What about your Cam Chain Tensioner?

Poll: Have you replaced your cam chain tensioner?

Still running stock tensioner.	2	20%
Have replaced it with OEM unit.	No votes	0%
Have replaced it with automatic unit from another model motorcycle.	5	50%
Have replaced it with a manual tensioner.	3	30%
Total number of voters: 10 ( twowings, Freddy, Kawboy, tackelhappy, zed900 ) See more scotch, dcarver220b, Neville, paulb, KZQ
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dcarver220b
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Re: What about your Cam Chain Tensioner?

10 hours 31 minutes ago

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As I took it off the engine I noted that there was no oil in the tensioner, nor was there any oil in the supply tube which incorporates a check valve. At the very least the empty supply tube would mean that there may be a delay in the support that the oil could apply during cold starts.

This is exactly what my friends Tenere was doing. At start up, clacking until oil pressure kicked in. He replaced it with some kind of manual, not APE.

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Re: What about your Cam Chain Tensioner?

4 hours 14 minutes ago

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Almost seems that line needs a check valve to always keep oil pressure on the tensioner?

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