How much was the cam follower? & is it a easy job to replace it? as my vrs is on 70k & has never had the follower replaced & im tempted to change it at the next service.

How much was the cam follower? & is it a easy job to replace it? as my vrs is on 70k & has never had the follower replaced & im tempted to change it at the next service.

 

Depending on where you get them they are around the £35 mark give or take a few pounds for a Genuine item Part Number 06D109309C. You can either pop into your local Dealership and speak to the parts Department who will be able to supply you one or a TPS if there is one near you? Failing that they are on ebay but just ensure it is a Genuine part you are buying.

 

I would definitely recommend replacing it if it has never had the follower replaced!

 

I find it a very straight forward job to do, Done 3 in total now. Probably a 30 Min job from start to finish but it takes me longer as I am usually doing other things on the car at the same time. Getting the engine cover off is probably the most difficult task, Everything else is easy enough just be gentle with everything and take your time.

 

Not sure if the Octavia's are the same but whatever you do DO NOT open the drivers door as on the Golf MK5 GTI and on my MK6 Golf R this primes the pump and if you have the pump in bits you will end up with fuel all over the engine bay!

 

This is a decent enough guide which came up by simply typing Cam Follower Replacement guide into google...

 

http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102858

17/2/16

 

As mentioned earlier in the thread I have been getting a few parts together over the last few days from my local TPS, Cracked on with it and had a very productive day and got everything done no problems. I always enjoy going through everything with a car that is new to me, Gives me piece of mind too!

 

Weather has been poor all day with heavy rain and I usually like to do most of the work outside under the car port but today I got to use my garage for the first time, Happy days  :smiley:

 

First job, Replaced the Diverter Valve. The car had the original Revision D Piston type fitted...

 

 

Replaced it with the latest Revision G item with is a Diaphragm type...

 

 

Then onto the PCV, Again the car had the original Revision L fitted. This was superseded by the a few times as the One-Way valve is prone to failing in these causing a small loss in Turbo Boost Pressure. The One-Way valve was working OK but there was a light Oil misting around the underside so it wanted changing...

 

 

 

Latest Revision R PCV, Also replaced the Gasket for a new item and gave the area a good tidy up before fitting the new item...

 

 

Then I replaced the Cam Follower, I would imagine the one I removed is the original item that has covered 43K Miles although there is no real way of telling. The old one has no signs of wear at all on the coating but some wear on the underside where the Plunger makes contact...

 

 

 

Camshaft also in excellent condition, No signs of any wear at all although I believe on these later CDL engines the Camshaft is made from a different material which helps keep wear on the Cam and the Follower to a minimum...

 

 

Next job the Spark Plugs, The car had a set in 2014 on One of the Dealer Services at 35K Miles which was only 8000 Miles ago. I am glad I have opted to change them though as it had the Bosch FR5KPP332S items fitted, Although these are the correct ones I am not a big fan of Bosch plugs at all...

 

 

Replaced them with NGK BKR7EIX Iridiums, Also applied small amount of Anti Seizure Compound on the threads...

 

 

Onto the Air Filter, I know the car was previously Enthusiast owned and the car was fitted with a Pipercross Panel Filter. I am not a big fan of Oil fed Filters at all especially on cars which run Air Mass/Flow Meters. So this was removed and put in its rightful place...

 

 

 

 

New Genuine Paper Filter fitted, Also gave the Airbox a deep clean and de-grease inside to get rid of the Oil residue left by the Pipercross Panel Filter. I also removed the Air Flow Meter and cleaned it using some CRC Air Sensor Cleaner...

 

 

Old Fuel Filter, Was the Original. Can't believe these are not renewed as part of the Service Schedule. It was the 6.4 Bar Version which has been replaced with the latest 6.6 Bar item...

 

 

 

Old Cabin Filter, 2 Years old and I think that the Interval is every 2 Years or 20K Miles so it wanted doing. I have replaced it using the Charcoal Activated version...

 

 

All back together, Gave the engine bay and engine covers a little tidy up, Not the best pic but you get the idea...

 

Keep up the good work!

Keep up the good work!

 

Thanks Dan, Try my best mate

 

Weather permitting will give the car a Mini-Detail tomorrow and get some decent pics of it!

18/2/16

 

Been a busy few days and have probably spent a total of 12 Hours on the car Yesterday and Today, Focussed on the Oily bits Yesterday and Today was wash day!

 

It was the first time I have ever washed this car and until you do you never really get to know the bodywork and just how good or bad it really is.

 

Very happy with it, It is in excellent condition with just the odd very age related minor stone chip and mark but really I can't fault it. Had a look around it with the light and it would benefit from a Machine polish but its only really going to require some minor correction work. I reckon a Single Stage with the D/A will sort it out, Possibly a Two stage if I don't get the results I am happy with.

