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Offline roughd

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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #45 on: March 27, 2013, 05:47:23 pm »
Thank you please :notworthy:
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #46 on: March 27, 2013, 05:48:34 pm »
Hehe, no worries Buddy  :grin:
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #47 on: March 27, 2013, 09:19:31 pm »
Here's Mine looked pretty good still changed for peace of mind mileage 46k
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #48 on: March 27, 2013, 11:28:13 pm »
I'll probably regret saying this, but I decided against doing mine seeing as it's a 2008 (improved surface coating) and I'm below 50k.

Presumably service history and quality/frequency of oil topup could accelerate wear on said follower?  :popcornsoda:
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #49 on: March 27, 2013, 11:47:02 pm »
It's a lottery.
If it's never been done, then I'd question your choice not to do it; it's a £28 part that can be DIY'ed or Indied for 30-60mins labour.
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #50 on: March 28, 2013, 07:08:15 am »
Quote from: john87 on March 27, 2013, 11:28:13 pm
I'll probably regret saying this, but I decided against doing mine seeing as it's a 2008 (improved surface coating) and I'm below 50k.

Presumably service history and quality/frequency of oil topup could accelerate wear on said follower?  :popcornsoda:

That's what I thought, religious servicing and oil changes didn't help mine though.............
http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,63945.0.html
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #51 on: March 28, 2013, 05:32:44 pm »
Quote from: john87 on March 27, 2013, 11:28:13 pm
I'll probably regret saying this, but I decided against doing mine seeing as it's a 2008 (improved surface coating) and I'm below 50k.

Presumably service history and quality/frequency of oil topup could accelerate wear on said follower?  :popcornsoda:


Mine also is low miler and fsh and late 07 but for sake of £28 it's a lot cheaper then replacing everything that breaks if it goes took my mechanic 20 minutes start to finnish
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #52 on: March 28, 2013, 08:20:47 pm »
I received my cam follower today, going to change it on the weekend. Do I need to oil the cam follower itself?
Mine came in the usual plastic case but with bubble wrap around the cam follower inside.
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #53 on: March 28, 2013, 08:45:14 pm »
Yes, oil the follower with some nice castrol edge goodness.
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #54 on: March 28, 2013, 09:00:22 pm »
This is mine after covering 57k on my BWA engined k03 gti really not that bad at all considering some you see.


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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #55 on: March 28, 2013, 09:00:56 pm »
Got a bit of a crack on it though.
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #56 on: March 28, 2013, 10:01:17 pm »
Quote from: camfollower on March 28, 2013, 09:00:56 pm
Got a bit of a crack on it though.

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Slightly off topic but it reminded me of this article I read this morning:
http://now.msn.com/matt-hendersons-rego-app-name-means-butt-crack-in-portuguese
« Last Edit: March 28, 2013, 10:03:51 pm by Kalpsn2000 »
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #57 on: March 28, 2013, 10:05:14 pm »
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #58 on: March 29, 2013, 04:53:54 pm »
Hi guys,

Just got an 05 GTI with 75k on. Full service history from new with book all stamped, but I'm guessing this hasn't been done. Should I be looking to do this ASAP? Not in the slightest a mechanical person so it could be a garage job.

Thanks,
Mark.
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Re: Cam Follower Awareness hasn't gone far enough
« Reply #59 on: March 29, 2013, 05:28:21 pm »
05 GTI on 95k miles
Changed mine earlier.
f*ck all wrong with it - it looked near enough new
However it did make the idle quieter
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