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(Message started by: grandadman on Mar 8^th, 2008, 3:49pm)

Title: HELP! if you can please - I'm stuck!
Post by grandadman on Mar 8^th, 2008, 3:49pm

Hi, Can anyone on line help me locate the timing chain tensioners on both sides ??? ??? ???

I have all the air intake stripped out on the search ???

Thanx - in advance ;)

Title: Re: HELP! if you can please - I'm stuck!
Post by scorpio_man on Mar 8^th, 2008, 4:56pm

hi there

did you read the replies to your last post....... http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=Problems;action=display;num=1204668446

all the instruction are in the pdf from about page 15.

have you done anything like this before? you could make a right mess of things if it's not done correctly. :o

Title: Re: HELP! if you can please - I'm stuck!
Post by grandadman on Mar 9^th, 2008, 8:03pm

Hi scorpio_man I have had a read of that material but I still don't know where the timing chain tensioner is located ~ I need to ascertain quickly if I can just change the tesioners without going thro the throes of a major chain replacement job ???

Looking at the youtube BOA engine reassembly it looks quite straight forward as a bolt on! but I have yet to locate it anywhere here so I can make a decision to go ahead or not ???

Have a look at THIS (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ttsVhrH2JUY&feature=related)

Seek a point at 2m:13 secs into the film where you will see the single tensioner very clearly. I am aware that the BOA has a single duplex chain. but after reading the items I still cannot say positively where the tensioners are located on the BOB engine.

Title: Re: HELP! if you can please - I'm stuck!
Post by martin_rowe on Mar 10^th, 2008, 8:56am

BOB engine has 2 tensioners, the second is in the L/H in the V (R/H head looking at the front) you need the coolant manifold off for access. he's a brave man doing that job withths sump on.

Title: Re: HELP! if you can please - I'm stuck!
Post by amigafan2003 on Mar 10^th, 2008, 10:48am

Are you trying to locate the tensioners with the timing cover still on?

Title: Re: HELP! if you can please - I'm stuck!
Post by grandadman on Mar 10^th, 2008, 11:25am

Yeah, I am just trying to assess the job so I need to know where said tensioners are located in order for me to make a decision on exactly what is in volved with the BOB engine. And more importantly if I can do the job myself.
On the BOA the task doesn't look too daunting at all.

Title: Re: HELP! if you can please - I'm stuck!
Post by grandadman on Mar 10^th, 2008, 11:26am

on 03/10/08 at 10:48:16, amigafan2003 wrote:

Are you trying to locate the tensioners with the timing cover still on?

Yeah, is this not possible ???

Title: Re: HELP! if you can please - I'm stuck!
Post by amigafan2003 on Mar 10^th, 2008, 1:03pm

Quote:

Yeah, is this not possible Huh

It should be - I'm just trying to work out what stuff you might have in the way.

I can't say much more than everyon else really - the tensioners should be on the side of the heads, near the front with one "in the V" of the engine.