engine code

[northyracing]

hiya can anyone tell me where the engine code is on my engine its probably a silly question but just out of interest really, as told the axx engine seems to be the one that dont tend to suffer with the cam follower issues, mine is on a 55 plate so hopefully be ok

[RedRobin]

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It's in several places..........

On the label inside your Handbook.

The first letters of your VIN # on documents.

Somewhere else which I have forgotten but there's a recent thread asking the same question. Might be part of the chassis # in a panel at the base of your windscreen.

Yours is likely to be either AXX or BWA. 

[northyracing]

thanks for the reply i found it and its the axx engine so hopefully no cam problems

[bacillus]

thanks for the reply i found it and its the axx engine so hopefully no cam problems

How did you come to that conclusion as that version has a greater chance of having an A version camshaft.

[northyracing]

thanks for the reply i found it and its the axx engine so hopefully no cam problems

How did you come to that conclusion as that version has a greater chance of having an A version camshaft.

because i read on here somewhere that the axx engine wasnt as prone to problems like the newer engines obviously i was wrong then

[northyracing]

I was going to add the engine codes... it seems that most AXX engines don't have this problem (for whatever reason) whereas the US BPY+ codes do. I don't know what the last revisions of the 2.0TFSI were before they got replaced with the CCTA (EA888) models.
As I say, my big concern now is 1) that follower got eaten by a stock car with high mileage and 2) I'm well out of warranty Did your AXX motor have the A cam stock or the 2-piece B cam

All AXX engines have the 2-piece B cam.  Different pistons as well to all the other engine codes.  I was told by Keith at APR that the AXX engine is the only True lean burn GTI engine as well.

this is how i came to this conclusion

[GrayMK5GTI]

BWA engines have the Rev B cam (the one that's less prone to ruining your follower)

[RedRobin]

BWA engines have the Rev B cam (the one that's less prone to ruining your follower)

....100,000 miles on my AXX engine without camfollower issues and Revo tuned but I'm not saying that the AXX is less prone.

[northyracing]

BWA engines have the Rev B cam (the one that's less prone to ruining your follower)

....100,000 miles on my AXX engine without camfollower issues and Revo tuned but I'm not saying that the AXX is less prone.

good enough for me then mine 65000 so fingers crossed

[GrayMK5GTI]

BWA engines have the Rev B cam (the one that's less prone to ruining your follower)

....100,000 miles on my AXX engine without camfollower issues and Revo tuned but I'm not saying that the AXX is less prone.

Haha Robin I thought it was more like 105,000 miles now. . .

It's not by any means a ticking time, some folk have had them fail completely at much less mileage than yours. I'm wondering if yours may have been replaced by VWR or JKM a few years ago during a service and you may not be aware?

[RedRobin]

....100,000 miles on my AXX engine without camfollower issues and Revo tuned but I'm not saying that the AXX is less prone.

Haha Robin I thought it was more like 105,000 miles now. . .

It's not by any means a ticking time, some folk have had them fail completely at much less mileage than yours. I'm wondering if yours may have been replaced by VWR or JKM a few years ago during a service and you may not be aware?

....My cam follower was changed by JKM @ 100k miles when they installed my APR HPFP.

My cam belt was changed by VWR @ 80k miles but I don't remember if they changed the cam follower. They usually tell me what they have done. So you may be right, Gray.