 

Today I gave the car a Mini-Detail and just focussed on getting it clean really and to get some protection on the Paint from all the Salt on the roads.

 

I will be going more in depth at a later date including Wheel Removal, Wheel Arch deep clean, Brake Caliper and Hub Repaint/Detail, I will also get more involved with the paintwork, Full De-Tar, Fallout removal, Machine Polish and Waxing.

 

Usual bonelorry process...

 

: Rinsed the car, Wheel arches and Wheels thoroughly.

: Cleaned the fuel filler flap. All door, Bonnet and boot-lid shuts, Front Scuttle and Rubber door window seals using Valetpro detailing brush and APC to high concentrate.

: Rinsed car again.

: Washed the car using 2 bucket method one panel at a time with a Eurow Lambswool mitt and Meguires ultimate shampoo.

: Rinsed car again.

: Cleaned the wheels with Valetpro Bilberry wheel cleaner, 1:5 dilute in trigger bottle with foaming head. Using a Valetpro detailing brush to agitate, Left on 5 mins per wheel to dwell then rinsed off. Finished the wheel faces with a Meguiars MF wash mitt and wheel backs using a Megs ultra safe wheel brush.

: Wheel arches cleaned using trigger bottle with APC and foaming head and wheel arch brush, then rinsed.

: Dried the whole car using Elite XL drying towel.

: Clayed the whole car using Megs mild clay and Megs Detailer spray as lubricant.

: Rinsed the car again.

: Dryed the whole car with Elite XL drying towel, Dried the wheels, Door shuts and engine bay with Microfibre towel

: Cleaned the glass inside and out with Autoglym fast glass then Autoglym Glass Polish.

: Waxed the car using Collinites No:845 liquid insulator wax using soft applicator and Elite buffing towel to remove.

: Dressed any plastic trim, Front scuttle and Wiper arms with Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber car buffing of any excess with a Microfibre cloth.

: Dressed the tyres using Megs endurance tyre gel.

: Applied 1 x coat of Collinites no:845 to the wheels.

: Dressed the wheel arch liners with Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber care.

: Polished the tailpipe's with Autosol.

: Finished the car off with a spritz of Megs Quick detailer spray and a Chemical boys ultra plush finishing/buffing towel.

 

Just a few snaps from today's efforts, Not overly happy with the pictures due to the bright sunlight. Will get some more soon...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great work Simon

 

Stunning car too 

Awesome

Great work Simon

 

Stunning car too 

 

Thanks Damo

 

Awesome

 

Cheers Dan!

26/2/16

 

Another productive day on the car today, Spent around 5 hours in total and have done the following...

 

: Removed all 4 wheels, Deep cleaned the backs using Bilberry, De-tarred them and waxed them

: Deep cleaned all 4 wheel arches, Dried and Dressed all the Black bits and plastic arch liners

: Painted the Brake Calipers Black to freshen them up and the Hubs Silver

 

Annoyingly only 50% of the pictures I took turned out OK, When I am doing anything that involves getting dirty I just use my phone for the pictures. I will take some proper pics when I next Detail the car...

 

Talledega VS Bilberry, 4:1 Ratio as the backs have probably never been done before...

 

 

 

Left to dwell for 5 mins then agitated with ValetPro detailing brush...

 

 

 

Rinsed, Re-washed using Megs Shampoo and Microfibre Mitt, Dried, De-Tarred using Autoglym Tar Remover, Waxed using Collinites left to cure for 30 Mins per wheel, Centre caps all lined up with Valves (OCD

 

 

 

NSR Wheel Arch area before...

 

 

NSR Wheel Arch, Thoroughly rinsed, APC to high concentrate left to dwell for 5 mins, Cleaned with Wheel Arch brush, All Suspension, Caliper and hub with a ValetPro detailing brush...

 

 

NSR Wheel Arch, Thoroughly rinsed and dried, All Black bits, Suspension parts and plastics dressed. Calipers repainted Black, Hubs painted Silver...

 

 

2 x teaser shots with taken with the Canon, As said hoping to give the car a Detail/Clean over the weekend so with get some more snaps then...

 

 

Lovely job

 

Like the lining up of the centre caps to the valves too!

29/2/15

 

Early start and gave the car a Mini Detail this morning.

 

All the effort and circa 20 Hours I have put in over the last few weeks with the Initial Exterior Detail, Engine Bay Detail, Wheel Removal/deep clean and protect, Wheel Arch Deep Clean/Detail and Brake Caliper and Hub Detail/Repaint has all come together nicely.

 

The car is now at a standard I am happy with....Infact its a totally different car condition wise to when I collected it just over 2 weeks ago from the Dealers.

