All Things Mk5 > How to Guides / Troubleshooting
DIY - Cam Chain and Tensioner Guide
Juliand:
Skipped a few pages, but what a brilliant guide, with great, clear photo's. Invaluable. If I was 10.... no, 20 years younger, I'd happily have a bash at this myself. Seriously very good guide - you will have helped many young bucks to tackle this job. I'm not that confident now, but almost feel as if I could have a go, having looked at this. Very inspiring. Can't think of enough gratifying comments, to justify your efforts. I've bookmarked it, so you never know, ha ha! :thinking: :phew: :wink: :scared:
ducman77:
Brilliant guide :happy2:
Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to complete it. Very much appreciated!!
Cheers :smiley: :smiley:
Dave
rich83:
No problem. Hope the guide helps.
Atreah:
Hey - let me start off by saying how brilliantly this guide is written. Makes me feel as if I could pretty much do it myself, but heck, I'm still gonna leave it to a mechanic by trade who also has the necessary tools to do it.
Anyhow, I'll be getting it done next week or so and I was wondering if anyone on here has any opinions on using aftermarket parts for this job? I definitely gotta do the chain and the tensioner, and was also recommended to do the adjuster "for the sake of it". But the OEM adjuster'll cost me around 400+ quid alone. Seeing that the car is 10 years old, I thought about using a non-oem adjustor, although, considering how vital the part is to the engine, I am a bit hesitant to do so without further research. I could get the non-oem adjuster for around 130-140 quid, so I'm wondering; is it likely for a part like that to just "go to s***", taking the engine with it? Or would I just be facing a faster wear & tear rate with a non-oem part?
I am always a fan of using OEM parts, but considering the age of the car, dishing out 400 + quid for a part that might actually still be completely fine, makes me think about possible alternatives, to say the least.
Thanks in advance for any opinions!
Pesky jones:
I'm doing the cam chain change on my fiends Gti at the moment, and just thought I'd say that a tip for removing the larger rear breather pipe off the back off the rocker cover is if you have an extra pair of hands, is to gently lever the metal section of the breather backwards using a long screwdriver against the engine cover mount whilst the pipe is being worked with a pic from the front of the tube. It came off almost straight away compared to when I did the chain swap on mine without doing it this way.
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