S14 chain rails and tensioner (archive)

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S14 chain rails and tensioner (archive)

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Posted by Highrever on June 15, 2002 at 13:32:48:

(posted from: adsl-64-160-145-69.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net (64.160.145.69))

Hey guys, how hard is it to replace the chain tensioner and rails yourself with mediocre shadetree mechanic skills?

When I did my turner 2.5 conversion, I noticed my rail guides where pretty worn down, but opted not to replace them at the time, car has 92,000 miles on it, is there a certain milage I want to wait for to replace them? or is now a good time. Also I read of the E-36 tensioner upgrade, i'm going to be doing that also since it's just a direct bolt on, any upgrades for the chain guides as well?
TIA

It`s not a hard job, but it takes some time....... John A 03:03 6/16/2002 (2)
- Re: It`s not a hard job, but it takes some time... Highrever 12:13 6/16/2002 (1)
  - I have piston slap, too. It`s a different sound... John A 13:06 6/16/2002 (0)
use the tensioner from the 750, it's better. Jose Perez 00:18 6/16/2002 (0)

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