Britpart timing belt tensioners.

Has any one out there had any hassle with new noisy Britpart timing belt tensioners (Defender 200tdi).

I have just replaced the timing belt recently, all torqued up correctly however I (not personally) seem to be now in possession of an irritating squeak, wine, whistle, call it what you will.

Had belt done on my 200 back in August - bought everything OEM as I have heard horror stories of Britpart tensioners failing causing the belt to loosen or run out of alignment and shred itself.

IMO would always pay more for OEM stuff for such important bits. OEM tensioner was about £22, think the whole lot inc belt, seals and gaskets cost me just over £50.

just done the belt on my 300.

Land Rover Parts and Spares Direct is who i usually use, cos you can sepcify whos parts you want.

or i got my kit from this ebay guy eBay My World - mps-trading Dayco belt with britpart OEM pullys/tensioners (note the OEM, not pattern bit here)

Save yourself money and steer clear of cheap products, especially when doing the timing belt. Save a couple o' quid on a cheap tensioner and run the risk of completely knackering the enjun = a bit of a false economy. Get a decent tensioner (I went Bearmach off-of mailorder4x4) and Dayco belts and DO IT AGAIN! It was a fun job after all, eh?

ScratchyDom said:

Save yourself money and steer clear of cheap products, especially when doing the timing belt. Save a couple o' quid on a cheap tensioner and run the risk of completely knackering the enjun = a bit of a false economy. Get a decent tensioner (I went Bearmach off-of mailorder4x4) and Dayco belts and DO IT AGAIN! It was a fun job after all, eh?

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I have ordered an OEM tensioner supplied by Bearmach and intend to fit it as soon as it arrives, as stated, too important a part to try and save money on.

Lesson learned and as you say it is a fun job, third time around I hope the task will be complete for a while!!

Thanks to all for the advice.

Hitchhiker said:

Has any one out there had any hassle with new noisy Britpart timing belt tensioners (Defender 200tdi).

I have just replaced the timing belt recently, all torqued up correctly however I (not personally) seem to be now in possession of an irritating squeak, wine, whistle, call it what you will.

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Finally managed to get rid of the squeak, some chain-lube on the dust seal behind the crank pulley. What a t**t that has been to find, many thanks to Mr Freelaner!