hey can anybody tell me if part #12 is the timing chain tensioner? the key to this diagram says cam chain tensioner and before i order it, i want to be positive

 

Looks like it. According to this, it's Honda part # 14510-PCX-005.

 

same part number! woo hoo! thanks!

 

You should get a billman modified one instead of an oem one that will just quickly fail again.

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i got it put in already. what's so special about the billman tct? no one has even posted where to get it

 

Billman250 is a technician in New York and a very reputable member and contributor here on S2KI. DFWs2k, correct me if any of this is inaccurate, but I believe Billman250's TCT is basically the stock one but with the sandblasted worm gear. Especially if you use Mobil1, it's just a matter of time before your new TCT starts making that card-in-the-spokes noise again. Sanding the worm gear is supposedly the fix to prevent it from happening again.

 

seems like someone told me i could've sanded the old one and it would have worked again but would continue to make the same noise after about 5-10k miles. that's why i got a new one

 

I put a new OEM TCT in when I started hearing the noise. I've put another 15000 hard miles on and haven't heard the noise come back. You should be fine with that one for quite a while.

 

How well you sand the old one determines the length of time until it makes noise again. The billman one is cheaper than new and will last longer. Seems like a no brainer.

If you do your own work, cheaper still is the option of just sanding it by hand and then reinstalling.

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I just got some new information on Billman250's modified TCT (thanks to Janet&Travis). According to this new information, what I posted earlier is not entirely accurate. From what I gather, sanding the worm gear is only a temporary fix. Billman25's modified TCT is actually not sandblasted. It's guaranteed for life and comes assembled with new o-rings, pinned, and ready to install and he'll do a partial refund if you send him your old one.