[V8] timing belt tensioner...

[Korn, Bob]

Did you check with Bruce at German car?   He usually has competitive pricing and OEM parts. 
Bob

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----- Original Message -----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com <v8-bounces at audifans.com>
To: Seamus O'Carey <cheshirecatsbox at gmail.com>; V8 at audifans.com <V8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Fri Apr 03 20:06:45 2009
Subject: Re: [V8] timing belt tensioner...

http://www.worldimpex.com/parts/aftermarket-damper_897577.html $115.72
- New (aftermarket); New OEM is $150.00

-----Original Message-----
From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
Of Seamus O'Carey
Sent: Friday, April 03, 2009 9:03 PM
To: V8 at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [V8] timing belt tensioner...

Well only if they had the same part #, but it looks like they don't, so
it's
back to trying to find the correct one.  The only place I've found that
has
it listed is GAC, but when I e-mailed them it sounded like they couldn't
get
it anymore.

On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Ron Wainwright <ron_01056 at yahoo.com>
wrote:

>
> 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=3d0wan45dwfghluhhgw5ue
yy&makeid=800026 at VW&modelid=1280674 at CORRADO%20&year=1990&cid=tensioner at t
ensioner&gid=8922 at 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.m
32&_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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