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Offline Gene Hunt

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Re: Cam Follower Wear at 28k Miles
« Reply #15 on: August 12, 2010, 10:06:29 am »
The earlier engines are more likely to suffer, as Carl said they revised the cam lobe for later cars.

Done a bit of digging on this and info on almost all sites say axx isn't affected, it was only from 2006 onwards the problem started.  I remember joegti had his checked recently and had no wear at all on a 2005 engine?!
..........mine is 05 AXX engine code.
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Re: Cam Follower Wear at 28k Miles
« Reply #16 on: August 12, 2010, 10:37:40 am »
Someone has mentioned above about cambelt change, do they replace this with the cambelt and water pump change?  And for reference the latest from VW customer services which I have in writing is 4 years and 110k on the cambelt!  Think the wind was behind them that day.

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Re: Cam Follower Wear at 28k Miles
« Reply #17 on: August 12, 2010, 01:47:58 pm »
Someone has mentioned above about cambelt change, do they replace this with the cambelt and water pump change?  And for reference the latest from VW customer services which I have in writing is 4 years and 110k on the cambelt!  Think the wind was behind them that day.
..........no mate not changed with the cambelt/water pump service.I don't even think it has a service life with vw?.
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Re: Cam Follower Wear at 28k Miles
« Reply #18 on: August 12, 2010, 03:40:24 pm »
Someone has mentioned above about cambelt change, do they replace this with the cambelt and water pump change?  And for reference the latest from VW customer services which I have in writing is 4 years and 110k on the cambelt!  Think the wind was behind them that day.
..........no mate not changed with the cambelt/water pump service.I don't even think it has a service life with vw?.

Cheers Gene, I suspected as much but im ever hopeful of finding some intrinsic value in a main dealer service, but im never happily suprised!  Might look into getting this done at somepoint then.  :sad1:

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Re: Cam Follower Wear at 28k Miles
« Reply #19 on: August 12, 2010, 08:14:26 pm »
Someone has mentioned above about cambelt change, do they replace this with the cambelt and water pump change?  And for reference the latest from VW customer services which I have in writing is 4 years and 110k on the cambelt!  Think the wind was behind them that day.
..........no mate not changed with the cambelt/water pump service.I don't even think it has a service life with vw?.

Cheers Gene, I suspected as much but im ever hopeful of finding some intrinsic value in a main dealer service, but im never happily suprised!  Might look into getting this done at somepoint then.  :sad1:
.........must admit for the twenty odd quid they cost got to be worth it. :happy2:
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