Page 1 of 1

What's a bad timing tensioner sound like?

Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:58 am
by scuba steve
Can someone describe the sound of a bad tensioner? Does it sound like a vibration like a mini rod-knock? Does it occur on decel like when the auto tranny shifts at around 2500 rpm? Thanks for any help.

Re: What's a bad timing tensioner sound like?

Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:28 am
by beatersubi
It sounds like a grinding warble and the frequency changes with engine RPM.