Quick question about timing metal tensioner upgrade

[SherrodMustang]

Installed metal tensioners in place of the oem plastic ones. Have a question for anybody who has done the swap. The plastic ones have a thin gasket that mounts against the block. The metal ones had no gasket at all, flat metal. I was told just to install them with no gasket maker and there was no gasket needed. Is this correct?

 

[CraigNnem]

YEP!!!!!

 

[dysan]

+1. No gasket necessary.

 

[SherrodMustang]

YEP!!!!!

+1. No gasket necessary.

Thanks for the help and the info!!!


Was just not really for sure at first. Was afraid that they need to be sealed to keep the pressure up on the tensioner. I guess that the really tension is from the spring of the tensioner, not from the pressure of the oil.

 

[2014_GT]

Oil pressure's there just to add load onto the chain when the engine revs. Regardless, the metal ones do not need a gasket.

 

[Airborne2000]

did you get the 2v ones? or is there a place to get metal upgraded ones?

 

[shikwann]

^ hey bought 2v ones as did I when I changed mine out when re-timing

 

[SherrodMustang]

Yep, the 2v ones. Got them from Silver State Ford. Have the part number if you need them?

 

[Airborne2000]

no, they were easy to find on there. and they are cheap. anyone know if these are the same as the "UPGRADED Primary chain tensioners (left and Right)
CAST IRON instead of plastic with built in fail safe ratchet in case of oil pressure loss- as used by Team MMR" that MMR has on there site? (yeah yeah i know screw mmr, but these may be ok?)

 

[luckychance]

I could use the part numbers sherrodmustang this is right up my alley...

 

[SherrodMustang]

(1) F6AZ-6L266-DA Tensioner - RH (2 Valve Steel Bodied)
(1) F6AZ-6L266-CA Tensioner - LH (2 Valve Steel Bodied)

 

[luckychance]

thanks bro

 

[SherrodMustang]

No problem.

 

[jdlatil]

(1) F6AZ-6L266-DA Tensioner - RH (2 Valve Steel Bodied)
(1) F6AZ-6L266-CA Tensioner - LH (2 Valve Steel Bodied)

Do you need any gasket with the iton tensioners?
None came with mine

 

[jdlatil]

Do you need any gasket with the iton tensioners?
None came with mine

 

[Wes06]

Read the first couple posts .That answers the question

 

[SherrodMustang]

No gasket needed.

Had zero issues with my installed that way.