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Offline Norfolk Ollie

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Look at my cam follower...
« on: August 13, 2016, 10:35:52 pm »
Hi there, I had my CF changed earlier at 69k miles and just wondered how the old one looks to those of you on here that know about these? I'm new to owning a MK5 GTI and just wondered what it looks like and was it worthy of changing? Thanks  :happy2:


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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2016, 10:36:32 pm »
That's the protective coating gone mate. In my opinion change it.

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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2016, 10:42:01 pm »
Yup she was ready for replacing as it looks similar to the one I replaced which is on my build thread.

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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2016, 08:40:15 am »
id say thats been changed before.

i did mine at 50k and it was  a lot worse than that.
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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2016, 01:10:46 pm »
Cheers guys for your replies! Looks like it was worth changing then- what a pain in the a@&e the banjo bolt was! I understand you can convert it to a simple fuel line? If it's something I have to change regularly then I might but how long should I leave it before doing it again? Would having a re map lessen its life?
Cheers, Ollie  :happy2:

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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2016, 02:45:15 pm »
I'd recommend every oil change for peace of mind as the follower will be working a lot harder under a remap. I'm also going to change that f@#£ing banjo for the easy option as it's a nightmare of a job as slipping/cross threading it isn't an option  :scared:

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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2016, 03:11:38 pm »
I'd recommend every oil change for peace of mind as the follower will be working a lot harder under a remap. I'm also going to change that f@#£ing banjo for the easy option as it's a nightmare of a job as slipping/cross threading it isn't an option  :scared:

Yeah I think I will too! I'll keep an eye on your thread to see how you get on! Great mods to your car btw! What stage is it at?

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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2016, 03:18:57 pm »
I think if you are on the OEM fuel pump and using decent oil (millers nano drive) then you shouldnt need to change it that often to be honest with you.

My cam follower has ~30-40K on it and it looks like a new one.

If you are using an LOBA/APR/AUTOTECH Fuel pump then i would be checking it every 5K

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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #8 on: August 14, 2016, 03:39:59 pm »
I'd recommend every oil change for peace of mind as the follower will be working a lot harder under a remap. I'm also going to change that f@#£ing banjo for the easy option as it's a nightmare of a job as slipping/cross threading it isn't an option  :scared:

Yeah I think I will too! I'll keep an eye on your thread to see how you get on! Great mods to your car btw! What stage is it at?
Thank you kindly mate, I'm on oem atm.but will be moving up straight to stage 2 as I'm a aquiring all the parts ready to fit up and go.

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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #9 on: August 14, 2016, 07:14:59 pm »
Nice r5gtt! You should sure feel the difference when you do!

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Re: Look at my cam follower...
« Reply #10 on: August 14, 2016, 07:30:31 pm »
Can't wait tbh but worried I'll be spending more and more as upgrade braking is definitely needed  :doh:

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