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  1. 14-10-2014 04:43 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by knuts2au View Post
    Hydraulic Timing belt tensioner. Has death rattles on cold start up goes away after 30sec. Ok when warm.
    MadMax? advice if it rattles badly turn the car off quickly - wait 10 seconds and restart - if there is no rattle the tensioner is shot
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    Quote Originally Posted by bb61266 View Post
    MadMax? advice if it rattles badly turn the car off quickly - wait 10 seconds and restart - if there is no rattle the tensioner is shot
    If I said that, it is only me repeating what Mal (Madmagna) has said.
    See if I can find a link . . . BRB

    No joy, it's somewhere.
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