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Originally posted by Zeke
The way I understand it is the spring holds the tension on the chains and the oil pressure is a fail-safe back up. What I do know is the tensioner should at no time release pressure on the cam chain. I would be in the engine removing and checking the tensioners if it were my car.
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The spring holds the tension, the oil is the dampening part. Just like a shock absorber. So, if there isn't enough oil, there isn't enough dampening and the chain can move enough to start making a noise. That's how I understand it.
I'd love to hear from more people that had this problem before and what they did about it.
John Walker would be a good resource here - someone with a lot of experience!
George