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Went to replace the plug that goes above the plastic rod (00M12 kit) while the front tensioner was removed. The plug fell off the torx bit and as Murphy's Law would have it, the plug dropped into the tensioner hole. It looks like removing the front cover is now the next step. Might as well...

In the middle of replacing the chain tensioners (bought the whole kit because it was cheaper than buying the individual tensioners). Got sidetracked by having to replace the thermostat housing.....at least it makes the front tensioner easier to get to. After removing the front tensioner I...

'97 XLT sohc 4x4....has the start up rattle for about 3 seconds or so, so I'm replacing both tensioners. I dropped the pan (rusty and wanted to replace it) and found a few small pieces of plastic (not that many) that are obviously from a chain guide. All pieces are cream colored (not the...

'97 sohc 4x4 with startup rattle and 200K on the odometer. Went to replace the rusty lower pan today and found pieces of plastic in the pan....they were small and not that many compared to pictures of others I've seen on the forum....is there a way to determine which guide(s) they're from...

Our 97, 4.0L, SOHC has a loud rattling noise on start up for about 2-3 seconds, then goes away and sounds fine after that. Is there a logical order of replacing parts (i.e. - tensioners first, front guides, rear guides, etc.) until I get the noise problem solved? Step 1 is to replace a rusty...