cam belt tensioner

[LUV2XLR8]

ive bought a bottom end out of a corsa 1.4 mpi 8v think its a 1996 car!

i noticed it had a cam belt tensioner on it above the crank pully and below the water pump.

do i need this?

as i now i can tension the belt by the water pump :cool:

[Jon_nova1]

you can tension the belt using the water pump or tensioner, if you want the auto tensioner you'd have to get a 1.4 cambelt for a mark2, if you dont use the tensioner you'd have to get a mark1 cambelt

[Adam]

Aye, got 104tooth belt off a early 1.4 engine(1989/90)

[Jon_nova1]

lol i got one too, after i got the shorter belt after snapping my auto tensioner i realised the oil pump had a hole in it, so bought another oil pump today and got my autotensioner back lol

[LUV2XLR8]

ah so the auto tensioner runs the oil pump?

[Jon_nova1]

yes it does, the bolt hole for the autotensioner is on the top of the oil pump ;)

[Adam]

The tensioner bolts to the oil pump.
Thats all.

You can just unbolt it and leave it off and fit a shorter belt.

[Jon_nova1]

oh sorry, thought he was asking if the autotensioner bolts on the oil pump:tard:

[SRI crazy]

the tensioner doesnt run the oil pump its just screwed to it, the oil pump runs off the crankshaft