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2001 Passat V6 Timing belt will not stay tensioned. My tech replaced the water pump in a customers Passat and of course we replaced the timing belt tensioner, belt, and rollers ect... He took the car on a three mile test drive and came back only to hear a flapping noise. Timing belt had loosened. You can take the tensioner and turn clockwise on the tensioner to loosen and stays loose (other words will not go back). I ordered another tensioner and did the job myself and tightened the roller to 43ft lbs. Three miles later same problem. What gives

Submitted: 133 days and 5 hours ago.
Category: VW
Value: $13
Status: CLOSED
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Year: 2001
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Passat
Engine: V6

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We have done the timing belt tensioner twice!

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Hi, and good morng. That tentioner needs to be tightend

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Expert: tcookrock
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Answered: 7/13/2009

133 days and 5 hours ago.

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Could you elaborate please? The tensioner is a hydraulic ram that pushes on an arm that in turn pushes on a roller. That roller only has one allen bolt. It is tight!

Posted by tcookrock 133 days and 4 hours ago.

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Hello again. Are the connections good for the tentioners hydralic system?

Edited by Doctor Tim on 7/13/2009 at 2:37 PM

133 days and 4 hours ago.

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three ten mm bolts for the hydrualic ram and one for the roller. BTW I am a mercedes expert here on this site. Yes I am sure. Have you ever run into this problem before yourself?

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