Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough

[phoenix]

Camfollower got a permanent ban from SteveP, because of a one time dodgy signature strip.  Watch out people!   Harsh forum.

[GrayMK5GTI]

Camfollower got a permanent ban from SteveP, because of a one time dodgy signature strip.  Watch out people!  Harsh forum.

He was getting a bit cocky though tbh


He was the champion of cam follower awareness so thumbs up for that 

[swgti]

What did he put in his sig?

[Scottymon]

Camfollower got a permanent ban from SteveP, because of a one time dodgy signature strip.  Watch out people!  Harsh forum.

He was getting a bit cocky though tbh
He was the champion of cam follower awareness so thumbs up for that  

I've just read through his posts, dont see any cockiness at all tbh.  SteveP must've had a problem with him that he couldn't work out. Thanks for the thread though

[john87]

I changed my follower at the weekend, 2008 GTI stage 1 since at least 25k, and the hardened coating was worn through. No indentations or wear on the metal below, however seeing the lack of coating was enough to make me glad I'd spent the 28 quid  took me 30 mins

[Scottymon]

Definitely going to do mine before it gets mapped... Lol, I keep adding things to the list, so far: cam follower, dump valve rev G, spark plugs, precat removal, and possibly s3 brakes.  Going to be skint

[rob-gti]

Got mine done after buying my GTI. 83k miles and had never been done previously.

[cleanme]

is this something that affects modified cars only?

[JackG]

as some of you may be aware mine failed in November  literally broke Into pieces
needed a new set of internals
hpfp housing and my cam sorted

well the same happened again 2 weeks ago...car did 5K and the new follower broke up again!
so its just had a new hpfp and new cam, new hpfp housing and also a new fsi unit too all under warranty

its become clear that VW have had a dodgy batch of these....not wearing just breaking up into pieces

so ive got lots of shiny new bits now and the car is so smooth to drive!

but my advice is if you have replaced it in the last year then check it, vw uk are looking into it, the bottom of the follower just falls off

[Gladiator]

I tried to get a price from my local VW dealer (Robinsons in Norwich) but they left me a message stating it would cost £1,600!!

Think they've totally got the wrong end of the stick here but I was very clear in what I needed changing, although he didnt seem to be aware of them having changed any of these in the past and took him 3 days to come back with the quote.

What could they have got confused with here and what should I tell them exactly so they understand I just want the cam follower changed?

Thanks for any advice as I am keen to get this changed for peace of mind.

[Tortaruga]

Call them and say you want part number 06D 109 309C changed. I think VW call it a 'tappet', not a cam follower. Tell them it's 30 minutes labour, no more.

The price they've quoted is for a full cam replacement.

[Tortaruga]

vw uk are looking into it, the bottom of the follower just falls off

This is worrying. Is your car mapped and do you have an aftermarket fuel pump fitted?

[Gladiator]

Call them and say you want part number 06D 109 309C changed. I think VW call it a 'tappet', not a cam follower. Tell them it's 30 minutes labour, no more.

The price they've quoted is for a full cam replacement.

Thanks mate, will give them a call 

[JackG]

vw uk are looking into it, the bottom of the follower just falls off

This is worrying. Is your car mapped and do you have an aftermarket fuel pump fitted?

the first time I did the second the car was stock

[Gladiator]

So VW called me back and they still can't seem to give me a price on this after I gave them the part number for the cam follower!?!

I've given them the background and info supplied on the forum but they're asking me to go and see their workshop manager with my car so they can try and make sense of their pricing!

Really don't understand why they aren't quoting me similar prices to what others have paid from dealers/independants for what seems like a straight forward job?

Any further help?