New OEM or manual Cam chain tensioner ?
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New OEM or manual Cam chain tensioner ?
Greetings! I have a 02 f4i sport that has a rattling cct noise. I am wondering if it's worth getting a new OEM cct or an ebay manual tensioner ? Taking into consideration the fact that the manual is a third of the oem one's price, I would like to know how much will the oem one last before it starts rattling again. Also how often do you guys with manual tensioners adjust them ? Thanks and have a good day!
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My original lasted a bit over 15,000 miles before I could hear it. I ran it another 1,000 miles or so before changing it out and went with another oem one. I did plan on putting a manual one on a few months ago when I had the bike torn down to do the valves but ended up not doing it. I like the idea of having one that can self-adjust and don't mind switching it out every couple of years.
That being said, from reading past threads it seems most here prefer the manual one...
That being said, from reading past threads it seems most here prefer the manual one...
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I have the APE manual tensioner installed on mine.
Ive adjusted mine twice over the last 3 years, once when installed , then again a little over a year later.
From what Ive read in the past the OEM tensioner is a little unpredictable in terms of life span.
A heads up though, it takes patients to get at this thing to adjust it. There isn't exactly a lot of room to play with. But Ive had no issues or regrets with about 25,000 kms on it so far.
Just remember that over tightening is a real possibility with these , you can hear when youve gone too far, it almost gets what sounds like a supercharger whine to it , doing damage never sounded so cool lol.
But with a little back and forth you'll get it dialed in pretty easily, just error on the side of caution if your not sure, better a little loose than too tight.
Ive adjusted mine twice over the last 3 years, once when installed , then again a little over a year later.
From what Ive read in the past the OEM tensioner is a little unpredictable in terms of life span.
A heads up though, it takes patients to get at this thing to adjust it. There isn't exactly a lot of room to play with. But Ive had no issues or regrets with about 25,000 kms on it so far.
Just remember that over tightening is a real possibility with these , you can hear when youve gone too far, it almost gets what sounds like a supercharger whine to it , doing damage never sounded so cool lol.
But with a little back and forth you'll get it dialed in pretty easily, just error on the side of caution if your not sure, better a little loose than too tight.
Last edited by F4i4ever; 03-11-2020 at 07:04 PM.
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