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Offline madmangti

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BWA Timing chain
« on: November 13, 2014, 10:01:25 pm »
Is the cam chain snapping a problem on the BWA or just the AXX engine?
« Last Edit: November 13, 2014, 10:42:37 pm by madmangti »

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Re: BWA Timing chain
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2014, 10:35:17 pm »
Neither of those engine codes use a timing chain.
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Re: BWA Timing chain
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2014, 10:42:19 pm »
I ment cam chain  :P

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Re: BWA Timing chain
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2014, 07:28:42 pm »
They are belt driven engines but apparently also have a chain! I remember reading it was mainly early AXX cars which had trouble with these.
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Re: BWA Timing chain
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2014, 07:34:41 pm »
This is worth a read to learn about the GTI engine

http://vwts.ru/engine/axx_bwa/axx_bwa_20_fsi_eng.pdf