Question on installing a new cam chain tensioner

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Sansho
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Wondering if I should prime the tensioner with oil prior to installation … factory manual doesn’t address, hence the question to others who have installed a new tensioner.
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There's no need to prime the tensioner, but do use new aluminum seals on the oil line and the torque spec in the FSM.

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