Shawshank
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- 1997 XLT 4.0 SOHC
Hey guys,
First thanks to everyone who posts to these boards as you have saved me a lot of time and money. Now for my problem:
I recently decided to go ahead and put a new hydraulic tensioner in the left head due to increased chain noise. Well, after installing it, the noise was much worse. I let it run a few minutes to see if it would build up oil pressure and increase the tensioner strength. It didn't. I pulled the valve cover off and found the hydraulic tensioner stuck all the way in and the guide broken.
So, I purchased the left cassette and jackshaft tensioner/guide and installed them. I followed the trick posted here about replacing the cassette guide only and not removing the jackshaft sprocket. I pulled the oil pan and pickup and removed all the broken pieces of the old guides (orange).
I assumed the hydraulic tensioner was just ruined by the guide breaking so I bought another and installed it today. But, the same thing happened. I let it run for about 5-10 minutes but the noise is louder than ever and upon removal of the valve cover I see the hydraulic tensioner is stuck up. I haven't been able to find anyone else with the same issue!
Can someone help me figure out what the heck is causing the issue with the hydraulic tensioner?
Thanks!
First thanks to everyone who posts to these boards as you have saved me a lot of time and money. Now for my problem:
I recently decided to go ahead and put a new hydraulic tensioner in the left head due to increased chain noise. Well, after installing it, the noise was much worse. I let it run a few minutes to see if it would build up oil pressure and increase the tensioner strength. It didn't. I pulled the valve cover off and found the hydraulic tensioner stuck all the way in and the guide broken.
So, I purchased the left cassette and jackshaft tensioner/guide and installed them. I followed the trick posted here about replacing the cassette guide only and not removing the jackshaft sprocket. I pulled the oil pan and pickup and removed all the broken pieces of the old guides (orange).
I assumed the hydraulic tensioner was just ruined by the guide breaking so I bought another and installed it today. But, the same thing happened. I let it run for about 5-10 minutes but the noise is louder than ever and upon removal of the valve cover I see the hydraulic tensioner is stuck up. I haven't been able to find anyone else with the same issue!
Can someone help me figure out what the heck is causing the issue with the hydraulic tensioner?
Thanks!