I had the tensionser on my 1992 Range Rover replaced, along with changing the oil. I pulled the car off of the lot of the mechanic's shop who replaced it and drove five miles, at which point the engine overheated and blew a head gasket. Approximately $2,500 additional repair job.

Is there any possible relationship between the work done and the engine blowing a head gasket?

Greg Harris, June 2008

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Mark Norris, February 2011

head gskts can blow at any time.had one once where parked up ,tried to start 10 mins later to have it run on only 2 of 4cyl guessing the tensioner u replaced was alternator drive belt.if that was not done right u would have seen charge light on ur 5 mile journey.not what u want to hear but blown head gskts are a fact of life.

caine, June 2008