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soogs Timing chain and tensioner... 06-10-2009, 03:36 PM

guliver_twist pretty sure its a belt, which... 07-10-2009, 06:16 PM

logger ... from, Service... 07-10-2009, 08:20 PM

thamwk another nugget of information... 07-10-2009, 10:01 PM

gregozedobe All of the new VW 4 cyl... 07-10-2009, 10:20 PM

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Roboash Hi, I have a stock 2010 Golf... 15-09-2014, 05:49 PM

Pilot Mine had a belt 09 118tsi,... 15-09-2014, 08:24 PM

Mountainman Is this possible?? I have... 01-11-2014, 07:20 AM

Pilot Mine is a gen1 mk6...... 01-11-2014, 07:22 AM

brad Sounds like BS to me. I... 01-11-2014, 08:47 AM

Idle Get it checked out anyway —... 15-09-2014, 08:43 PM

Lucas_R Timing chain 15-09-2014, 09:16 PM

kroogz FYI - I had my MK6 GTI chain... 15-09-2014, 09:44 PM

Lucas_R Here is a recording of a cold... 18-09-2014, 02:41 PM

Roboash Thank guys..v helpful!... 18-09-2014, 05:14 PM

Lucas_R Timing chain 23-09-2014, 06:25 PM

Roboash That is poor from... 25-09-2014, 01:06 PM

kroogz Dodgy dealership. There is a... 26-09-2014, 12:55 PM

Lucas_R Picked the car up on Saturday... 30-09-2014, 09:52 PM

Martin I went through the same... 15-07-2016, 12:49 AM

Golfy13 Chain Tensioner 26-07-2016, 09:18 PM

walaby64 VW service 29-07-2016, 10:01 AM

milevets Hi Lucas_R, May I know... 28-09-2017, 05:27 PM

brad I think his brother worked... 29-09-2017, 08:24 AM

kroogz Glad you got it sorted in the... 02-10-2014, 02:15 PM

Lucas_R True - worse case scenario... 02-10-2014, 02:30 PM

Roboash Quick update finally on my... 22-10-2014, 06:21 PM

VR28LT care to share with us how... 23-10-2014, 06:37 PM

Lucas_R ^ nice one mate. How much did... 23-10-2014, 12:23 PM

Lucas_R ^ mine was $950 23-10-2014, 06:40 PM

VR28LT that's not a bad price... 24-10-2014, 10:08 PM

Roboash Hi sorry for delayed reply.... 31-10-2014, 08:33 PM

nat225 when I went to VW Springwood... 06-11-2014, 08:31 PM

brad When I became a Service... 07-11-2014, 07:32 AM

Lucas_R ^ exactly the reason why i... 07-11-2014, 12:27 PM

Lucas_R Timing chain 04-01-2015, 09:43 PM

The One Tensioner looks right mate.... 10-01-2015, 12:04 AM

Lucas_R Timing chain 10-01-2015, 07:48 PM

tigger73 Nice work Lucas! Be good... 11-01-2015, 08:29 AM

Umai Naa!! Yep, good work! Will be... 11-01-2015, 09:18 AM

Lucas_R The rattling sound is... 11-01-2015, 10:28 AM

The One Yes it's a T30 torx, also if... 11-01-2015, 06:41 PM

regu Hi Lucas, Very... 12-01-2015, 08:49 AM

minke For confirmation re: revised... 12-01-2015, 05:47 PM

Lucas_R Good idea - i didnt think... 12-01-2015, 07:29 PM

Ckar3170 I've got a '10 MK6 GTI (88k... 30-06-2016, 02:41 PM

Reedy Could be chain but I would... 30-06-2016, 07:29 PM

Lucas_R You should be ok if you have... 30-06-2016, 08:51 PM

Ckar3170 Thanks for the suggestions, ... 03-07-2016, 06:41 PM

Idle Silly suggestion: Could it be... 03-07-2016, 07:48 PM

Reedy My first 2 manifolds lasted... 03-07-2016, 08:20 PM

chison007 Golf R 2011 , I needed the... 08-07-2016, 01:32 PM

bbz1000 2010 1.4 TSI, had my timing... 15-07-2016, 12:30 AM

Umai Naa!! They don't stretch, the links... 15-07-2016, 01:51 PM

minke Same with the bicycle chain.... 16-07-2016, 07:43 PM

joec Mine was build late 2010 Mk6... 17-08-2016, 10:22 AM

Reedy Engine does not have to be... 18-08-2016, 06:14 AM

Lucas_R As Reedy said - the engine... 18-08-2016, 07:49 AM

Tuan This is very useful guys, I... 18-08-2016, 10:34 AM

Tuan Some info: When was the... 18-08-2016, 12:10 PM

