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Originally Posted by mjbw372d
Hello. I just wanted to say great guide to taking the chain guide out! I have a question or two regarding that. I too have a rattling noise when the car idles and when I step on the gas. A mechanic friend said it's probably the tensioner, which you said is one of the options as to the rattling. I have a 96 200sx, and it's at around 167000 miles. My questions are this-what further steps are necessary to take the tensioner out and replaced from where you were in the guide> Also, with the high mileage on the car, would you suggest I replace the chains, since we will be in there anyway? Oh, and a third question-do you, or anyone know if the rattling of the chain area can contribute to premature distrubutor failure? Over the last 4 months, I have had to have about 3 distributors replaced on my car, as usually the rotor goes first, but this last time, just this last Thursday, the distributor went again. Thanks for your help.
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I would suggest that you get the Nissan Factory Service Manual for good, detailed instructions as to how to go about removing the tensioner. There is a write-up on
http://www.se-r.net about this too. Here's the link:
http://www.se-r.net/zotz/se-r_tensioner.htm.
One thing I would do a little different than what is recommended is that after removing the old tensioner and installing the new one in, simply put the car in fifth gear and push it a few feet (with the car turned completely off). This'll help the tensioner pop in correctly.
