Monty, are you then saying I can use the external spring version on my '98?
It seems there's an updated tensioner for my specific engine (w/o the external spring), and from what I've read, it's a tad longer than the original, which could be a design change, or perhaps the tensioner that was replaced was "stuck" in a retracted position.
Based on some cursor research, it seems that replacing the original tensioner, with the updated version of the original, doesn't seem to address the rattle at start-up issue. I have however read that the external spring version does have an effect. I just want to make sure I don't blow up my 37K mile engine with the wrong part!
