Timing belt

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 2:00 pm

^^ I like that advice Wurly

..makes me feel better about fitting an auto-tensioner when I did my belt!

Stevelar_granolar · Post by **Stevelar_granolar** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 7:07 pm

Whatever you do don't get a recon tensioner.

toyracer69 · Post by **toyracer69** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:09 am

bb1boy wrote:I used a fat cable tie to hold my tensioner depressed. Bolted it on, snipped the cable tie and it worked fine. If you buy a new auto tensioner it should come with the clamp but if you have the time and inclination, an H23 manual tensioner swap is the recommended thing to do.

Or go with a proper H22 manual tensioner and not go through all the hassle of the H23 one.

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue Oct 15, 2013 11:21 am

I didn't even know you could get a proper H22 manual tensioner!