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Review on ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Dayco 89369 Belt Tensioner Kit by Leonardo Sandoval

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Terrible tensioner - FOLLOW THE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK

I bought this tensioner 4 months ago because it was cheaper to buy it as a set than to buy 2 pulleys (tensioner + tensioner) separately. In short, the only worthy quality of this device is that the pulleys aren't half bad; the tensioner itself is junk. Long story: I had noise from my accessory belt (V6 Honda Accord 2003). The noise sounded like a bad bearing on the pulley, but I couldn't tell if it was the idler pulley or the tensioner pulley. So I found this product replaced both and for the same price I would also get a new spanner that sounded too good to be true. IT WAS. I took off my old build and put on my new build and I should have noticed the warning signs right away. Although the block fits snugly, the turnbuckle isn't even 14mm, it's 15mm. Nothing bad, but noticeably annoying. Then when I started the car I noticed that the spring is not dampened very well and the tensioner vibrates +/- 1/4 inch at idle, I can only imagine it moving under a burst of gas. After 2-3 months. I don't have a belt tensioning tool but the slack seems fine so I just went with it. The block started to squeak under acceleration and I figured replacing the belt would help. When loosening the belt tension, the 15 bolt stripped the threads on the encapsulated nut and just came out (yes, I know it's a left-handed bolt). So now I had to cut the ribbon to take it off. I was able to take both pulleys off and put them on my old tensioner and then put it back on my car with the new belt and voila, the car is working fine again. If you're cheap like me and just want it for the pulleys, you might be fine. or now, but I suspect they could be low quality as well.

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Slightly torn