Oh good to hear! I think I got paranoid reading this thread. Might get it checked when I go in for service if I have the updated tensioner to be safe. Thank you!
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Official Timing Chain Tensioner failure thread
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Oh good to hear! I think I got paranoid reading this thread. Might get it checked when I go in for service if I have the updated tensioner to be safe. Thank you!
Letus
Passed Driver's Ed
I have no idea what the actual failure rate is, but I wasn't willing to risk it, so with 55k on the clock I swapped the tensioner. Glad to have to peace of mind.
Here's one for you guys. I started having chain rattle so I parked the car and ordered the parts. A week after I parked the car, I went to move it from my carport to my garage to start the repairs only to have the chain jump time. So close, now soooo far away. This makes me appreciate my Mk4 even more now. Why couldn't VW just stick with a belt?
BS2H
Ready to race!
Can anyone tell me if this is the sound you hear? I have 44k and next April will be 5 years. I'm wondering if I should attempt to update tensioner before then, and see if dealership will do it.
http://youtu.be/N5qsBxoQ0PY
http://youtu.be/N5qsBxoQ0PY
dopedpanda
Ready to race!
Cause belt by design have far more faults. It's still a small amount off faults on the tensioner after all. The tfsi and 1.8 20vt was known for destroying the belt tensioner and water pumps.
Thumper
Autocross Champion
LOL
Because belts stretch faster, snap easier, so require more regular replacement, and are generally just a much more dangerous and annoying method.
Trust me, you don't want a belt on an interference engine.
Hi lovely people. Im running here and there reading and looking for a solution for my rattling sound. Can somebody help me as my local VW SC are incompetent as they cant find the problem. My car has been with them for 5 months, after piston replacement.
Somebody please help me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRscBIlV7Tg
Somebody please help me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRscBIlV7Tg
GHM73
Ready to race!
toxicfusion
Banned
Nice article! I'm worried that I should have the need to have my tensioner replaced? Engine is late 2012 build date (2013 GLI).
Anyone have the green cam bridge sealant? I still have oil blow by on & around my cam bridge. Curious to know how to make dealer re-do and use the green sealant.
Anyone have the green cam bridge sealant? I still have oil blow by on & around my cam bridge. Curious to know how to make dealer re-do and use the green sealant.
My '12 GTI is at the dealership now, waiting on a diagnosis. I was driving home and stopped at a light when it started running rough... like the A/C was on, but twice as hard. Pulled into autozone to get a scan, P0011, P0016, and all the misfire codes. Limped it home and had it towed in. I'm at 59,8XX miles and I hope that if it needs a new engine/head, the dealership won't give me any trouble. 5k oil and filter changes since i bought the car new btw.
