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Offline vRS Carl

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Re: Cam Follower - what is it and whatsxproblems does it cause
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2011, 11:21:21 am »
Yes i did a tutorial in the How To section here:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,8339.0.html

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Re: Cam Follower - what is it and whatsxproblems does it cause
« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2011, 11:22:44 am »
Also just disconnect the battery when you do it and then you wont get fuel pissing on you. Or if you have a remap and can't put it back on (eg using a REVO SPS) then just DONT open the drivers door until it's all back together :happy2:

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Re: Cam Follower - what is it and whatsxproblems does it cause
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2011, 11:24:36 am »
There is, but I havent got the link lol. I think its at the top of the How To section

Be prepared to get covered in petrol even with the pressure released  :signLOL:

Not a job to be done whilst smoking a pipe then!  :signLOL:

Perhaps not  :signLOL: Or on a hot engine for that matter! The fuel pump gets rather toasty!!


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Re: Cam Follower - what is it and whatsxproblems does it cause
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2011, 04:08:09 pm »
£26ish+VAT for the part.

I did mine and steves the other day. Took 5 mins  :signLOL:

and a "eye full"  of Super unleaded wasnt there Alex :signLOL:

Sorry that was when he changed my Fuel filter....

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Re: Cam Follower - what is it and whatsxproblems does it cause
« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2011, 04:08:57 pm »
yes that was rather painful  :signLOL:


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