Motorcraft BT 70 Belt Tensioner Review

Great Ford OE part that costs a lot less than the dealer is asking for. I get a discount on the price and don't have to go to the dealer. Win, win.

1 month after installation, the part is broken, metal defect found during casting. The lever holding the idler pulley broke, left my wife idle for half a day, had to lug the tour, ended up costing me a lot of time and money.

05 The F-350 Dual Alternator is an OEM replacement for the primary alternator/main serpentine belt. Easy installation after access. This part replaces the primary alternator belt tensioner, NOT the smaller secondary alternator belt tensioner.

100% Genuine Ford Part. This will fix your belt squeak you've been chasing. Remove the top fan shroud which simply snaps open, alternator, top idler pulley and belt. You can access the tensioner without removing anything. You MUST use a 10mm wrench to remove the 2 bolts holding the tensioner. Fish it out and fish back a new one.

At times like these, I just love Revain. I found that my old tensioner had failed, the pulley knocked out the bearings. I was planning to go on a long trip the next day, too bad! I found that no one stocked this part, including the dealer, and the dealer wanted $210 for the exact same part, triple the price here. exact same factory part next day and it's very easy, two bolts and a repair job done. Just a 10mm open end wrench is all you need and nothing else needs to be removed, although I only…

Must have gotten a bad quality one. The package was clearly opened. After installation (all 10mm bolts tightened (18 ft.lbs), belt on and cover back on) I do what we do with all of this - tension the belt and the tensioner spring releases the metal grommet and the belt tightens. NOT that much on it. Tried several times without success. I threw everything back. I inspected the tensioner shaft and it was fitted into the body (or should I say jammed) because the metal grommet wasn't cut properly -