Timing belt tensioner, can be compressed by hand slightly=junk??

[Talyn]

Timing belt tensioner is practically new, less than 1k miles, but it compresses a little bit by hand rather easily, which I'm guessing means its junk now?

 

[92AWDHX40]

By and I use a vice, Id say its bad is it leaking on top its damn hard to push by and if all.

 

[NHerron]

Interesting stuff in here, not sure on your question though.
http://www.gates.com/europe/file_di...odule&file=TB 011_E2_Hydraulic_Tensioners.pdf

 

[Tyeler18]

Definitely bad. Is it OEM or OEM replacement?

 

[dsmcurse]

Little word of advice, some will think "duh" but not everyone knows this. You can get a hydrolic tensioner from the stealership, or NAPA. Don't get one from any other parts house. Shucks and Autozone sell crap. Once you get a new tensioner, you must squish it in a bench-vice VERY slowly, squish it a lil bit, wait a few , squish some more, wait, again, wait. Take your time compressing that puppy. If you do it to quickly, its possible to ruin it. Double time if your squishin a inferior POS autozone car part that was made in mexico or china. The one NAPA will sell you is garenteed to say made in America or made in Japan. Get ya a new quality replacement, compress it slow (if it isn't alreadt pre squished with a pin in it already) if you have to squish it your self, use a very small craftsman brand allen wrench. Those suckers are strong and act as a perfect "gernade-pin". Sucks you'll have to re-set your T-belt job. Just take your time and make sure the timing belt goes back together tittys smooth and all marks line up, turn the engine over by hand several times and double, no triple check that all timing marks land back righ on the money. Boom, done. Good luck

 

[jed344]

I used a new Mitsubishi one that was pre squished already but from expierence on good ones i have to use a vice usually to compress them any.

 

[phunny]

I used a new Mitsubishi one that was pre squished already but from expierence on good ones i have to use a vice usually to compress them any.

It's most likely bad. It definitely happens though, just had a brand new one fail and it was purchased a the dealership. Lasted 3 days....

 

[gusu]

It's most likely bad. It definitely happens though, just had a brand new one fail and it was purchased a the dealership. Lasted 3 days....

I ordered a timing belt from ExtremePSI (not their fault at all) and it was barely too small. I'm not sure if it somehow shrank somehow I'm not sure.

It was a genuine MD326059 timing belt too. Even OEM equipment can be shipped with defects.