DeVille d Elegance V8-4.6L VIN Y (1998)
Timing Chain Tensioner: Service and Repair
CAMSHAFT DRIVE CHAIN TENSIONER REPLACEMENT
REMOVAL PROCEDURE
NOTICE: The same removal and installation procedures apply to all three camshaft chain tensioners.
1. Remove the front cover.
2. Remove two tensioner mounting bolts.
3. Remove the tensioner.
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
1. Rotate the ratchet release lever counterclockwise and hold.
2. Collapse the tensioner shoe and hold.
3. Release the ratchet lever and slowly release the pressure on the shoe.
4. As the ratchet lever moves to the first click, hold the tensioner shoe inward and insert a pin through the hole in the release lever.
