Hi guys - I'm new here. Names Ethan and i'm after some advice / help.
I've got a Mk6 gti DSG (auto) with 53k miles on the clock.
I recently had some problems with my car and despite it in at a VW dealership local to me they can't 100% assure me that the suggested fix with sort the issue with my car!
The car went in to limp mode having just pulled off a roundabout - car had been running fine for 30 minutes prior and was warm. Took it to a garage, reset error code which was showing as (camshaft related) to make sure of most recent faults and nothing came up when car restarted. Test drove car - it ran fine. Precautionary, had filters, plugs etc changed, ran fine for 2k miles later and no problems.
A week ago, I was headed to a meeting and stopped at the traffic lights. I had the radio on so didn't manage to hear the car cut out. Fired it back up and pulled in to the car park where it began to idle terrible as i slowed down. Manoeuvred it into a space with it sounding terrible and at one stage the gear icon on the dash was flickering between Neutral and 1st.
Recovered to a friend garage and faults codes that were present were:
Camshaft / crankshaft incorrect correlation
Camshaft position sensor implausible signal
Camshaft bank 1 error
The car is in at a local VW dealership and despite when firing up it idles terribly, they are reporting that they aren't getting any fault codes. I've told them the codes which were present when I plugged it in and symptoms prior to the problem.
They're telling me that they think (based on symptoms and what they have looked into) that a replacement timing chain tensioner will sort the problem. They mentioned they took off the covers to the timing and all marks aligned within allowable tolerance. They since called back and told me that to fix the problem it will cost me £1,300 and will include changing the "Timing change assembly and ancillaries". Didn't think there would be any damage to valves pistons. I asked how he could be sure and his reply was we're pretty sure there wont be (I don't know much about cars but this guy seemed over his head in terms of explaining the problem to me)! I was too pissed off to question what the assembly and ancillaries would include. He also mentioned there would be no compensation available from VW either.
I'm going to give Ben at VW Crosshills a call in the morning.
Any help / advice on the problem much / where I might stand with VW paying for part of the repair much appreciated.
Thanks in advance