Re: ticking noise after tensioner replacement
Pull the valve cover and have a look.
If you don't see a problem, pull the new tensioner and check it.
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Originally Posted by Mikerider
Check your belt. With the new tighter tensioner there may be a lump on the belt that hits the pulley where your hearing the noise. If you need a replacement I rev omens a gatorback belt.
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Originally Posted by Futurefd
I don;t see how replacing the serpentine belt tensioner would hurt the timing.
--are you sure it is not coming from a pulley?
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He's talking about the timing chain tensioner.
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2003 Ranger XL 2WD AT with a 4.0 from a 2010 Mustang (61,000 mi) new 03 ranger injectors
Rebuilt the 8.8 with Richmond 4.10 gears, Timkin bearings and rebuilt the Trac-lok, 245/70/16 Michelin-X Radial LT2
18 mpg, all city driving. 03 Rangers don't have egr.
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