

Having them "set" just makes it easier to install.
Do NOT start the car without releasing it first. And do NOT smack it with a hammer. Take a non marring punch or rod and push the chain guide back to release it.

 

Thanks, that's the part where I was confused the most was releasing it. So will I have to take the valve cover off to get to it? Or is the job accessible from the outside?

 

You can do it without pulling the VC is you release it before install. This is tricky because you have to compress the internal spring by hand while trying to The the threads started.
Easiest way is to pull the VC. Screw it I'm with it set, then give the tensioner are a firm push with something non marring (a stout piece of dowell rod works well) to release the spring.

 

Lol I've set two tensioners and both have been set by cranking the car over with no fuel or spark. Guess I've got lucky

 

Yes. You have.
I have one disassembled I need to post pics of. Once people realize HOW they work, you'll never do it that way again.

 

So in a sense it's kind of like an epipen; the needle is spring loaded inside, you place it on your leg, and you smack the button on the top with your hand to release the needle... That's the gist of it?

 

Uh... Kinda lol

 

Haha I know that isn't a good metaphor but it helps me to try and visualize it in my head so when I'm actually working on it I know what I'm doing. So when I hammer on it to telease the spring will I be listening for some sort of noise to know that it released?

 

I guess I'll probably see it released when I have the VC off but let's just say hypothetically if I don't take it off.

 

Do not hit it with a hammer. If you're set on not taking the vc off, release it before install

 

I'll do what you said previously and push it in, I'll be taking the VC off just to make sure I get it right the first time. Thanks for your input!

 

No problem. There's been way too many people trash their valve train bacau see of a faulty install when it should be one of the simplest things ever.

 

It seems like it's as simple as an oil change! I think the risk of destroying an engine though is the cause of anxiety.