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Timing chain tensioner??? Escuse my lack of diesel mechanics but my tx2 is fast approaching 70k, at each 10k service the garage's have not said anything about changing it?

You got me worried now when do you think i should look at getting it done? the cab is 2 and half. And roughly how much is it?

Cheers

As David said above it may not need doing until 140'000 miles plus, they seem to need doing at anything between 50'000 and 90'000, but it depends from Taxi to Taxi.

If it's rattling like hell, and it's taking several attempts to start it, then the tensioner probably needs doing.

'Taxi tech' do the new chain and tensioner for £350 all in, or as David has had done above, Hexagon do the whole works for £650 which hopefully will see you through a good few years work.

I'm no mechanic, ask Mr T if you need the in's and out's of how the internal systems work.

Many thanks GBC, useful information.

As many years of motorbiking has taught me there is absoluteley no point in changing a chain with changing the sprockets as well, the old saying....buy cheap....buy twice!