🧰 Motorcraft - BT32 Tensioner for Enhanced SEO Review

Bought online for my 1995 Ford F150 XLT 4.9L 300 manual transmission. Very easy to install. No worse than the original for 1/3 the cost.

Does not appear to match Motorcraft specifications. For several days it was not possible to ruin the belt. The cheap Napa replacement I had to get in the meantime is still running fine a few weeks later.

My truck now starts without a fuss after a day of idling. When it came time to install the belt, I noticed that it had MUCH more tension than the previous original at 150k+.

I thought buying a bike would get me better quality and it usually did. That pulley, however, is plastic and says Dayco. I'm sure it will hold up and it fits really well. I have a feeling I would get the same quality with an aftermarket brand.

The bearings on the idler pulley were defective right out of the box. I had to fit a pulley from my factory part, luckily I needed it due to a bad spring with no bearings, otherwise I wouldn't be able to use it. I have a hunch that the part was previously returned by someone who replaced the pulleys and sent them back and no one noticed when they received the returned item.

Excellent part. Quality OEM part for my f150. NOTE: Motorcraft does not make a replica of the 1987 f150 4.9 300 engine. Aside from that, just like the description, you may need to drill a pilot/pin hole to install it properly. If you don't have a Dremel tool with a grinding wheel, it's easier if you remove the entire power steering bracket to drill larger holes. I installed mine once to solve a squeaky belt problem. Any tensioner I would buy if it wasn't a motor vehicle would just squeak within