Got in to have a look at the timing belt tensioner on my v40t yr 2000, took a while to figure out how to get the lower cover off, had to take the serpintine belt off and a pulley and the centre bolt holding the engine mount to the engine has the thread stripped. Found out I definately have the manua...

Hi Shane, I thought Vadis might tell you with the vin number. I live in Australia and the vin is YV1VS1926XF366013, can anyone tell which tensioner I have. I also have the same issue and have tried to get a look at that tensioner with mirror and camera etc and no luck so far, although do have new ca...

Cheers and thanks for that. Timing belt is on my to do list, likely order part from USA comes in around $250 OEM all up including water pump from memory. Will get other parts at same time, have been given estimated quote on shipping $60. Got to make sure it is the right part and they made two differ...

Hi Shane.
Sounds like you got lucky not damaging anything.
What kind of tensioner does it have? Hydrolic(auto) or manual.
Where did you get the kit from? And how much $? OEM?
Cheers Anthony.

Thanks for explaining that. Did you solve it?

I am here to learn and enjoy learning. I find it frustrating when people use abreviations PNP = WTF? without explaining it the first time you use said abbreviation... basic english.
Other gripe is not disclosing if/how issue was fixed.

thanks shanegtr. better stop posting in this thread dont want it to drift.

not a kiwi... thats a relief... ha ha. sorry cant watch plugins for some reason on nexus 7, will check it out on the laptop later.

thanks shanegtr. better stop posting in this thread dont want it to drift.

Thanks ShaneGTR, that makes it easy.

I found the ecu but it is bolted in such a way that I cant tell what the label says and havent had chance to look into it further.

I see that you are a kiwi... I lived over there for a few years on the Kapiti Coast, good times.

What fluid did you use in transmission?