[Vwdiesel] Signs of PD worn cam syndrome?

[Bryan Belman]

    Yeap, with those miles, you may want to think about putting a new cam in as 
you do not know the history of the car.
Wow, $900 for the cam alone.  I thought $125 was a lot for the 1.9 - 1.6 IDI 
cams.

I am at 123K miles now and my PD motor shows none of these signs.
I am very strict with my oil, have used all AMSOIL European Spec for the most 
part, 505.01 and change oil every 9-10K, 10K is the book oil change interval.
Did my timing belt at 98K and books says 100K.
My timing belt does still sing every now and then on de-acceleration, in need to 
get in there and look at the arrow on the timing belt spring loaded tensioner.

 Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Not running :<( 




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From: brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net>
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Sent: Tue, September 21, 2010 8:52:35 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Signs of PD worn cam syndrome?

Mine had;
1. An ever so slight rough idle (intake lobe on #4 cylinder), and rough
'pick up' (passing through lower RPM) when pressing the accelerator in a
'vroom vroom' motion :))  in neutral.
2. Lots of black smoke on hard acceleration. (over-fueled #4 cylilnder/lack
of intake air)

I drove it for a few weeks, gradually getting worse until I decided to
figure it out, a few days later 'boom' (t-belt broke @idle), a trashed
cylinder head. It had 103k miles.

Changing the cam about $900, replacing the cylinder head $1,900-$2,500 (DIY)

imho, At 140kms; buy at a price that allows you to put a new cam in it, and
put your mind at ease, for another 150kms

BrianG
Iowa




Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:10:32 -0700
From: Shawn Wright <vwdiesels at gmail.com>
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Signs of PD worn cam syndrome?
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I'm going to look at a 2004 TDI Jetta with the PD engine and 190k kms. I've
read some info about cam failures on these engines if incorrect oil is used.
Short of pulling the valve cover to inspect the cam, is there any other way
to check for cam condition?

Thanks

-- 
Shawn Wright
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