NeoSA1
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I've been doing some more reading into this issue with the timing chain tensioner pulley wutchamacallit that tends to break and eat engines alive. Even here locally it was a "well known" issue that only supposedly affected 2009 and early 2010 models.
Now I'm reading that there are examples of brand new 2012 models still suffering from the same issue. This clearly points to the fact that the issue, which was "well known", is still not sorted out. It's not like this is a small issue either. I mean, we are talking about an entire engine that needs replacing most of the time.
Is there any way to do a self-inspection on this tensioner to see if it's still in good condition? Is there anything we can do to avoid this from happening to our cars?
From what I've read, there aren't really a lot of symptoms to go with this. Just some jerking or rough idling and then an engine that won't start the next morning. So this seems to happen out of nowhere to cars which are stock or modded.
To be honest, this issue seems rather huge and VERY important to know about, but not a lot of people talk about it. I think the waterpump issue got more attention that this? :iono:
p.s The reason why I'm concerned about this is because:
1. My car is modified (stage 2). Even though VW probably know for a fact that this is an issue that affects ALL cars, modded or not, you know they will refuse to replace my engine under warranty if this were to happen.
2. I'm planning on keeping this car for at least another 4-5 years, but if this issue is like a ticking time-bomb, there's NO WAY I'm keeping this car.
Now I'm reading that there are examples of brand new 2012 models still suffering from the same issue. This clearly points to the fact that the issue, which was "well known", is still not sorted out. It's not like this is a small issue either. I mean, we are talking about an entire engine that needs replacing most of the time.
Is there any way to do a self-inspection on this tensioner to see if it's still in good condition? Is there anything we can do to avoid this from happening to our cars?
From what I've read, there aren't really a lot of symptoms to go with this. Just some jerking or rough idling and then an engine that won't start the next morning. So this seems to happen out of nowhere to cars which are stock or modded.
To be honest, this issue seems rather huge and VERY important to know about, but not a lot of people talk about it. I think the waterpump issue got more attention that this? :iono:
p.s The reason why I'm concerned about this is because:
1. My car is modified (stage 2). Even though VW probably know for a fact that this is an issue that affects ALL cars, modded or not, you know they will refuse to replace my engine under warranty if this were to happen.
2. I'm planning on keeping this car for at least another 4-5 years, but if this issue is like a ticking time-bomb, there's NO WAY I'm keeping this car.