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Tensioner pulley wobble
Hi guys,
ended up with a new Tensioner (INA) that has a slight wobble to the pulley, making the belt move 1-2mm side to side (walking on the the pulley) as it goes round. Have notified parts place, but they only have Febi Bilstein ones available right now, & the INA replacement will be a month. Half of me wants to wait for the INA one, as I believe their meant to be OEM standard, plus I've replaced the two diverter pulleys with INA ones, so rather keep them all the same, then I also think if INA one didn't run true, maybe no more superior than a Febi Bilstein. Any opinions on this? Thanks |
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I recently replaced my belt and tensioner and used BMW parts. I don't usually trust unbranded parts. The belt was $60 and tensioner $130. I am not sure how much can be saved with non-OEM parts, but it probably isn't worth it.
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The key is KNOWING who manufactures the specific part and of course price difference. If you know that INA is the original manufacturer, just get those or you are throwing money away. FCP is a great resource on this so if FCP says that is the original manufaturer I would get that myself. However, if you are not sure or the price is insignificant as Car Junkie said, then get BMW parts. Especially after my experience where Febi/Bilstein was a great company but now are making stuff in Taiwan while etching a giant GERMANY on their part and not etching made in Taiwan but attaching a string tag that could easily fall off or be taken off. The other reason why I think you are good if you know who makes the part is that the BMW parts are not the same anymore! For example the original Sachs/Boge shocks for my E46 ZHP were made by Sachs/BOGE for BMW and both the BMW and aftermarket parts were originally made in Germany but now E46 parts production has been moved to Turkey for the front shocks whether you buy them from the dealer or from Sachs. You will get a new BMW strut made in Turkey today. So you can be already paying for a non-German part from BMW today. Also I had a situation where a local parts store quoted me a $90 for a set of brake pads from the original manufacturer but the BMW branded pads were only $10 more. I just went ahead and got the BMW ones since the price difference was so low. So in this case where where you know who makes the original and the savings are significant, go with the original manufacturer part and save some dough but with other parts if you are not sure who made the original, then maybe go with BMW parts. Last edited by nachob; 12-31-2020 at 01:52 PM.. |
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