Timing chain?

[subby 0]

After having all cars with cam belts they dont take long to change now im onto chain.

Had a shock when phoning V.W they wont just under £2000.

My car is on 167000 cant hear the chain knocking but cant see any paper work from new of when it was last done.

Im from Essex area anyone know anyone who dose the work cheaper then V.W can get parts myself if that helps.

Regards Subby

[swaper 0]

As far as i know, since u don't notice any strange noise, no need to worry about the chain .....

[subby 0]

Ok cheers i think ill just get a chain kit so i know i have one so if i do hear any nosie i can get it booked in as i dont fancy doing the job myself as V.W said its a engine out job.

[craggsy 91]

Gearbox out only.......should be people your neck of the woods. Strictly dubs is a possibility.

Plus as has been said if they aint noisey then you should be fine

[subby 0]

not to bad then only gearbox mite as well look at the clutch n flywheel then replace if its worn.

Cheers mate

[thegoth 5]

As far as i know' date=' since u don't notice any strange noise, no need to worry about the chain .....

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At ~160k my chains where silent. However the portion of the tensioner which usually cause the rattle - the rivets - had worn right away. This was the top tensioner which can be checked without 'too much' effort. there's a how to somewhere

VWs costing is all in the labour. Even so £2K seems steep. I got quoted £1100. An independent will do it for between £500 and £700 And a full guide to doing chains in the premium members section ;-)

[subby 0]

Cheers mate well as its off the road with no mot i have a liul water leak i wanna sort out so while im there ill have a look.

[mike 6]

id get it done personly mate, depends how much you value your car, interms of what you paid etc...

[LadVR 0]

As far as i know' date=' since u don't notice any strange noise, no need to worry about the chain .....

[/quote']

At ~160k my chains where silent. However the portion of the tensioner which usually cause the rattle - the rivets - had worn right away. This was the top tensioner which can be checked without 'too much' effort. there's a how to somewhere

VWs costing is all in the labour. Even so £2K seems steep. I got quoted £1100. An independent will do it for between £500 and £700 And a full guide to doing chains in the premium members section ;-)

Agree with the above.. my vr wasn't rattling but when i did the rebuild i found that the tensioner had worn down and the metal rivets holding the wear surface were in the oil pickup pipe and the guie rail had snapped.

i have also recently stripped a friends rado vr and that had the same problems.

have a phone around to find a good specialist, at the end of the day 1, you know the engine is good for another 100k or so, and 2, i would drive a couple of hundred miles to get it done knowing that im saving 1500 quid instead of going to vw.

[subby 0]

I swap my rs turbo for the golf its got loads of histroy witch is very good but ill more then likely get it done very soon.

[FishWick 21]

VW quoting £2000 (the parts are a 10th of that, less if you import) and saying it's an engine out job are 2 reasons to doubt their ability to actually do the job properly.

DIY, it's p1ss easy, or take it to a good independant.

[thegoth 5]

As far as i know' date=' since u don't notice any strange noise, no need to worry about the chain .....

[/quote']

At ~160k my chains where silent. However the portion of the tensioner which usually cause the rattle - the rivets - had worn right away. This was the top tensioner which can be checked without 'too much' effort. there's a how to somewhere

VWs costing is all in the labour. Even so £2K seems steep. I got quoted £1100. An independent will do it for between £500 and £700 And a full guide to doing chains in the premium members section ;-)

Agree with the above.. my vr wasn't rattling but when i did the rebuild i found that the tensioner had worn down and the metal rivets holding the wear surface were in the oil pickup pipe and the guie rail had snapped.

i have also recently stripped a friends rado vr and that had the same problems.

something like this: http://www.vr6oc.com/e107_plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?123337.post

you can see where it came off, move and the chains started to make new tracks!

also realised that the checking guide is premium member content as well. but basically 'only' involves removing the inlet manifold and cam cover.