Volvo RWD 200 Forum

INDEX FOR 1/2026(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 2/2005 200 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

timing belt tensioner 200 1983

posted by  someone claiming to be Patrick in Vermont on  Fri Apr 26 16:28 CST 2002 [RELATED]

OK- 1983 242 with B21A, first noticed a noise yesterday morning that sounded like grinding/scraping. Heard it again tonight (both times after a longish (50 minutes) run on the Interstate at about 75). In the waning minutes of daylight, I got a better hear and look at it and for it. It sounds suspiciously like a bad bearing sound, and from a spot that makes me think "timing belt tensioner". So, a multi-part question:

A) Is there any other culprit I should investigate for this kind of sound right in the front of the engine (do bad water pumps make noise)?

B) If it is the tensioner, is it worth it and possible to pull the tensioner without removing the timing belt and try to lube the tensioner?

C) If it is the tensioner, how long before it seizes and snaps the timing belt?

Thanks in advance to my brothers and sisters in auto cultdom...






THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD

New timing belt tensioner [200][1983]
posted by  someone claiming to be Patrick in Vermont  on Fri Apr 26 16:28 CST 2002 >


<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.