[V8] timing belt tensioner...

[Seamus O'Carey]

Any input on this?  Does anyone at least know the part # for the V8 timing
belt tensioner?

Also, I found an even cheaper source for the Corrado tensioner.:
http://www.autohausaz.com/search/product.aspx?sid=3d0wan45dwfghluhhgw5ueyy&makeid=800026@VW&modelid=1280674@CORRADO%20&year=1990&cid=tensioner@tensioner&gid=8922@Accessory%20Belt%20Tensioner%20Shock

I actually found someone selling a G60 tensioner with less than 2k miles on
it for $40 shipped.  It seems like it might be worth it if I can verify that
they're the same part.


On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 7:17 PM, Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>wrote:

> For a while I've been looking at the tensioner for the timing belt on the
> V8 and thought it looked pretty similar to the serpentine belt on my
> Corrado.  Then I just came across this auction on Ebay:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching&item=250389068498&viewitem=
>
> It seems I might not have been too far off.  Anyone know the part # for the
> V8 tensioner?  I can check it against the G60 tensioner that I have here.  I
> wouldn't buy the one from the auction, since I don't know what the mileage
> is on it, but it did get me to thinking about something else: There is a
> company called Bahn Brenner who makes an aluminum part for the G60
> tensioner:
> http://www.bahnbrenner.com/vw_audi/products/471/BBM_Billet_Tensioner_Cap
>
> It basically makes the tensioner adjustable for the exact tension load,
> while at the same time eliminating the upper rubber bushing.  It's the
> latter characteristic that really seems like a possible advantage to me.
> The rubber bushings are certainly a source of possible failure for this
> part.  Since I'm parting the Corrado I already have the tensioner cap from
> Bahn Brenner, what do you guys think about using it when I do the timing
> belt on the V8?
>
> Also, if the tensioners are the same, it looks like this might be a fairly
> inexpensive source for them:
> http://www.germanautoparts.com/Volkswagen/Corrado/Engine/3/1
>