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belt tensioner

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 9:45 pm
by -NeonSxt-
was wondering if these were common to break on a neon. Mine just went at 60000

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:55 pm
by InfinityAudio
mine breaked at 200 000

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 10:58 pm
by Donkeypuncher
Are you speaking of the accessory belt or timing belt tensioner? Both are known to fail early, so yeah it's pretty common. It's a pain to replace either one.

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 1:31 am
by Danteneon
:withstupid:

I just did both this weekend. Mine hadn't broken yet, but since I was doing the TB & WP anyway, it just made sense.

Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 2:46 am
by contagious18
mine ps tensioner went at 80000

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:44 pm
by -NeonSxt-
yea i had to drop the one side of the motor

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:51 pm
by racer12306
hmmm, i must be lucky. mines still good at 83000

Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:18 am
by jonnymopar
Ditto here. 96000 miles, no issues.