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My 97 golf vr6 has done 105000 and the chains are starting to rattle so......

should i replace just the bearings? if so which ones?

or the whole timing chains (full kit)

on another note if someone can help me on this:

on tickover hot or cold i get alot of white smoke and i do have to keep toping up the water!

so mabe headgasket going??

many thanks.

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Hi mate. You would need replace the chains and guides, there are no bearings as far as I know!

Have you checked for other tell tail signs of head gasket going? Mayo on the oil cap? Oil in the water? Might be worth having a compression / sniffer test done.

If you need the work doing, easier to do both together, speak to tonyvrc on here. He's the man for this sort of thing :)

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ok thanks.

there is no other signs of it.

i only changed the oil a few weeks ago and there was no water in it.

just seems weird that the water is disapering and its swoking?

but ill get it changed when i do the chains just to be safe!

Next task break the cost to the missis! as im needing new exhaust aswell :)

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Timing chains part numbers

Upper chain 021 109 503A

Lower chain 021 109 465 B

Upper chain guide 021 109 513

Lower chain guide 021 109 469

Upper chain tensioner rail 

021 109 509 A

Upper chain tensioner bolt

021 109 507 A

Lower chain tensioner assembly

021 109 467

Crankshaft end oil seal

068 198 171

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