MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: mato on March 11, 2012, 11:20:16 am
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Cam chain and tensioner getting done tomorrow at the local vdub specialist £260 Inc parts, can wait to see the difference in engine noise,!!! :happy2: :jumpmove:
cheers for everyone info :drinking:
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I take it you don't drive a GTI?
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yes i do y???????
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£260 with genuine parts??
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yes i do y???????
Cos it's a belt not a chain... Are they replacing the water pump too?
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So, we're you quoted for a 'chain' then as our GTIs don't have one?!
I'd be worried if my garage quoted me for something my car doesn't even have.
Check it out I'd say
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gtis do have a chain... hes not talking about cambelt etc
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gtis do have a chain... hes not talking about cambelt etc
Which chain? Learn something new every day...
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it's somthing to do with the camshaft^
also OP it could either be the camshaft adjuster or the timing belt could be off by one tooth
I have the same noises you, apparently its common for the AXX engine, and i'll be having my cambelt done soon so if that doesn't fix it , its most likely to be the camshaft adjuster
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The cambelt only drives one of the cams the other is driven by a chain from the other one. :smiley:
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it's somthing to do with the camshaft^
also OP it could either be the camshaft adjuster or the timing belt could be off by one tooth
I have the same noises you, apparently its common for the AXX engine, and i'll be having my cambelt done soon so if that doesn't fix it , its most likely to be the camshaft adjuster
I had mine done a few years ago, (AXX engine) it turned out to be the adjuster that was noisy. That also turns out to be the expensive part, all in I think I paid just under £700.
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They have a chain and a belt. One for inlet and one for outlet i believe. As mentioned above, it will be the adjuster which is more expensive than the chain and tensioner. i learnt this the hard way.
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why do make u out to be a twat? as if i would have a car and not know if it had belt or chain, gti's have both, and 260 with parts fitted, parts from tps
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chain/belt.... GTIs doesn't have an apostrophe!!
It has been said but the grammar on here is awful!
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why do make u out to be a twat?
WoW.........
Welcome to the Forums,I hope most of your replies wont be as bad as this one.
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why do make u out to be a twat? as if i would have a car and not know if it had belt or chain, gti's have both, and 260 with parts fitted, parts from tps
As far as I can remember the chain and tensioner should be less than £100. The adjuster alone is around £300, but VW, so TPS as well do a repair kit which when my car was repaired was around £280. This 'repair kit' consists of an adjuster, adjuster/chain housing, gaskets and bolts, so parts alone came to £380 - £400.
Please dont feel the guy was making you out to be a twat, most people if they are new or not mechanically minded to the 2.0 TFSI engine will not realise there is a chain as well as a a belt :happy2:
I will put his for future people seaching this topic.
All TFSI engine cars have a cam belt which should be changed at 60k or 4 years. Its an option to change the water pump (do it) they also have on the opposite end of the engine a cam chain (right hand side under a aluminium housing) an adjuster and a chain tensioner.
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I should add that you should budget for an adjuster kit as well, as 9 time out of 10 this is the problem. If you change the adjuster at the same time you will save on labour charges at a later date if it doesnt cure your problem. By the way, mine was quiet went cold and noisy when warm (on idle). Give Awesome a ring (0161 776 0777), they took pictures of my worn adjuster, they should still have them :happy2:
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is there any adverse effects if left?
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I should add that you should budget for an adjuster kit as well, as 9 time out of 10 this is the problem. If you change the adjuster at the same time you will save on labour charges at a later date if it doesnt cure your problem. By the way, mine was quiet went cold and noisy when warm (on idle). Give Awesome a ring (0161 776 0777), they took pictures of my worn adjuster, they should still have them :happy2:
..........mine was the same,quiet when cold but noisy when warmed up.