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Old 07-04-2013, 05:04 PM
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What is this part on my om617?

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It is next to the thermostat housing has three gold bolts with a big one in the center. It has a gasket behind it does it seal coolant or oil? What is this thing?

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Old 07-04-2013, 10:11 PM
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Thermostat housing. alternator bracket, water pump housing, engine block, timing chain tensioner, and manifold.



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Timing chain tensioner uses a spring and oil pressure acting on a piston to tension the timing chaing.

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