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MG MGF Technical - Which tensioner?

Which tensioner do i need for a 98 f?, manual or auto tensioner? can you use either?

Cheers.
DaveyC

i know for vvc you need manual tensioner hope this helps richard
tg hardwick

98 was the changeover year. There is not a changeover VIN number. The manual tensioner has 23mm wide belt and the Auto 26mm.
Geoff F.
Geoff Farthing

Sorry, forgot to say the car is a mpi not vvc. Geoff, you are quite right, thats exactly whats baffling me. Do i get the auto tensioner or am i just going to have to take the cover off and see whats already on there?
DaveyC

I reckon the safest is to remove the cover and see what you already have. Chances are that it'll be manual, but no guarantee.
Rob Bell

Just for your interest, I have just had a '99 F in the workshop for it's first belt change.

It was fitted with the 'wide' belt 143 x 26mm and the manual tensioner..... :-)

There is also a 145 tooth x 26mm belt listed for the non VVC engine....!

I make a point now when getting these in for work, NOT to pre order parts but to wait and see whats there.... However, I am now stocking more and more parts for the F and TF.

Mark.
M T Boldry

On HGF repair my 97 F 1.8 mpi required a manual tensioner. Hope this help. Mike
JM Vega-P.

There are three belts

Manual tensioner..
143 teeth 23mm wide : 1400,1600 and 1800
143 teeth 26mm wide : late 1400 and 1600, all 1800/VVC

Auto tensioner,,
145 teeth 26mm wide : all auto tensioner models

If yours is a manual tensioner and it is highly likely that it is, then fit the VVC belt, 143 teeth x 26mm wide. It is a direct fit and is a little tougher than the narrower belt.

Dave
Dave Andrews

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