To help silence the problem, try bleeding the tensioner. Start by removing the tensioner from the engine. Next, submerge the tensioner in oil. (Make sure the oil feed hole is facing upwards.) Then, use a large pair of non-marring pliers to actuate the piston several times until no air is noticed escaping the bleed hole. Finally, install the tensioner immediately by hand and take care not to damage the chain ramp.
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The criteria for setting the code is very basic.
A code P0299 for lower- than-normal boost can be one of the most challenging DTCs to resolve. You might think it is a code for a leak, but it could be more than a leak. The criteria for setting the code is very basic. The engine management system is looking at the desired boost pressure and the actual boost pressure, if the actual and desired do not match for the conditions.
Using care and following OEM procedures will help you to avoid unnecessary parts replacement and comebacks.
The alternator produces an AC current that must be converted into DC current by way of a rectifier.
A misalignment of the plane of the belt can occur when a pulley is not parallel to the other pulleys on the belt drive system.
What if there are no codes and a misfire is intermittent? This is where it gets complicated.
The area of contact between the lifters and cam lobes is the highest loaded surface inside an engine.
Many alternator problems turn out to be nothing more than a bad connection at the alternator or a bad wiring harness.
All-season coolant used inorganic acid technology and worked great for almost 30 years.
Why do ignition systems give technicians problems when diagnosing ignition-related misfires? The answer is that some technicians use tests that might give inconclusive results or do damage to the coil or drivers inside a module.
