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DanGB's Leon Sport TFSI 4WD Sleeper - The End
vRSAlex:
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Looks like 50,000 miles at Stage 2+ in 18 months has taken its tole on my poor BWA engine
Strip and Sell time :(
Think next couple of years we will hear about a lot more of the BWA engines having problems with the intake cams as even though you put the new follower in it has already done the damage!!
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....Another reason to ignore some folks on here and to stay on Revo Stage 2 on my K03 engine. Actually it's an AXX, not a BWA, engine - Are they much different regarding this potential issue?
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In theory I would of through the AXX would be more suseptable to the issues as they would proably have the A cam rather than the later B cam.
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Ive had a BWA come in recently which had a fooked 'A' cam fitted!
Robin, its worth checking of you have an A cam in yours and getting it changed for a B as stage 2+ with the APR pump will put alot more strain on the cam.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: vRSAlex on July 04, 2012, 05:06:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: DanGB on July 04, 2012, 04:48:35 pm ---
--- Quote from: RedRobin on July 04, 2012, 04:37:29 pm ---
....Another reason to ignore some folks on here and to stay on Revo Stage 2 on my K03 engine. Actually it's an AXX, not a BWA, engine - Are they much different regarding this potential issue?
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In theory I would of through the AXX would be more suseptable to the issues as they would proably have the A cam rather than the later B cam.
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Ive had a BWA come in recently which had a fooked 'A' cam fitted!
Robin, its worth checking of you have an A cam in yours and getting it changed for a B as stage 2+ with the APR pump will put alot more strain on the cam.
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....Thanks for helpful advice, yet again, Alex :drinking:
I have no intention of upping from Revo Stage 2 to 2+ (even if it was free of charge). I do have the APR pump now.
Is it easy (and therefore not expensive) to have the A cam checked? How do I learn which version my AXX engine has?
[Apologies for the temporary thread hijack, DanGB]
vRSAlex:
The only real way is to take the cam side cover off and have a look at the end of the cam. The A cam is one piece where the B cam has the fuel pump lobe pressed on and is visibly two piece.
If you are on Revo Stg 2 then the pump may already be running at 130bar.
The cam is fairly easy for a good garage to do. Book time is around 7 hours iirc, but there is a much faster way of doing them which can bring the time down to around 4 hours for the complete job.
How long has it been since the follow was last done?
Back on Dan's thread...
Is the engine back together now is is the head off with Steve's for some 'play'?
DanGB:
Yep, engine is/was together and head is being worked on. Needed some work up there anyway as it sounded like a 'bucket' was stuck, causing a tappety noise recently.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: vRSAlex on July 04, 2012, 06:32:43 pm ---
The only real way is to take the cam side cover off and have a look at the end of the cam. The A cam is one piece where the B cam has the fuel pump lobe pressed on and is visibly two piece.
If you are on Revo Stg 2 then the pump may already be running at 130bar.
The cam is fairly easy for a good garage to do. Book time is around 7 hours iirc, but there is a much faster way of doing them which can bring the time down to around 4 hours for the complete job.
How long has it been since the follow was last done?
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....7 hrs!? :surprised: Even 4 hrs would be expensive.
The Cam Follower was last done only a few weeks ago by JKM when they installed my APR HPFP.
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