BTH-001 OEM Hydraulic Timing Belt Tensioner - Compatible with Select Acura MDX, RDX, RL, RLX, TL, TLX, TSX, ZDX; Honda Accord, Accord Crosstour, Crosstour, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot, Ridgeline; Saturn Vue

Seems to be OEM quality I know Honda uses a lot of Aisin parts so I trust this over duralast or AutoZone parts....install not too difficult and takes away that loud Honda engine noise on cold starts....can do the job with a couple sockets, medium know how, and some patience...part is located in tight space but not too difficult to get...perfect fit for 2014 Odyssey.

I started hearing a horrible chattering/rattling sound when I started my engine cold, which would go away after once the engine was warmed up, around 15-20 minutes. I knew this was a failing tensioner, and after searching various forums for the Pilot/Ridgeline/Odyssey with the same engine I learned it is a very common problem. I'm due for a timing belt replacement in 15K miles and I tried to hold out and wait, but the noise was getting much louder and I didn't want to take any chances of having the timing belt tensioner pulley assembly breaking. If you're not familiar with how this works, the tensioner spring assembly (the part I'm reviewing) is a spring loaded piston that applies tension to a separate timing belt tensioner pulley assembly that's bolted to the engine, and it's filled with hydraulic oil with carefully placed holes/valves that dampen vibrations to maintain constant tension on the timing belt. For whatever reason, a common failure of these tensioners is for the hydraulic fluid to leak out, which then leaves the tensioner with no dampening ability so they make a chattering noise until it's warmed up. For the past two years while doing oil changes I noticed oil/grease on the CV boot on my passenger side axle which I thought was a cracked boot leaking grease, but it turns out all along the source of this oil was from the timing belt tensioner directly above it. Fortunately the part isn't very expensive and it's relatively easy to replace. I'm not a mechanic but do basic repairs to my car, and I replaced this in just over an hour from start to finish. The most time consuming part was removing the small bolts from the timing cover because there's very little room for adult sized hands to twist the bolts out. This appears identical to the OEM tensioner on my Honda Pilot and has all the same markings. It is a quality made-in-Japan part. I've owned a lot of Hondas and never had the timing belt tensioners fail, however they were all integrated tension spring pulley types and not the hydraulic dampened type. I didn't expect this to fail after only 90K miles, however it's easy enough to replace that if I had to do it again after another 90K miles I wouldn't complain.

I have been using this for 2 1/2 years and no issues on my 2012 Odyssey Touring. Immediately helped with the ticking noise caused by a loose timing belt from the old failing tensioner. I followed a video showed me how to remove it without taking the timing cover off. It only took about 20 minutes. I tried linking the video but Amazon wouldn't accept the review.

The only tensioner I trust. Aisin quality as usual it did not disappoint. Fit well and no leaks

Purchased for a 2013 Honda Pilot Touring after SEARCHING AND SEARCHING for the cause of the "ticking noise" that drove us nuts at "cold start up". We were concerned that it was the lifters/cylinders. Found a video on youtube by Brian Balabat that walked me through every step. This tensioner felt very well built when I opened the package and fit perfectly. No more ticking and took a couple of hours to replace. Highly recommend, still no ticking and cost a bit more than the others however is a good value for the money.

Replaced failed tensioner on a 2012 Honda Odyssey. Exact fit. Replacement was easy. Fixed the dreaded Honda death rattle in the engine

Bien

It worked great, I have 2015 honda pilot exl. My car had an issue making rattling noise and I checked in the YouTube video and found. It need to replace this timing belt tensioner. It was not easy to install at home but I made it work. Now my car is making sounds like new and normal. No more rattling noise at all. Hopefully it works for longer periods of time.

Still working after one year. Pretty easy to install if you're careful. Stopped the time belt rattling noise.

exelente

Aisin BTH-001 OEM Timing Belt Tensioner has high quality. -The part use for Accord year 2003 has backward compatible for short body tensioner on mine Honda year 2002.(like Dorman 420-100 Timing Belt Tensioner) is bonus. The OEM short body version tensioner is hard to find and more expensive. -Pull out the pin after setting up timing belt is not hard if using the tips: 1- Remove the metal rod holding battery. It's has J shape, 10 mm diameter 2- Remove the 10 mm nut 3-Find the thread hole right below rear cam gear, behind the tensioner pulley arm 4-Thread the J rod through the hole until it touch the tensioner pulley arm. 5-Turn J rod 1 round more 6-The J rod hold the tensioner pulley arm. In turn, the arm will keep the tensioner extent out 7-Pull out the pin should not hard 8-Remove the J rod

Excelente Mi troca traía un ruido muy molesto cuando la encendía y después de instalarlo el ruido se fue.

Direct fit OE part. No issues mounting it and the banging while the engine was running disappeared. Been about a year now and still running perfectly. The key when mounting it in the vehicle is to cut as much excess leg off the lynch pin (with a cutoff disk) as it will make it MUCH easier to get the pin out when the time comes to pull it!