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Hi everyone,

Newbie here! I've got a 2003 C5 Avant which I've owned for nearly a year. Recently had the cam belt replaced and was alerted to a rattle at around 1300rpm coming from the tensioners. Apparently they are £500 each and you'd need two. Is this the case?

Thanks in advance,

Adam

Yea, just made a video about them lol.

Easy to remove, if you have the cam gears off.

https://youtu.be/xUWNh-0Abfs

How bad is the rattle? They all resonate slightly at about 1300 rpm.

You can get new tensioners cheaper than that on Rockauto. There was a thread about replacement pads fairly recently.

Think I have spare tensioners in my toolbox if interested pm me.

When I got the car straight into Audi. Replaced belts water pump thermostat etc.
For peace of mind. Changed all rollers and tensioners.
Kept all the parts.