Would the cams need to be repositioned? I was thinking of buying the part off Ebay, I don’t know if it comes with the tool, do you know where I could get the tool at. This seems to have the capability of being more difficult then the timing belt but I guess I will see.

 

Nah don't you see the arrows on both cam shafts? If you can't see them turn the engine over until both arrows are pointing straight upwards, all you have to do is count 16 chain links between the arrows and bolt it back in, it may take a couple of tries but you'll know when you get it right.
As for the tool the #3366 like in the picture, you might be able to buy it from the dealer.

 

this still looks like a PITA

 

Here i looked it up for ya, this is what it should look like when your done.

 

auditech79 thats awsome that you are posting up all this info

i have a similar problem that i have been ducking for maybe a year. what happens when you let this problem ride on?

 

Check your oil pressure first to make sure its not that causing the tensioner to chatter, if the pressure is ok then you just need a new tensioner. If its just the tensioner you can drive it for a while but eventually it will throw a cam sensor fault and the power will feel sluggish.

 

YEAH THIS IS GREAT, thanks so much for your time, i think with all that i can do it now.

 

Your welcome, thats what im here for.

 

yup that guy is one of this site's memory banks that u can pull correct info from easily lol

 

Yea, for me I replaced the cam angle sensor (front of motor) first because of the check engine light indicating to anddisconnected the battery, thinking that would fix it (in my defense the contact part was warn). This did not fix the problem, so I then identified the problem as most likely being the tensioner chattering. I had changed my oil and seemed to be no sludge so I thought to myself this had to be it. Because my problems are identical to others (at operating temp the car would chatter and for one second on start up with a warm motor, along with only being at idle).