[Vwdiesel] Rolf's Golf - latest failure

[brian gochnauer]

Yes mine was a PD (BEW); but camshaft failures aren't exclusive to PD
engines.
I've heard that all VW diesels are sensitive to the engine oils used; it
would only take one bad oil change ( way too many miles or drastically wrong
oil) to give the camshaft the start it needs; to eventually catastrophic
failure.
I have an ALH setting in the garage with a broken rod. I haven't taken it
apart but it too; is also has a missing timing belt. The previous owner says
it had been changed only a few thousand miles earlier and the engine had not
been run out of oil.
I should pop the valve cover off and take a look see. eh.
On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Tad <tadc at europa.com> wrote:

> Brian, was yours ALH as well?
>
>   On Sun, Aug 29, 2010 at 7:17 PM, brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net>wrote:
>
>>   >what makes you say that?
>>
>> After reading and following your posts, it would be experience and recent
>> personal experience which follow closely my engine issues/problems repairs
>> and eventual failure.
>> The last thing I replaced before failure was the MAF sensor which wasn't
>> really bad, but mad a small difference.
>>
>> BrianG
>> Iowa
>>
>> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:25:00 -0400
>> From: Rolf Pechukas <rbp at 4u2bu.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Rolf's Golf - latest failure
>> To: vw <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>, vwtdi <VW-TDI at yahoogroups.com>
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>> > I still think you have a failing camshaft. I guess only time will tell.
>> > BrianG
>> > Iowa
>>
>> uch
>> what makes you say that?
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