Member Contributer jackleftzuo Posted January 20, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted January 20, 2017 TIMING CAM CHAIN TENSIONER MANUAL ADJUSTER. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2002-3-4-5-6-12-Honda-VFR800-Interceptor-APE-HT600RR-Manual-Cam-Chain-Tensioner-/251680538876?hash=item3a995440fc:m:mX8Wg-i_-a50_iDM4S03HfA&vxp=mtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Terry Posted January 20, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted January 20, 2017 Not on my VFR (no cam chains on my 5G!), but I have a couple of APE tensioners on my VTR1000F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Grum Posted January 20, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted January 20, 2017 The e-bay add for the manual tensioner states this about the oem automatic tensioners, I've never heard of this happening "The automatic tensioners can back out when the throttle is closed suddenly at high rpm. This allows the cams to go momentarily out of time, and can result in bent valves and/or serious engine damage." Wonder how many engine re-builds have been needed because of this so called issue??? Surely if the manual version was so good wouldn't Honda fit them, seeing they would be far cheaper than the automatic version? Would much rather be fitting another oem cct than running the risk of over or under tensioning the timing chain with an aftermarket manual version. Cheers. Grum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspanglish Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 VFR engine rebuilds due to cam chain wiplash with automatic tensioners? I would hazard a guess at so extremely close to zero percent as to be irrelevant. Never heard of one personally, yet I HAVE heard of the odd case of heavy handedness with manual tensioners leading to excessive wear and expensive repairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted January 21, 2017 Member Contributer Share Posted January 21, 2017 On 1/20/2017 at 11:37 AM, Grum said: The e-bay ad... You could have stopped there, really. Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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