 

As such these will be the last pictures I post for a little while until the better weather comes and I will be firing up the D/A and doing some swirl removal/paint correction work to really finish the car off!

 

So here we go...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 A stunning looking car there sir

V v nice indeed :-)

That's truly a thing of beauty 

 

Nice touch with the centre caps lining up - OCD indeedy 

 

Gaz

 A stunning looking car there sir

 

Thank you!

 

V v nice indeed :-)

 

Thanks

 

That's truly a thing of beauty 

 

Nice touch with the centre caps lining up - OCD indeedy 

 

Gaz

 

Cheers Gaz, It is getting there!

 

Yes I have a touch of OCD, Little things like the centre caps OH and something you can't see is that all the locking wheel nuts are located in the same position on each wheel  Yes I know. All at the 1-O-Clock position to the Valves 

Much prefer the mk6 over the mk7, looks stunning as usual

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16/3/16

 

Well I am now 750 Miles in and totally in love with the car, Its been faultless so far! Most of my driving has been commuting but I have had a the odd day out at the weekend with a little spirited driving thrown in the mix. Very capable car indeed but I have to be totally honest and say that the odd time I have been able to stretch its legs that I have found myself wanting a little more performance.

 

I don't drive my cars hard but as we all do enjoy the occasional press on the loud pedal when conditions and traffic allow, Well I have been giving much thought over the last week about going for a Stage One remap!

 

I know that from Day One of buying the car I had stated that I would never go down the tuning route with this car but after reading many peoples comments about how a good Stage One remap transforms the car into the what it should have been from the factory and that at Stage One the standard Chassis, Brakes and 4WD are more than up to the job.

 

Well the way I see it too is that at Stage One you are literally making the most of the standard hardware and not pushing anything too far! Given how tunable and robust these K04 TFSI CDL engines are I decided to have a bit of a chat on Monday with R-Tech Performance regarding their past experiences mapping Manual MK6 R's....Come back to that in a bit!

 

Today's job...

 

Decided to carry out an Engine Oil & Oil Filter change on the car, I know the car had an Inspection/Lube service at JCT600 in November 2015 just 800 Miles ago using 5W30 Fully Synthetic Quantum but I prefer to use the Millers 5W40 Fully Synthetic Nanodrive Oil in my TFSI engined cars.

 

Bit OCD I know especially with the engine oil as its only just been changed and is spotless but it wont hurt and I am happier knowing its got some good stuff in there with the Millers Nanondrive! Gives me piece of mind and as I have already replaced all the other Filters, Spark plugs and other Revised parts so hopefully all the car will need in the next 5000-6000 miles is another Oil and Filter change and possibly have a peek at the Cam Follower again to ensure it is wearing OK.

 

So on Monday I ordered and the Oil from Opie Oils and called into my local TPS today for the Filter. Very kindly my friend allowed me the use of his workshop and a ramp this afternoon so I called down and cracked on with the following...

 

: Millers 5W40 Nanodrive Engine Oil

: Genuine Oil Filter, P/N 06D115562

: Genuine Sump plug and washer, P/N N90813202

 

Back to what I was talking about earlier...

 

Well I had a good chat with them on Monday on the the phone, I already rated R-Tech having used them in the past one and IMO they are one of the UK's leading TFSI tuners and Niki Gower really knows his stuff.

 

He just happened to slip into the conversation that there was a cancellation at 2PM Tuesday the following day which was Yesterday, What could I say? I tried to think of a reason to say NO but given how long their waiting list usually is I knew it made sense so I booked it in LOL.

 

Drove down from Sheffield yesterday and filled it up about 15 Miles from Hinckley with Shell Nitro+, Had a good chat with them upon my arrival and had a good laugh with Ben who remembered me from my last visit when I had a Custom Stage One on my MK5 GTI Edition 30. I had a good chat again with Niki before he began working his magic on the car. Told him exactly what I wanted from the car, That I wasn't chasing figures and wanted a smooth map that was mechanically and clutch friendly.

 

The car was pulled into the workshop and he carried out a full diagnostic/health check beforehand, All good he cracked on with the Rolling Road, Mapping, Logging etc.

 

Stock figures it made 277BHP and 286LB/FT of Torque, Niki said it was a very healthy engine and looking at the figures VW quote for the car it was up on both BHP and Torque.

