I posted this in the Ontario section, but I am posting it here to get more opinions on it...
WOW, after picking my car up at the shop today I find out just how lucky I am that I decided to take it in today...
While driving these past few weeks I started to notice that the Valve noise was getting progressively louder. I did the Ghetto Stethoscope thing and it sounded like ticking from the lifters. So I made an appointment with my Mechanic to bring the car in today and borrow one so I could work while he worked on my car. When I got back to pick up my car I got the news...
Now, a bit of history...
I had my stock CAM replaced with a Colt Stage 2 Cam with new lifters a while ago, so getting the lifter noise now is a bit strange. Anywho...
Back to the present...
I found out that a few of my lifters were failing, so all were changed out, and in doing so a few things were found. One is that the Cam Journals (sp?) were scored (I'll have picts of that later). It was explained that it was not a critical issue and that it will not cause engine failure, but it pisses me off that it happened
Second I found out that my Cam Gear on the Timing Belt was cracked in multiple places and had almost failed.... picts below (sorry, cell phone camera...)
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...-gear&cat=5528
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...ear-2&cat=5528
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...ear-3&cat=5528
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...ear-4&cat=5528
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...ear-5&cat=5528
So my mechanic replaced the Cam Gear and reset the timing again. The Cam was also checked out and there are (thankfully) no stress cracks or blemishes in the Cam ...
From how it was explained to me, the only way to cause those "injuries" to the Cam Gear was to install it using an Air Gun to tighten it instead of a proper Torque Wrench. Apparently, when my mechanic tried to get the Cam Gear off, he found that it had been tightened to about 200lbs/ft causing it to crack ...
Anyway, I was really lucky today, if I had not decided to have it checked out, the gear would have failed and my engine would have seized after dropping valves into pistons and my car would have been toast
I live to learn, and won't get fooled again...
MrVermin
WOW, after picking my car up at the shop today I find out just how lucky I am that I decided to take it in today...
While driving these past few weeks I started to notice that the Valve noise was getting progressively louder. I did the Ghetto Stethoscope thing and it sounded like ticking from the lifters. So I made an appointment with my Mechanic to bring the car in today and borrow one so I could work while he worked on my car. When I got back to pick up my car I got the news...
Now, a bit of history...
I had my stock CAM replaced with a Colt Stage 2 Cam with new lifters a while ago, so getting the lifter noise now is a bit strange. Anywho...
Back to the present...
I found out that a few of my lifters were failing, so all were changed out, and in doing so a few things were found. One is that the Cam Journals (sp?) were scored (I'll have picts of that later). It was explained that it was not a critical issue and that it will not cause engine failure, but it pisses me off that it happened
Second I found out that my Cam Gear on the Timing Belt was cracked in multiple places and had almost failed.... picts below (sorry, cell phone camera...)
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...-gear&cat=5528
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...ear-2&cat=5528
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...ear-3&cat=5528
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...ear-4&cat=5528
http://pics.tdiclub.com/showphoto.ph...ear-5&cat=5528
So my mechanic replaced the Cam Gear and reset the timing again. The Cam was also checked out and there are (thankfully) no stress cracks or blemishes in the Cam ...
From how it was explained to me, the only way to cause those "injuries" to the Cam Gear was to install it using an Air Gun to tighten it instead of a proper Torque Wrench. Apparently, when my mechanic tried to get the Cam Gear off, he found that it had been tightened to about 200lbs/ft causing it to crack ...
Anyway, I was really lucky today, if I had not decided to have it checked out, the gear would have failed and my engine would have seized after dropping valves into pistons and my car would have been toast
I live to learn, and won't get fooled again...
MrVermin