22nd Feb 2014, 13:40
98 2.4 DE engine. A good motor, but had to do a head gasket, and the timing chain tensioner needed to be replaced. Now I'm having trouble getting it to hold tension on the chain, so I can build up oil pressure for the tensioner, so it doesn't jump time. I've had it apart twice now and it jumps time. Not sure how to stop this from happening? This is an interference engine, so I don't wanna bend the valves, let alone punch a hole in piston... Any ideas?
10th Sep 2012, 22:36
I just replaced the timing chain and tensioner at 145K miles, and it is expensive. It requires about 9 hours of labor, and the cheapest quote I could find was $900.