brickers911

Just has my 2010 VRS 46k miles tensioner changed, I'm glad I did as I asked them to keep the old tensioner for me to look at. As you can see from the pictures when I took it apart, the teeth on one park of the ratchet are fine, but there are teeth missing and wear on the other part....phew. At least I can sleep a little easier now. I would definately recommend getting the latest tensioner fitted!

I bit the bullet and had the tensioner replaced for peace of mind, I'm glad I did as I asked them to keep the old tensioner for me to look at. As you can see from the pictures when I took it apart, the teeth on one park of the ratchet are fine, but there are teeth missing and wear on the other part....phew. At least I can sleep a little easier now

I believe the camshaft sensor would show up a degree of lag if the chain were loose which would show up on diagnostics but its not an exact science

Ive read about issues with the cam chain tensioner on this model which appears to have been updated a few times and that any potential issue can be picked up on a diagnostic

Its manual

Advice sought: Ive had the car from new (ex co car) and its only had 1 dealer service at 16000miles, I think the next service was due at 36k or 2 years but left the Co and took the car with me just before that, which I then gave to the missus who just pootles around in it. I'm fairly handy with the spanners so have been doing the servicing myself since, its now on 42k. I do the oil and all filters every 2 years, recently did the brake fluid, checked all the brakes/pads, thinking of replacing coolant, apart from battery and tyres have had no problems. I'm thinking of booking it in to the dealers but dont really want to pay money for what I can do myself, so apart from a diagnostic and any software updates can anyone advise what else I should be getting done by the dealer. Cheers