MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: puna on October 04, 2017, 08:30:49 am

Title: TFSI Engine Sound - Normal?
Post by: puna on October 04, 2017, 08:30:49 am

Hi,

I regrettably sold my MK5 GTI just over a year ago now and am looking to get back in to another! Previously I had a manual, now looking to get the DSG version with a few more extras.

Anyway, I seem to have forgotten what a healthy MK5 GTI engine sounds like, I remember them not being the quietest engines on idle but not as bad as one I have just viewed.

Background on the car I viewed:
2006 model
FSH (inc DSG box)
70k miles

This is what it sounds like on idle:

Now the first half of this video is what I thought they sounded like:

Is it what the comments are suggesting, a bad timing chain tensioner?

If so, what is the likely cost in getting that replaced?

Thanks for your help, hopefully I'll be back in a MK5 in the near future!

Title: Re: TFSI Engine Sound - Normal?
Post by: lukemk5gti on October 04, 2017, 09:54:39 am

Tensioner and all the bits all in are around £1000