quattro Digest, Vol 147, Issue 1

[Eric Sanborn]

BlauParts sells them. I got a set when I did my timing belt.  I couldn't
figure out how to get the old ones off and they looked new so I left them
alone.  I still have the parts around somewhere.

On Fri, Jan 8, 2016 at 6:43 PM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> He may be referring to the intra-camshaft timing chain tensioners, AKA the
> variable valve timing adjuster units. The plastic guides wear over time and
> VW doesn't sell the guides separately. The VVT unit is about $600 last I
> looked, but having done probably 50+ 2.7t camshaft jobs I've encountered
> two VVT units that weren't in useable condition. Porsche does sell the
> guides for about $15, but I tried them one time and they are about 2mm too
> big to fit tightly in place. If it were my car I'd make the Porsche ones
> work.
>
> -Cody Forbes (mobile)
>
> > On Jan 8, 2016, at 6:10 PM, Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:
> >
> > The 2.7T has a timing belt, not timing chain.  The timing belt kit
> including the tensioner and other stuff is the same one as on many other V6
> Audis and VWs.
> >
> > -Ti
> > --
> > Sent from my commlock
> >
> >
> >> On Jan 8, 2016, at 2:49 PM, linnrichardson <linnrichardson at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Timing chain tensioners can be a problem and expensive
> >>
> >>
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