tensioner had the most wear on it. side guide was next in wear factor, and upper guide was least worn. Both the upper and side[upper side] guide were removed. Tensioner was replaced. chain was replaced although that was arguably not needed. no noise now [although i really only noticed it a little bit at idle-900 revs before removal].180fan wrote:That's a tensioner if it's the part that's spring loaded. The wear marks look pretty typical as you've got a chain rubbing up on it. The tensioners should be replaced when doing a chain job anyway, so that part would already be out of the picture.
it is in fact cool.mav1178 wrote:that aint cool
Then I just won't come back then.s13sr20chris wrote:Mav1178
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it is in fact cool.
Here is a pictureMan..I got riced... wrote:Hey all, I am trying to respond to ILikemy240sx and thank him for his write up. My car was making that timing chain noise and because of his write up I can honestly say he probably saved my engine. I pulled my valve cover to look at the upper chain guide and it not only had broken off but it it had rubbed against the timing chain for so long that the guide was torn into sevral parts one down in the chain guide and the other was stuck on the first cam mount on the right cam. It had filled the motor with metal shavings. Because of him I found the problem removed what was left of the guide and changed the oil and filter and the motor sounds like its ok.
By the way my mechanic who I brought it to to see if I should buy it told me that it was the pcv valve stuck. Because there is a ball in the pcv valve that he said gets gummed up. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT? He says drive it really hard and the pressure of the motor will blow it clean LOL. Man im happy I didnt do that. I work on all my own cars and I bring this guy my inspections and the stuff I just cant hack. Yep he might do an inspection for me if he ever does anything for me again.