Lucas_R You can remove your drivers... 18-08-2016, 01:39 PM

Tuan I saw that post of yours ...... 18-08-2016, 02:21 PM

Lucas_R The revised version of the... 18-08-2016, 04:42 PM

Tuan Too hardcore for me .. I can... 18-08-2016, 04:56 PM

Stump Must admit, I'm in the same... 22-08-2016, 09:45 AM

Tuan Unfortunately, when the... 22-08-2016, 10:14 AM

Lucas_R As Tuan said, if the... 22-08-2016, 01:49 PM

Flighter The tensioner in my 6 year... 31-08-2016, 08:05 PM

donweather VW/Skoda know the exact... 15-03-2017, 09:56 AM

Quoc11 Tensioner / Timing chain ... 17-02-2017, 09:06 PM

Umai Naa!! But that's America, where... 17-02-2017, 09:55 PM

nat225 haha.. i like that :) TBH,... 18-02-2017, 08:26 AM

Quoc11 I was hoping something... 17-02-2017, 10:37 PM

Umai Naa!! Will never happen. 18-02-2017, 05:48 AM

Transporter Do you have a problem with... 18-02-2017, 12:34 PM

Quoc11 I'm not very hands on with my... 19-02-2017, 10:15 PM

Tuan Seems to be a matter of time... 20-02-2017, 09:10 AM

Tobes_WIR35 Australian Consumer Law is... 26-02-2017, 01:54 PM

quackie What are the chances in... 26-02-2017, 08:39 PM

Quoc11 Wow Tobes! that's awesome... 26-02-2017, 09:08 PM

Tobes_WIR35 Worth a shot right? 14-03-2017, 06:40 PM

Tuan From experience, it depends... 15-03-2017, 10:07 AM

Lucas_R There is an inspection hole... 15-03-2017, 11:43 AM

anotherdownunder CamChain Tensioner 29-07-2017, 01:44 PM

night_flight has anyone done this in South... 16-06-2017, 06:20 PM

AdamD German Auto will do it for... 19-06-2017, 08:27 AM

night_flight Thanks AdamD tried calling... 21-06-2017, 02:14 PM

Lucas_R LOL good enough reason to... 21-06-2017, 03:02 PM

JAYDEE Wish I had of checked this... 08-08-2017, 11:36 AM

JAYDEE Just got my GTI back from the... 23-08-2017, 09:43 AM

Johnbu Did you contact VWA before... 24-08-2017, 12:09 AM

JAYDEE Unfortunately I did not... 28-08-2017, 12:20 PM

dylan1988 Slipped Timing Chain! What To... 14-10-2017, 10:46 AM

dylan1988 Bump! Surely someone has... 15-10-2017, 08:06 PM

clio Also - if the mechanic is... 16-10-2017, 08:08 AM

clio Buy a new tensioner/guide,... 16-10-2017, 08:05 AM

Bora Sport The first thing you need to... 16-10-2017, 09:35 AM

JAYDEE Hi Dylan1988, I was... 16-10-2017, 12:50 PM

Tuan Take a stab at getting one of... 16-10-2017, 01:02 PM

dylan1988 Thanks for all of the replies... 16-10-2017, 02:11 PM

clio Carbon build up is completely... 17-10-2017, 07:17 AM

Tuan Carbon buildup is on its own... 17-10-2017, 08:18 AM

brad What made you choose... 17-10-2017, 08:35 AM

dylan1988 Initially, I had intended on... 17-10-2017, 10:49 AM

brad Very few workshops rebuild... 17-10-2017, 11:33 AM

dylan1988 UPDATE: I've decided to no... 18-10-2017, 06:11 PM

XFJET pro tip if the chain goes do... 18-10-2017, 11:17 PM

dylan1988 I am visiting the mechanic... 19-10-2017, 09:52 PM

dylan1988 I called the mechanic... 21-10-2017, 02:31 PM

Transporter Just fit the new plug and... 21-10-2017, 04:33 PM

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Reedy Depends how many K’s you have... 07-11-2017, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Quoc11

Many lawsuits are being filed against VW and Audi, over the tensioner issue on pre 2012 vehicles

I'll link a few below.

Volkswagen Timing Chain Tensioner Lawsuit Filed in New Jersey | CarComplaints.com

Volkswagen and Audi Timing Chain Tensioner Defect - Class Action Lawsuit | McCuneWright, LLP

https://baronandbudd.com/roads/auto-...chain-lawsuit/

https://www.law360.com/articles/8032...ne-defect-suit

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