Subject	When I bought my Z in '06 with 123k miles
Posted by	J_Wright on October 10, 2017 at 11:34 AM
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In Reply To	I've seen the bearings on the idler & tensioner rollers fail posted by Bernie (NoVA) on October 10, 2017 at 08:03 AM
Message	the timing belt had been "done" about 20k miles earlier as indicated by the timing belt sticker in the engine bay. I'm guessing the idler pulleys weren't replaced though - the idler in the middle of the V failed and six months into my Z ownership, I had 13 bent valves. SRC="http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gth698r/Ackbar.jpg">
Follow Ups	Auto tensioner life span ? signs of going bad ? - TTkeeper 18:24:12 10/09/17 Re: Auto tensioner life span ? signs of going bad ? - lymon 00:27:39 10/10/17 I've seen the bearings on the idler & tensioner rollers fail - Bernie (NoVA) 08:03:26 10/10/17 :-( (n/m) - Nate (NoVA) 09:21:32 10/10/17 When I bought my Z in '06 with 123k miles - J_Wright 11:34:03 10/10/17 How involved was the rebuild? - TTkeeper 12:56:14 10/10/17 Im guessing both, and alot - -Grimm- 16:11:07 10/11/17 I took the opportunity to perform a full rebuild - J_Wright 10:44:05 10/12/17 thanks B...your experience is valuable - TTkeeper 12:55:09 10/10/17 ^^This! 2nd. Thanks! (n/m) - ctheobal 19:15:23 10/10/17 Sure. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 07:39:12 10/12/17 Same thing happened to me - Polish 16:17:28 10/10/17 Pics - Polish 04:29:30 10/11/17 Is the powder from rust? - ZXoltan 11:31:44 10/11/17 the pics below will help a lot of TT owners - TTkeeper 14:22:35 10/11/17 I was thinking fluid from the piston mixed with dirt - Polish 17:03:52 10/11/17
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