cam tensioner tool?! where can i get it CA

[ExpLlclT]

i have my cars valve cover off. dumbass, dylexsic me thought the tool was an internal engine part used to remove tension from the camshaft... when i read the instructions. but it turns out its really a tool. where can i get this? i want to buy it, or borrow it from local bay area person whom may have it.

http://www.blauparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=N1A1016



happy wrenching

[ExpLlclT]

wheres my engine rebuilders at ?!

[Affinitive]

Hate to give you bad news but.......

If you have Cam Adjusters/Chain Tensioner with part numbers ending in 088C and 087C, then you shpuld just throw the tensioners away. They have been updated to numbers ending 088H and 087F (if I'm not mistaken). The reason is because the gaskets are only contributing to your oil leak minorly. The main source of the oil leak is from the adjusters/tensioners themselves (from and through the electrical soleniods to be exact), so replacing the gaskets will only make a minor improvement, if any, on the oil leaks. The new tensioners also have updated plastic guides made of a different plastic since the old plastic guides will eventually break anyways. I recently made a post about this when someone else posted the question, I'm sure you could find it if need be. The updated tensioners are the reason why it's not uncommon to see 02, 03 and up ATQ engines in Passats and BEL 2.7T's in later Allroads with only minor bits of oil moisture around the tensioners when the cars reach the 90K range while doing the Timing Belts and pumps and all that jazz. That's because the gaskets only leak minorly but the tensioner will hold up a lot better. I've even had one on an older car like yours that was leaking at just about a steady stream out of the electrical connector.

Anywho, the bonus is that the new tensioners come with the tool you seek. Otherwise check www.samstagsales.com. Definitely try samstag first. They always have the best deal but www.asttool.com would also have it at a much higher price though.

C

[creechsa4]

if you're aeb, then there purely mechanical, no solenoids. I can find my same old tool that came with my replacement tensioner. if you're tensioner isn't noisy, you should be fine reusing it. if i can find it, you can borrow it if you'd like, just pay for shipping both ways.

[ExpLlclT]

http://blauparts.com/audi/audi_valve...sket_kit.shtml

this is the exact kit i got are you talking about those cam seals or the little blue half moon shapes ? or the cam sensor ?

[creechsa4]

nice kit. on the gascan looking flat seal, dont put any rtv/silicone, you'll clog up the tensioner. i just put a little liquid gasket sealer, that's it. on the half moon you can throw in a 'little' rtv/right stuff.

[ExpLlclT]

Hate to give you bad news but.......

If you have Cam Adjusters/Chain Tensioner with part numbers ending in 088C and 087C, then you shpuld just throw the tensioners away. They have been updated to numbers ending 088H and 087F (if I'm not mistaken). The reason is because the gaskets are only contributing to your oil leak minorly. The main source of the oil leak is from the adjusters/tensioners themselves (from and through the electrical soleniods to be exact), so replacing the gaskets will only make a minor improvement, if any, on the oil leaks. The new tensioners also have updated plastic guides made of a different plastic since the old plastic guides will eventually break anyways. I recently made a post about this when someone else posted the question, I'm sure you could find it if need be. The updated tensioners are the reason why it's not uncommon to see 02, 03 and up ATQ engines in Passats and BEL 2.7T's in later Allroads with only minor bits of oil moisture around the tensioners when the cars reach the 90K range while doing the Timing Belts and pumps and all that jazz. That's because the gaskets only leak minorly but the tensioner will hold up a lot better. I've even had one on an older car like yours that was leaking at just about a steady stream out of the electrical connector.

Anywho, the bonus is that the new tensioners come with the tool you seek. Otherwise check www.samstagsales.com. Definitely try samstag first. They always have the best deal but www.asttool.com would also have it at a much higher price though.

C

k i found the tool

http://www.asttool.com/detail_page.p...&category=spec


where do i purchase do i have to call ? and theres no price listing?

[ExpLlclT]

ok so i called its 32.34 +shipping for anyone who wants to know or searches for this later

thanks guys

[Nebone]

You're working on the 2.8 right? That tools is actually very small, much smaller than what the picture depicts it to be.