Is there any brand preferred for timing chain kit struggling to get a dealer on for parts

 

best place to source on through

Sorry no idea but someone will be along that does.

 

As to sourcing one, what about a local Motor Factors, or who is doing the work, and do they not have a source for Trade Parts?

 

Is it for this car, 

and is that all it needs?  http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/469860-timing-chain-failure-apprantly

 

Edited 27 May, 20206 yr by Roottootemblowinootsoot

What is the engine code? It will help us provide better answers.

 

If you look in the spare wheel well in the boot there should be a label in there with a bunch of codes on it like this one: http://wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/Production_Codes_(PR-Codes)_can_be_found_on_the_Vehicle_Data_Label

 

The engine code for your car will be three or four letters long. If you're not sure, post a picture of the label here (with the VIN blurred out) and we can tell you what it is.

 

If it's the 1.2 TSI engine and the pistons/valves are not damaged, your best bet is to get the timing kit from a dealer as this will have updated parts that were introduced to deal with timing chain failures on this engine. I did some digging a while back and posted my findings here:

 

It’s not a tsi it’s a htp and getting a engine of a crash damaged car

 

the engine from scrapyard done nearly 90k so best though replacing timing chain on it while engine out the code is BZGA