well I had a chat with my local VW dealer this afternoon (Corkills Wigan). enquired about parts (FYI Snoopy - the part number you post on page 1 is wrong 08K 109 467 K... should be 06K 109 467 K)
was told this isn't a wide spread problem, otherwise VW would have recalled affected cars. asked about prices for parts and was advised not to change just the tensioner as this could add stress to the chain that may not have been there originally.
no issues with my car as yet with 62k on the clock, but was told that my dealership would charge 100% parts and labour should the tensioner fail as the car is now out of warranty.
really unsure what to do next. I may sit tight and see how the car runs. tempted to cover my back with an additional VW warranty.
any thoughts?
Seriously Dave, thats a shocking reply from the dealership, no parts or labour !!!
For the sake of £290 i would get it changed as im right in thinking you have 59 / 10 plate?
Your dealer sounds about as bright as the first dealers i went to (Bradford VW). It might not be a pandemic right now but most early GTI are only just hitting 55+k miles (rough idea of how many times your car has been started from cold), so im guessing over the next year we will be seeing 1 a week.
As we are currently seeing 1 a month right now and thats just people on the forum, imagine all the non-forum people this is happening to and getting ripped off.
The only reason there is no recall is because it doesn't affect the safety of you or your car. This is happening on all 2.0L TSI engine around the world.
And also people have documented no rattle before it fails, so i wont rely on that as a guide.
you dont want to be the guy that nearly got it changed and then bang !!!
Get it changed !!!