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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #16 on: April 10, 2014, 04:46:04 pm »
can this be bought from main deealer or tps would you think as theres both only a few mins drive ?

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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #17 on: April 10, 2014, 04:48:48 pm »
yea mate cars always run on 99...dont think cam follower has ever been changed ..best get this looked into then as never heard about it..nice one

As Betty posted, order one from Alex's shop and yes it can be bought from the VW main dealer or TPS. Treat the Cam Follower, along the DV, as a serviceable item and change it once a year, especially the CF on a mapped car.
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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #18 on: April 10, 2014, 04:51:42 pm »
thanks guys would never of known to do this..much appreciated  :happy2: .....ill do this just before i send it in to get mapped

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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #19 on: April 10, 2014, 05:02:01 pm »
are the cam followers better from akstuning then from main dealer ? just that if they are ill order from there tomorrow..thanks again lads

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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #20 on: April 10, 2014, 05:03:26 pm »
are the cam followers better from akstuning then from main dealer ? just that if they are ill order from there tomorrow..thanks again lads

Lol exact same part. Think he just stocks them so its easier for people to just buy from him instead of finding the part number etc
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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #21 on: April 10, 2014, 05:13:37 pm »
ok good stuff...of to get hold of one .. :driver:

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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #22 on: April 10, 2014, 05:15:03 pm »
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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #23 on: April 10, 2014, 06:06:31 pm »
yea mate cars always run on 99...dont think cam follower has ever been changed ..best get this looked into then as never heard about it..nice one

As Betty posted, order one from Alex's shop and yes it can be bought from the VW main dealer or TPS. Treat the Cam Follower, along the DV, as a serviceable item and change it once a year, especially the CF on a mapped car.

Once a year is a bit excessive for the cam follower IMHO. I just replaced mine for the first time (no receipts for it being done by previous owner) at 70k and it was barely worn.

I'd suggest replacing every 3 years in normal use on a tuned car. Only the yanks seem to have to change them all the time with the poor oil & fuel they run over there
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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #24 on: April 10, 2014, 06:10:43 pm »
yea mate cars always run on 99...dont think cam follower has ever been changed ..best get this looked into then as never heard about it..nice one

As Betty posted, order one from Alex's shop and yes it can be bought from the VW main dealer or TPS. Treat the Cam Follower, along the DV, as a serviceable item and change it once a year, especially the CF on a mapped car.

Once a year is a bit excessive for the cam follower IMHO. I just replaced mine for the first time (no receipts for it being done by previous owner) at 70k and it was barely worn.

I'd suggest replacing every 3 years in normal use on a tuned car. Only the yanks seem to have to change them all the time with the poor oil & fuel they run over there

Lol pretty much everyone changes them every 10-20k


For the sake of a £30 part, i'd happily change it every 10k.

each to their own I suppose :stupid:
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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #25 on: April 10, 2014, 06:36:16 pm »
just found out that gnj performance is only 10mins from where i live and they do the shark map also and will replace the cam follower , revision g d.v and panel filter..happy days


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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #28 on: April 10, 2014, 08:08:17 pm »
ano mate just been looking at the revo but the price is high ..but i suppose if you want good then u have to pay .haha...ill have a look at the evoms now ....having a standered golf gti and starting from scratch theres to much to pick from

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Re: before i do stage 1 on my golf gti
« Reply #29 on: April 10, 2014, 08:13:25 pm »
ano mate just been looking at the revo but the price is high ..but i suppose if you want good then u have to pay .haha...ill have a look at the evoms now ....having a standered golf gti and starting from scratch theres to much to pick from

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