Originally posted by carrot_top:
you also need to look into upgrading the tentioner, if im not mistaken there was an upgrade that was available due to it bot holding tension. not sure what year contiques.
but use the search and FAQ should be able to find something.
I think the tensioner comes stock with no spring. You have to buy the spring and the little peg it hangs off of. But they aren't really needed, as once you have it in the correct tension position you tighten it down and the spring isn't used again until the next time you adjust it. So it's pretty optional.
What's more important is the idler pulley below the tensioner. Its diameter is too small and the bearing in it wears out. I changed my belt at 55,000 due to having the engine apart for other reasons, and the belt was fine but the idler pulley was badly worn.
