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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: brooksey999 on 21 January 2010, 18:01

Title: help needed with a gti 8v colour concept(just been rebuilt)
Post by: brooksey999 on 21 January 2010, 18:01

i just gone an bought a mark 3 golf gti 8v, N-reg yellow colour concept,

well when my mate bought the car last year it had a lot of work done to it already with a full engine rebuild, 4 branch manifold etc,
also had a kent cam fitted with a cheap vernier pulley on it,
then 2 weeks ago the vernier sliped(previous owner didnt lock tight the alloy key bolts)

so it sliped 10 teeth on the cambelt, so we taken the head off the car an found it bent all the valves but only a little bit,
we went an got a standard head( all new gaskets,head bolts etc,)

put the kent cam in the standard head with the cam followers out of the cammed head too,

just put a standard camshaft pulley on for now,

so put it all back together new coolent etc,

it run perfect then it started to make a rattle, sure its coming from the 1st cam follower, so i just thought it might just need to get some oil inside so i taken it around the block to see if it would go quite but if anything it got louder,

so now just wondering what should i do take it apart an replace just the 1st two followers or the whole lot or not sure wot else to do some people have said change the oil but its got new oil in the car,

or is there any lubricants on the market that will help??

cheers

Title: Re: help needed with a gti 8v colour concept(just been rebuilt)
Post by: Wayne on 21 January 2010, 19:48

You may have damaged a bearing or piston if you hit it hard enough to bend all valves.

Title: Re: help needed with a gti 8v colour concept (just been rebuilt)
Post by: brooksey999 on 21 January 2010, 20:45

no i was doing about 2miles an hour, you couldnt even really tell the valves were bent, the pistons were mint, its a top end rattle

cheers for the comment tho  :wink:

Title: Re: help needed with a gti 8v colour concept (just been rebuilt)
Post by: Wayne on 21 January 2010, 20:58

Quote from: brooksey999 on 21 January 2010, 20:45

no i was doing about 2miles an hour, you couldnt even really tell the valves were bent, the pistons were mint, its a top end rattle

cheers for the comment tho  :wink:

Could be the followers or a broken valve spring.

Title: Re: help needed with a gti 8v colour concept(just been rebuilt)
Post by: brooksey999 on 21 January 2010, 21:09

im puttin it down to followers the valve springs are ok, so would you recommed changing all 8 followers or will i get away with changing a couple of them, moneys a bit tight at the min an with me spending so much on the car already dont really throw much more at it,

cheers mate

Title: Re: help needed with a gti 8v colour concept(just been rebuilt)
Post by: flash-derby on 21 January 2010, 21:13

scrap it and sell me the seats....... :wink:  lol







just kiddin mate, hope you sort it soon  :cool:

Title: Re: help needed with a gti 8v colour concept(just been rebuilt)
Post by: brooksey999 on 21 January 2010, 21:19

give me £1500 for the seats an get a free car hehe with collies hehe :cool:

Title: Re: help needed with a gti 8v colour concept(just been rebuilt)
Post by: Wayne on 21 January 2010, 21:23

Quote from: brooksey999 on 21 January 2010, 21:09

im puttin it down to followers the valve springs are ok, so would you recommed changing all 8 followers or will i get away with changing a couple of them, moneys a bit tight at the min an with me spending so much on the car already dont really throw much more at it,

cheers mate

I would replace all 8.