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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Gman30 on December 27, 2013, 12:20:12 am

Title: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: Gman30 on December 27, 2013, 12:20:12 am
Changed follower today (Yes, did it myself in end! Easy!!)

Thought I'd upload a pic as it was in pretty good knick! I was expecting it to be worse as there's nothing in my history of it being done!?

Changed it out any way along with HPFP seal even though the follower only just starting to wear slightly. (slight halo on coating)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FG-uk82%2FMobile_Uploads%2FF65E7332-C824-4A17-A5AF-E3C795960840.jpg&hash=72e0f54952090b0f146ac88968bf51f6e5c5e312)

 :grin:
Title: Re: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: SurreyED30 on December 27, 2013, 12:24:21 am
No history of mine either, even with full FVWSH , @87K

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fae104%2Fjakebraham%2F4104b878b824e95f4a0d4532fa5497c4_zps44d93e2c.jpg&hash=78da11d506f6a7df9d96de1edaf2945aeade59f9)

Also did mine myself last weekend, took 15 minutes lol. Sorry to " hijack " mate  :happy2:
Title: Re: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: Gman30 on December 27, 2013, 12:41:40 am
No history of mine either, even with full FVWSH , @87K

Also did mine myself last weekend, took 15 minutes lol. Sorry to " hijack " mate  :happy2:


No worries at all.
Title: Re: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: N8KOW on December 27, 2013, 08:46:03 am
It's so worth doing, costs peanuts really, will be doing mine around the same time I go Stage 2  :driver:
Title: Re: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: Shaw on December 29, 2013, 08:59:54 am
Op. Yours looks knackered. Not many miles left in it before it totally failed.

If the surface of the follower looks concave then the cam that sits on it will be overloaded on the outside edges, check the new one more regularly.

I should really check mine :/
Title: Re: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: monte on December 29, 2013, 01:00:23 pm
Changed follower today (Yes, did it myself in end! Easy!!)

Thought I'd upload a pic as it was in pretty good knick! I was expecting it to be worse as there's nothing in my history of it being done!?

Changed it out any way along with HPFP seal even though the follower only just starting to wear slightly. (slight halo on coating)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FG-uk82%2FMobile_Uploads%2FF65E7332-C824-4A17-A5AF-E3C795960840.jpg&hash=72e0f54952090b0f146ac88968bf51f6e5c5e312)

 :grin:

I agree with Shaw on this one  :scared:

Don't think it would have lasted much longer Gman.  :wink:



My first one it changed look like this.....

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ftt210%2Fmonte0797%2Fcamdamage2.jpg&hash=0695625bb0247cc65779037d16b78b21305e329d)

It had some wear mainly on the inside....

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Ftt210%2Fmonte0797%2Fcamdamage1.jpg&hash=76914b7fb136481821e2c0fa2842ff54dccbaefc)



The next 3 cam followers changed have been almost brand new when removed.  :happy2:
Title: Re: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: adminkatana on December 29, 2013, 02:38:21 pm
I'm thinking of doing mine myself soon. What's VW's position on this? Last time I got it serviced with dealer I asked and they said 'If its not on the VW notes to do it, I doesn't need to be done'?? Same vain when I ask about the DV, I get a blank stare and a 'this guy's been googling things' face.  :confused:
Title: Re: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: alexmccabe on December 29, 2013, 06:10:14 pm
I'm thinking of doing mine myself soon. What's VW's position on this? Last time I got it serviced with dealer I asked and they said 'If its not on the VW notes to do it, I doesn't need to be done'?? Same vain when I ask about the DV, I get a blank stare and a 'this guy's been googling things' face.  :confused:

Yeah, I ordered the PCV, DV and cam-follower. Apparently I was the first person to EVER do so. They gave me weird looks too, but all needed changing and power increase from the shot DV was insane.
Title: Re: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: adminkatana on December 29, 2013, 07:57:30 pm
Thank you. I'll get mine sorted soon!
Title: Re: 70k Edition 30 Cam Follower pics
Post by: ROH ECHT on December 30, 2013, 05:22:19 pm
OP's CF was in need of a new one for sure. They need to be replaced when the cam lobe has begun wearing through the coating.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1205.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fbb434%2Frohecht%2F5k10kcf004.jpg&hash=e3d7b9912e21fa2f8e42c716afb5c5cb3465b2cb) (http://s1205.photobucket.com/user/rohecht/media/5k10kcf004.jpg.html)