Hi, I have OEM belts and water pump already. Any advice whether I should buy OEM or Aftermarket Tensioner? Thank you!!

I have a 93 honda civic dx 1.5

 

if you plan on keeping the car for a while, i'd go with OEM, the price difference usually isn't that much either.

 

Thanks for the reply!

I just called my honda dealer for the OEM tensioner, apparently they said for the 93 civic that it is a mechanical tensioner with a spring, and that most of the time it does not need replacing, only it it looks worn. Should I replace it anyway, it seems wierd that if it doesnt look like it needs replacing than not to do it, It is an old car...Any thoughts?

 

how many miles on the tensioner ? and how much is a tensioner ?

you can also test it out by seeing what kind of the shape the tensioner is in. see if there is any play on the bearing. spin the tensioner and see if it spins freely (to see if the bearing is frozen)

if it were me and it didn't cost much I would replace it anyway. especially if i planned on keeping the car for a while.

 

Hi There!

Thanks for being so helpful

I have 82,500 miles on the tensioner. The OEM tensioner is 110 dollars.

 

that's not many miles on the tensioner. i would check the bearing on the tensioner and if that is good, i wouldn't bother replacing it.

i would wait till the next timing belt change and replace it then.

 

I would just replace it anyways. It is pointless to go through all that **** to change a belt and water pump and just skimp out on the tensioner. A 100 is not that much. If your luck is anything like mine you will figure not to do it, it's fine and a week later you have to go replace it along with a whole bunch of other stuff. Don't skimp and just do it all.

 

How many years on the tensioner? Has it ever been replaced before? If not, replace it. I change mine every other TB change.

Sometimes the bearings will readily reveal themselves to be slowly failing when you spin the tensioner in your hand, like the other poster said.

www.bkhondaparts.com sells the OEM tensioner for around $60. See the top-most section of http://honda.lioness.googlepages.com...epairresources for more suggestions on getting the best deal on OEM parts.

 

Just go OEM man i've seen some of those Taiwanese aftermarket fail in some messed up ways u don't want to know and usually some will have a rediculous amount of play! OEM are meant to last through some hard driving! Remember OEM has gone through R&D its engineered!

 

OE Honda tensioners are made by Koyo.

I sell them for 1/2 that of the dealers