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there is a rattling noise coming from the front (water pump side) of the engine on my golf. the engine has covered 75000 miles so would the cam followers be due a change. it sounds like a timing chian rattle but is on the wrong side of the engine. this rattle is only there on constant throttle ie not accelerating and not on overrun. if it is the followers would it be wise to change the cams at the same time? thanks. andrew.

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The mrs informed me that ours is doing this today as well. I noticed it over the weekend, I was thinking of an oil change, used to cure most rattles on my old mk2. Yours been serviced recently? Why would you want to change the cams?

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yes it was serviced just last week by the local stealer. has been doing this since i bought the car 2 years ago and hasn't got worse, just thought i'd look into it and do the chains at the same time. why not change the cams as i will have to take out the cams to do the followers won't i? and a pair of schrick ones sound just the ticket. (6)

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Worn followers sound more like a "ticking" noise which is most noticeable at idle, just after a cold start.

What you describe sounds more like a worn belt tensioner. It is very common for these to fail at 70-80k mark. They're not expensive and relatively easy to replace.

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