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Jake Raby · 01-12-2009, 04:54 AM

I had more pictures to post, but the software limited me to five..

Here are the pics of the two different tensioners. The broken unit came from the failed 3.2, the intact unit came from a 1998 2.5 Boxser engine.

Note the wear surface and the thickness of the tensioners.

01-12-2009, 04:54 AM	#2
Jake Raby Engine Surgeon Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cleveland GA USA Posts: 2,425	I had more pictures to post, but the software limited me to five.. Here are the pics of the two different tensioners. The broken unit came from the failed 3.2, the intact unit came from a 1998 2.5 Boxser engine. Note the wear surface and the thickness of the tensioners.