Hi all,
First of all, just wanted to say I appreciate anyone that takes the time to read this as its not the most exciting question.
Yesterday I took my MK5 GTI to my local mechanic for the front brake pads to be replaced, who I've been to a couple of times now and he seems like he's got a decent little garage.
The guy that replaced my front brake pads also did an oil change for me. He said he noticed when the engine was running there was a small ticking noise and after further inspection he said it appeared that the "
cam follower bucket" was a bit worn, but not to worry because they are relatively inexpensive part online and that it was easy to replace myself.
After a bit of research I believe that the part discussed is:
And that there are a couple of replacement guides online, even one on our forum:
I became a bit worried after reading into this a bit too much because I understand it relates to the high pressure fuel pump somehow and that if that part fails, it can become quite an expensive issue to fix.
SO to sum up my babbling I'm trying to decide whether or not to give it a punt for the sake of about £30 to replace the part and wondered if anyone has had anything similar and if they would like to share any details? I have read somewhere before that the cam follower does have a tendency to fail on the GTIs.
Thanks for reading and would appreciate any input/opinions/further discussion!
Matt.
