My S2K eats timing chain tensioners.......

[JMSBND]

Hey guys. Well after the timing chain rattle appeared at 55k I replaced it with a new one. Now at 67k the noise is back again. I have tracked the car twice, but otherwise I service her every 5k.

Has anybody else been through a few chains? They are $220.00 a pop, and it seems like they just don't like high RPM???

James.

[.::F[L]Y::.]

what kinda oil are you using?/

[aaronng]

Could be the high RPM during trackday. Honda tensioners are weak. For the price you are paying, why not go Toda timing chain tensioner?

[JMSBND]

Factory oils only. Change every 5k.

TODA tensioner? Tell me more..............

[chicken8]

when my chain tensioner was replaced under warranty

they changed a few items. not just the tensioner

one of the things from memory was the timing chain guide. the noise is the chain hitting the guides and a new guide should keep the chain in place a bit better

perhaps look into having that replaced also. but it could be expensive so it may be cheaper to just keep replacing the tensioner every 15km or so

the dealership told me that had i done the job privately with them and not under warranty, the whole thing would've been close to $3k

[aaronng]

Factory oils only. Change every 5k.

TODA tensioner? Tell me more..............

Hmm, I don't see a Toda tensioner listed for F20C... Only K20A. What's the part number of your Honda OEM tensioner?

[JMSBND]

I will grab the number tomo I have the old receipt somewhere.

Thanks.

[aaronng]

If it is 14510-PRB-A01, then the Toda one will work.

[JMSBND]

I think it's 14510 PCX 005 so no good on the Toda K20 I guess. Has anybody heard of a better tensioner for the F20C? I am happy to pay. Just don't want to keep replacing the damn thing!

[dc5ive]

i have the same problem with mine ... honda quoted me about 1.5 k to get it replaced

[chicken8]

the noise is coming from the chain hitting the chain guide. replace the guide and the tensioner

[NVD52K]

does anyone have a recording of this noise? how do you know when its gone so i can know for future?

[chicken8]

sounds a bit like a diesel engine

like a bicycle with a poker card stuck in the spokes of the wheel

so it goes like fap fap fap fap fap but quicker than you can speak it

[NVD52K]

is this like a common problem for this chain tensioner?

[chicken8]

fair percentage of s2ks get this issue

was a TSB back in the day but now that warranty's run out on most of them its no longer covered under the TSB

[JMSBND]

So the tensioner replacement is a 10min job. I'ts a DIY on a Sunday.

But the tensioner............how tough is that one chicken8?

Thanks for the reply too.

James.

[chicken8]

im not too sure. the dealership did it. and it was a 1/2 day job

but i doubt they worked on it the whole day. they had to diagnose. replace. give it a service and a wash and i got a loan car for the day

but the guy who gave me my car back said it was a pretty quick job once they diagnosed it. i brought them a printout from S2KI describing the problem and what to check for as they said it wasnt a problem the first time i went to see them

[NVD52K]

does this chain tensioner sound like really loud injectors?

[JMSBND]

It sounds like a rattle. Very metallic.