Hi folks,

My 1.2 Tsi just had its 5 year service with 67,000Kms.

The VW mechanic noticed that the Cam chain rattled on startup and i noticed this change a couple of months ago.

Apparently the tensioner is at full adjustment and the chain has slack as it has stretched and prematurely failed.

I've done a little research and popular opinion would suggest an inherent fault in design as the culprit, regardless i need to fix the issue.

VW have quoted an entire cam chain kit consisting of a cam chain, tensioner, oil pump and quite a few other parts.

Total Parts kit $575
Labour (8 hours) $1100

Total $1675

Have any of you had this issue? Is the entire kit really necessary? Why did i buy a VW?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Kindly

Cain