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Honda F22/F23 Timing Belt Tensioner - Genuine OEM (14510-PT0-004)
If you're tackling a timing belt job on your F22 or F23, don't even think about reusing the old tensioner. This is Honda part 14510-PT0-004, the genuine tensioner that keeps the right amount of tension on your timing belt so it tracks true and doesn't slap around or skip teeth. Honda calls this one the timing belt adjuster in their own parts catalog, so if you've seen it listed that way, it's the same part. It's the kind of part that does its job quietly for years and then becomes a very loud, very expensive problem if it lets go. Since you've already got the front of the engine apart to do the belt, this is the moment to put a fresh one in and not think about it again for another hundred thousand miles.
Why You Never Reuse The Old Tensioner
Here's the deal: your timing belt is only as good as the tensioner holding it. The tensioner keeps steady pressure on the belt so it stays tight against the cam and crank gears. Over time and miles, the bearing inside wears, the pulley starts to develop play, and the spring loses some of its push. Put a brand new belt on a worn-out tensioner and you've defeated the whole point of the job, because now your new belt is riding on a pulley that's about to fail. And on these engines, a tensioner or belt failure isn't just a tow home, the F22 and F23 are interference engines, so if that belt jumps or snaps, your valves and pistons meet, and that's a bent-valve, bent-engine kind of day. A new tensioner with the belt is the cheap part of making sure that never happens.
The Right Part, No Guessing
This is the genuine Honda tensioner spec'd for the F22 and F23, so the bearing quality, the pulley, and the spring tension are all exactly what these engines were built around. Aftermarket tensioners are out there for less, but this is the one part of a timing job where the bearing has to last the full belt interval, and a cheap pulley that gets noisy or develops play at 40k miles puts you right back into the same teardown you just finished. Genuine Honda costs a little more and gives you the fit and life the engine was designed for.
Do The Whole Job While You're In There
You've got the timing cover off, so make it count. Replace the timing belt, this tensioner, and the water pump all at the same time, since they all live behind the same covers and all wear on roughly the same schedule. The labor to get in here is the expensive part, and there's nothing worse than buttoning it all up only to be back in a year later chasing a leaking water pump or a noisy tensioner you didn't touch. Do it all once and you're set for the long haul.
What You Get
- Genuine Honda timing belt tensioner (14510-PT0-004)
- For the F22 and F23 engines
- Maintains correct timing belt tension
- Direct OEM replacement with factory bearing and spring spec
- Recommended for replacement with every timing belt service
Fits These Cars
- 1997-1999 Acura CL (F22/F23)
- 1990-2002 Honda Accord (F22/F23)
- 1995-1998 Honda Odyssey (F22/F23)
- 1992-1996 Honda Prelude S/Si (F22)
Note: Genuine Honda timing belt tensioner, part number 14510-PT0-004, for the F22 and F23 engines. Also referred to by Honda as the timing belt adjuster. Maintains correct tension on the timing belt and is built to factory bearing and spring specification. Recommended for replacement any time the timing belt is serviced, since these are interference engines where a belt or tensioner failure can cause internal engine damage. Best installed alongside a new timing belt and water pump while the engine is already apart. Sold individually. Fits the 1997-1999 Acura CL, 1990-2002 Honda Accord, 1995-1998 Honda Odyssey, and 1992-1996 Honda Prelude S/Si with the F22 or F23 engine. One tensioner per order.