All I know is he could press the new one in and couldn't the old one .

I'm just going to run it and see .this carboned up pick up pipe might help

3 hours ago, Jamesey said:

My garage says the old tentioner is on a ratchet mech and cannot go back in .as for the new type it works on oil pressure .he could press it in manually .not like the old one it was solid. 

The car is back in now having the sump removed and pick up pipe cleaned out .

I'm confident it's just that .....new tensioner is oil pressure fed

It seems they are the real specialists ...

 

Both designs need and work with the oil pressure, both have a reverse play ... Old one 4mm, new one I guess the same. But the new one will not worn out that fast as the force of the safety spring is spread onto larger area, not that small like on small teeth old design tensioner...

Edited 13 September, 20187 yr by rayx

Anyone else got a 2.0 tsi vrs? Anyone elses engine tick all the time? Been told its normal, but its quite a ticky little bugger, even after getting the new tensioner.

Injectors. Perfectly normal.

On 14/09/2018 at 13:18, Babs said:

Injectors. Perfectly normal.

I have been told its normal, but man it seems super off especially when you have the bonnet up! Thanks mate

Yeah, they're all pretty noisy these days!

On 13/09/2018 at 12:49, Mankee said:

Mine makes zero noise on startup. (Touch wood!)

What kind of noise should I look for?  And how long does  it lasts Cheers

Edited 20 September, 20187 yr by vrsdx57