2000 Neon....2.0 SOHC

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JohnP - 03 Mar 2007 22:46 GMT

Im replacing the timing belt on this thing in about another 5k
miles....plan on water pump also.what about tensioner....ive never
owned an interferance engine...so i would check the tensioner bearing
and if it felt o.k. i would let it roll on a non interferance
engine,......do you recommend replacing tensioner no matter what or
just check the bearing smoothness.....Thx in advance jp

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cuhulin@webtv.net - 04 Mar 2007 03:22 GMT

What a coincedence.My old buddy's mom owns a Neon car she bought brand
new.I think it is older than a 2000 model though.As far as I know,the
car has never been any pronlem for her.
cuhulin

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Comboverfish - 04 Mar 2007 06:35 GMT

On Mar 3, 9:22 pm, cuhu...@webtv.net wrote:

> What a coincedence.My old buddy's mom owns a Neon car she bought brand
> new.I think it is older than a 2000 model though.As far as I know,the
> car has never been any pronlem for her.
> cuhulin

What a coincEdence! Another useless post!

Toyota MDT in MO

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Comboverfish - 04 Mar 2007 06:34 GMT

> Im replacing the timing belt on this thing in about another 5k
> miles....plan on water pump also.what about tensioner....ive never
> owned an interferance engine...so i would check the tensioner bearing
> and if it felt o.k. i would let it roll on a non interferance
> engine,......do you recommend replacing tensioner no matter what or
> just check the bearing smoothness.....Thx in advance jp

As I remember, that tensioner is simply spring-loaded, IOW no
hydraulic damping action. As long as it looks OK and the bearing
feels smooth I would not suggest changing it as a preventative
precaution. Unfortunately, the headgasket is basically on a timing
belt replacement schedule as well, so you do have that to look forward
to...

Toyota MDT in MO

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