59 plate , 34,000 miles, failed during service at the dealers in september:shocked: speak about timing
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out of warranty so a 70% contribution at £713.93 + Vat. I'd had it 9 months and my service was the first done at VW, the previous owner used a specialist. My dealer didn't seem to be bothered about that though.
Mine didn't fail completely, it was noisy so they put it on the machine and it flagged the Cam and crankshaft position sensors, the dealers knew about the problem so got straight on to it. They checked the tensioner as a matter of course, but warned me from the outset i would probably get a new engine. When they opened it up to look at the chain they found lots of metal particles as the chain had been rubbing the inside of the casing, so they also changed the Turbo, intercooler and anything else associated with the oil system.
Been running sweet as ever since
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Sandy