All,
Not to make a sob story out of this but after 64k miles my Cam follower blew. Was not really aware of the issue but I should have been given that I am stage 1+ with APR HPFP and carbonio. I am not a gearhead at all...just a regular dude who loved his Golf R and got it tuned (first car ever, first foray into aftermarket). Not looking for sympathy or to be told what a dumbass I am but looking for guidance forward. Took car to dealership and because I take my car there regularly they cut me a great deal on the repair. I am getting it done (hpfp, camshaft, some other bits and pieces). My question now is...will there be lingering damage in the engine that won't show up till later or that this repair wont catch? Do I need to do any more preventative mainetenance besides checking being diligent about checking Cam follower going forward? I want to keep the car for a long time and am willing to deal with this issue every 15k miles or so now that I understand it.
Thanks for any input, would greatly appreciate it.
Not to make a sob story out of this but after 64k miles my Cam follower blew. Was not really aware of the issue but I should have been given that I am stage 1+ with APR HPFP and carbonio. I am not a gearhead at all...just a regular dude who loved his Golf R and got it tuned (first car ever, first foray into aftermarket). Not looking for sympathy or to be told what a dumbass I am but looking for guidance forward. Took car to dealership and because I take my car there regularly they cut me a great deal on the repair. I am getting it done (hpfp, camshaft, some other bits and pieces). My question now is...will there be lingering damage in the engine that won't show up till later or that this repair wont catch? Do I need to do any more preventative mainetenance besides checking being diligent about checking Cam follower going forward? I want to keep the car for a long time and am willing to deal with this issue every 15k miles or so now that I understand it.
Thanks for any input, would greatly appreciate it.