Hi,
Quick question, are the britpart version of the Tensioner Pulley good? As i have heard mixed reviews on it compared to the O.E.M?
Thanks
I would go Dayco for peace of mind or Genuine , it's your engine. Lets just say I had 6 aftermarket ones fail in one batch where the centre part exploded where the bolt goes through,
The very cheap ones supplied by Britpart and Allmakes are most probably made in China, the next level is bearmach which is a bit better but still weak, if you want a good one less than genuine search locally for Dayco APV2985, any store can get it to you
P.S. sorry Roverlord, we were posting at the same time
Discovery Td5 (2000), manual, tuned
Put it this way:
mine(on my D1) lasted 1 week before it started to make noises.
Because it was new, I excluded it from the squealing fan belt problem that persisted for a while, targeting almost every other component, including water pump pulley!
After lots of stuffing about, I pulled the old one out from the wheelie bin(luckily I'm lazy and didn't put the bin out for collection!!) .. and the old one didn't make the noise(even tho it's ever so slightly loose in the bearing).
I'd say if you want to save $s don't use Britpart ... save even more money and your sanity and go second hand!
Otherwise any brand other than Britpart.
Arthur.
'99 D1 300Tdi Auto
'03 D2 Td5 Auto
You wouldn't think about putting a second hand serpentine belt on your engine so why on earth would you put a second hand idler pulley on it.
Get a New genuine part and forget about it for the next 10 years
You only get one shot at life, Aim well
2004 D2 "S" V8 auto, with a few Mods gone
2007 79 Series Landcruiser V8 Ute, With a few Mods.
4.6m Quintrex boat
20' Jayco Expanda caravan gone
Dayco which should be the Genuine ones are made in Taiwan these days, but are superior to Chinese made
Bearmach were the ones that failed, after selling hundreds with out problems , the last batch failed, so no more. I think they must have sourced them from another manufacturer to the earlier batches. Unfortunately customers want cheaper and cheaper these days so this is the outcome
here's one after a mere 1000kms.
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OK, thanks for the replies, i will have to shop for an OEM and try that thanks
Is the original problem with the pulley, the bearing or the tensioner? If just the bearing, it'll cost you about $12 from bearing service.
2002 D2 4.6L V8 Auto SLS+2" ACE CDL Truetrac(F) Nanocom(V8 only)
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