ALH Serpentine tensioner noise? - Troubleshooting - VWDiesel.net The IDI, TDI, and mTDI source.

• ALH Serpentine tensioner noise? by 745 turbogreasel on 28 Apr, 2011 00:42
• 02 Golf has a rattle where the top bolt of the tensioner shock goes through.
  I can hush it up with medium fingertip pressure.
  Anyone fixed this without buying  a tensioner assembly?
  
  
• #1 by redneck_vdub on 02 May, 2011 17:30
• Mine does the exact same thing, and ive checked to make sure the bolt is tight. Must be the design. Oh and it is a new tensioner.
• #2 by 745 turbogreasel on 02 May, 2011 19:52
• I'm not sure that's what I wanted to hear
  But I suppose I can hold off on buying another.
• #3 by 8v-of-fury on 03 May, 2011 19:52
• its a diesel shes supposed to have some rattles
• #4 by redneck_vdub on 06 May, 2011 18:43
• Quote from: 8v-of-fury on 03 May, 2011 19:52

  its a diesel shes supposed to have some rattles
  

  
  True enough lol.
• #5 by the caveman on 06 May, 2011 20:01
• did you try to just remove the shock. They leak and end up useless. The real problem is if the spring is soft, and not keeping enough tension on the belt. Not as critical as on an AAZ, but can still damage the crank if left for a long time.