Aaron1875

I swapped it out without taking off top cover. I just moved the water pipes out the way, primed the new tensioner with oil before installing, it was quite simple to do. I took off the king lead to coil distributor and cranked the car a few times and plugged it back in and started car, No rattle !!! on start up !!!

I had the annoying start up rattle for a second or so which would immediately go once oil pressure built. The lack of rattle or guide noise during revving or under load led me to think chain must be ok 👍. I decided to swap out chain tensioner, other forum members have taken precautions before unbolting the tensioner, by removing timing case cover and wedging guide and tensioner in place so chain remains taut on the top camshaft sprocket. I decided not to having seen videos of how chain sits in situ and guides are bolted down. The tensioner is located behind the engine block on the left hand side under the oil temp sensor. I had ordered a tensioner online but alas it was the wrong type, and sent it back. I ended up ordering one from Skoda, due to convenience, at the cost £60, the Skoda dealers literally found the corner from me. Mine wasn’t the latest type but the washer type, with stub at end, it’s supposed to be an upgrade over the originally fitted part. I primed new tensioner in oil and fitted it, I disconnected coil pack feed and cranked engine a few times and then reconnected it and after a fortnight sitting idle I started the car. It fired up with no rattle (for those whose are gonna say that I cranked it and oil pressure must have built, answer is I tried that when I swapped out oil filter and cranked it with ignition disconnected to get oil into filter and when I started the car the rattle was loud as ever), the car idled quietly. Replacing just the tensioner can save a lot of ball ache, it save me swapping out chains sprockets and guides !!! I’ve posted pic of the original tensioner and the wrong one sent out to me. You can see size difference. once complete

Thanks ! It was still a ball ache to actually push it on bracket when I mounted bracket was in situ, took 20 mins of cursing 🤬 lol

I’m such a Narna, lol i found the release tab and the slider slipped back and I tried a different slotting it and it clicked in !!! thanks fir your assistance @Breezy_Pete

The door handle is compatible and it’s the same as the rest of my door handles and it slots in fine and works, but in order to keep it in situ, the end do needs to click behind it but the dashed thing isn’t going in ?

It’s not visible rubbed away however came across this and like you say they both part no’s correspond with each other ? https://nemigaparts.com/cat_spares/etka/volkswagen/po/678/839000/

It’s original to car I’ve looked at the others and they all match. that part no 5N0 839 167 B cross references with my vehicle according to Skoda parts.com the polo Google image was for a 2011/12

Skoda Parts confirm what you said by about caliper bracket part no. My car is a face lift, so it’s correct handle end cap part no that I have and the mounting bracket part no I have is the correctly listed bracket for mine too.

The nearest part no is 5N0 839 167 B, it throws a pic for a VW Polo end cap, identical to mine. Will ETKA show which caliper bracket it would fit to ? I don’t understand why my end cap ain’t fitting the new caliper bracket. The one I have is used across all VAG cars from that era ?

Ahh read post wrong, I’ll send you the handle end cap part no again 5N0 839 163 B is what I can deduce from shining light into it.

Actually Send a pic please of the back bit with hole where the end cap would fit.

Look at pics I've already got that part no, a new one but my end door cap isn’t fitting in it. The main handle fits fine.

History At some point my UK spec left side front passenger door has been replaced with an identical red L4FK red, but I suspect it was sourced from a non Monte Carlo / car without colour coded handle s. I deduced this when My passenger door handle and amend cap came off in my hand and discovered the internal caliper mounting bracket had the rear end piece missing. I thought this was broken hence the handle coming off. I ordered a mounting bracket with same part no 5N0 839 885 G, The new one mirrored the broken one I took off. However after installing the handle mounting caliper, I fitted the door handle but the outer handle end door cap would not mount onto the internal mounting bracket ? it turns out that previous owner had doctored the old bracket; cutting off the rear piece so the original colour coded door handle cap would fit flush, but by doctoring it, the whole mechanism was weak. The part no for my colour coded handle end cap is 5N0 839 163 B. I need to know which caliper mounting bracket is compatible with this particular handle assembly ? My VIN No is TMBFN65J2C3072742 I’ve attached pics my original handle cap. What internal door handle bracket compliments my handle cap 5N0 839 163 B ? im truly stumped because most searches on eBay as well as Skoda parts.com for the door handle mounting bracket depict the same part no that I in fact ordered ?

Thanks, last question I promise lol. i want to be prepped for when I do job, what size or dimension should the wedge be ? and do I slide thin end along the back of the guide between the the timing case comes to maintain tension to keep chain in situ ?

Following on from my last post, I see from videos (albeit they’re full strip downs to change full chain set) that it’s the top timing cover case you removed not rocket cover, Is that correct ? Also when you wedge timing chain, is that 1. the actual chain you wedge, or do you wedge the plastic guide that the chain rests in, against the timing case ? 2. Is that guide visible from removing top timing case cover ?