[V8] timing belt tensioner...

[Ron Wainwright]

So let me get this straight... you'r going to skrimp on such an intragral part of the t-belt system?
 
 & who knows if the specs of the VW one is the same as the V8 one? Kinda like the usage of the Audi Fox steering damper.

 Ron


--- On Fri, 4/3/09, Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [V8] timing belt tensioner...
> To: V8 at audifans.com
> Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 8:44 PM
> 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
> >
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