Offroad-Express

hi guys, got a 2nd vn motor from the wreakers to use in a transplant,pulled the sump off and found this..







engine was heard running before it was removed from donor.sounded alright. any ideas on where it came from? it appears it has been apart before so unless previous dodgy mechanics droped it and left it in there?

cheers alistair

I don't know the Holden V6's but it looks like to me an idler tensioner spring of the sorts.. Do they have a internal belt ? if so check for it being missing..Covers will have to come off..

No, they are timing chain

only place we could see it comeing from is the timing chain area.anyone recognise it from there? it didnt seem very springy though,it is quite stiff

yep is timing chain tensioner spring

toysuzi wrote:yep is timing chain tensioner spring

fark it.guess will now pull it apart.....