dieselherb1
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- TDI
- 06 MK5,09 Mk5 CR,03 Mk4,96,2-97 B4s,98 A3,2000 A4,4 Caddies( 2-1.6TD,1.6,TDI) Chevys 6.2,6.5,6.5TD
Anyone had any experience with URO TB tensioners good or bad?
That was from 2012...lol...As for the post by Odie about the metal pulley I have to say I've never seen a TDI tensioner with metal pulley...ever. If you're talking about some other part post up a pic of what you're referencing.
Steve
Haha, I went back to see where the thread started but never saw that your comment was from 2012. Your reference to the early production and the manual tensioner makes sense, the AAZ IDI cars used the same timing belt as the TDI 1.9L AHU/1Z engines but the tensioner from the earlier ME/MF/1Y 1.6 L engines.That was from 2012...lol...
as for the "metal" part...my old tensioner was metal...but my car was also an early 1996 VIN# which came with the old IDI manual style tensioner...I replaced the tensioner stud in order to install the newer auto tensioner.
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=371385&highlight=tensioner+stud
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=98498&highlight=tensioner+stud
I'm just "updating" this thread since URO brand parts are looked down upon. The tensioner has lasted 60K and will be replaced with the belt change that is now due. It was a 'suspect" brand so I'm just reporting that it indeed did last and work just fine...
BTW, I had already bought the URO tensioner (and other URO brand parts from AZ Autohaus) before I had heard all the negative and suspicious comments about that brand...I decided to use it anyway and just keep an eye on it...
Ordering a kit with the SKF one this time around cause it's pretty much the same price...
Todd, it was your post that got me to order from AutohausAZ with that price, which as you mention went up to I think $42 almost immediately after I placed my order. I should have ordered more at the time, I'm down to one spare now and that will get used this summer.Steve, that may have been me who mentioned SKFs using the Litens tensioners.
I remember when everyone else was getting around $50 and I took a chance with Autohaus AZ and the $25 tensioner. I was pleasantly surprised with what showed up. I bought several at that price and the price soon went up, as expected.
SKF, INA and NTN were all OE suppliers, so I wouldn’t be surprised if I received a Litens with any of these bearing brands.
-Todd
I've bought a lot of Meyle stuff...haven't had any problems with their parts yet...but I don't know anything about the company......except for Meyle. Junk