 

The final results after the Custom Stage One Map where 313BHP and 342LB/FT of torque which I was over the moon with but again I was not too interested in the numbers and more how the car drove on the road and the Map does not disappoint. Niki took the car for a test drive first and said "I enjoyed that, A well balanced Stage One set-up"

 

I then took the car out, I could tell straight away! Even partial Throttle the car had a real sense of urgency about it and feels really flexible. The pedal map has also been altered and he made alterations to the VVT mapping for quicker turbo spool which is noticeable. It is really responsive and to be fair it is that smooth and due to how good the 4WD is the car just gets on with it with no drama at all. You really have to watch the speedometer and how quickly it goes round to realise that the car is progressing at a rapid rate.

 

The peak figures only tell half the story though, Its also more about the area under the lines and the delta gains. Its a very good map indeed and the Stage One lines are identical to the stock mapping albeit they go higher up the graph.

 

I also opted for the switchable map, I have 5 different maps on the car from Setting 1 which is identical to the cars original Stock Power Map, Setting 2 which is like an Economy Map with flat curves then setting's 3,4 and 5 as performance maps each increasing in both power and torque. Obviously number 5 is what I call the full beans map.

 

I drove down from Sheffield on the M1, Filled up with Shell Nitro+, Had a mapping session, Drove home up the M1 and still averaged 32MPG overall for the day which is seriously impressive really.

 

Couple of snaps...

 

Millers 5W40 Nanodrive Engine Oil, Genuine Oil Filter and Sump plug...

 

 

At my friends workshop on the ramp...

 

 

At R-Tech Yesterday...

 

 

The Graph, Nice curves...

 

 

Happy days!

 

That looks like a great result

Great stuff! Bet it goes really well

17/3/16

 

Spent another few hours on the car today, Something that has bugged me since buying the car was looking through the spokes on the Alloys and seeing the old stick on Wheel Balance weight residue/glue left behind.

 

I did remove the wheels a few weeks ago and gave them a deep clean, De-tar and wax. I also painted the Brake Calipers and hubs but I simply did not have the time to do everything I wanted to and had to refit them on the car knowing they needed to come off again to remove the glue but hey ho it keeps me out of trouble.

 

Quite a thankless task I have done today really but its done now and its the smaller details that make a big difference I keep telling myself LOL...

 

: Removed all Four wheels

: All wheels Rinsed, Washed front and back, Towel dried

: Using a Makita drill with Caramel wheel attachment to remove glue residue

: Autoglym Intensive Tar remover for an excess glue left behind

: Wheels Rinsed, Washed again and dried

: Orange spotting polish pad used with drill and Meguiars 105 Compound to clean the area

: Finished with Sonax Turbo Detailer and Microfibre

 

Couple of snaps from today...

 

Wheel, Washed, Dried. Offending glue residue...

 

 

I used a Caramel wheel with drill attachment to remove 95% of the glue, Any excess was taken care of with the Tar Remover...

 

 

After, You get lots of mess from the Caramel wheel...

 

 

All mess cleaned off, Nearly gone...

 

 

Finishing touch, I had a spare Orange Spotting pad left that fitted a conventional drill from a Headlight Restoration kit I used last Year. It wasn't worth getting the D/A Polisher out for something so small but this method did the trick. Meguiars 105 Compound used...

 

 

All done, Repeated the same process on all Four wheels...

 

 

This will be a great buy for the next owner in a couple of months

 

Seriously though, your attention to detail is phenomenal, and this truly looks one hell of a nice car.

 

With the added performance now available, you must be grinning like a Cheshire cat when you get behind the wheel

 

Enjoy

Seriously impressive work and commitment! :clap:

 

The result is amazing looking wheels 

This will be a great buy for the next owner in a couple of months

 

Seriously though, your attention to detail is phenomenal, and this truly looks one hell of a nice car.

 

With the added performance now available, you must be grinning like a Cheshire cat when you get behind the wheel

 

Enjoy

 

Thank you Damo really appreciate it!

 

Haha, Joking aside I had a PM a few weeks ago on the Edition 38 forum regarding selling the car and could he have the first refusal. I told him yes but that the car is not going anywhere yet!

 

The car is now getting to a level of condition I am happy with, Really for me and when I have the time the only thing left for me to do is a give the car a machine polish which should be the icing on the cake.

 

Seriously impressive work and commitment! :clap:

 

The result is amazing looking wheels 

 

Thanks Wardy 

19/3/16

 

Refitted all the wheels this morning after removing them a few days ago and getting all the old Wheel Balance Glue off, Gave the car its usual weekly wash/mini detail and a hoover out too, The wheels are now what I would consider 95% of the way there condition wise which I am more than happy with and I very much doubt it would be worth getting them refurbished.

 

Few snaps of them fitted back on the car, Now looking at and through the wheel spokes they look brand new...

 

 

 

 

 

Tailpipes also received another Polish with Autosol, They where quite Black due to the 170 Mile round trip to R-Tech and time on the Rolling Road when mapping...

 

 

Back under the car port for the weekend...