[s-cars] Serpentine belt tensioner

[Aaron Ryba]

Last year and only ~7k miles ago I replaced the serpentine belt tensioner when I did the timing belt job on my S6 along with all the usual goodies (water pump, therm, TB tensioner, cam + crank front oil seals, etc.). I used parts from Blau which I am now questioning the quality of. The "new" serp belt tensioner is now making the same chattering noise and vibration under load (especially at idle) that my old failing one did. Has anyone had similar problems with their's? What about with the Blau sourced part? When I first saw the Blau part it did look like a cheap Chinese knockoff however that was all I had to put in the car at the time.  At $200+ this part isn't cheap. I talked to someone at Blau and they will inspect it for warranty consideration however from just looking at the old one I took off the car I am not sure a simple inspection will be good enough to exemplify that this part is malfunctioning. I could be wrong though. Suggestions? BTDT?

Aaron Ryba
95 S6




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