uh oh, arl tappets

[VeeDubGTI16v]

hmm, it feels a bit flat since the job. I suspect the cam timing needs playing with. Anyone had a go at this? Was gonna use the trial and error method lol

[VeeDubGTI16v]

Right, double checked the timing, all ok. Whipped the rocker cover off and the new cam has wear on the lobes already! Not happy, cant have done more than 20 miles on it

[Rhyso]

Right, double checked the timing, all ok. Whipped the rocker cover off and the new cam has wear on the lobes already! Not happy, cant have done more than 20 miles on it

WTF!!??? 

[Steve_PD]

 

something anit right there. Get onto AWE

[nadlad]

What did u set the injectors too? and how did u do it

u need two people one to crank it then when the cams at thits at the highest point you lock the nut up till its nipped up and then turn the allen head bolt inside the nut 180 degrees and then torque the nut upto 30nm for each injector. old setting was 225 degrees

[VeeDubGTI16v]

i didn't know you had to reset the injectors tbh, maybe thats why it felt a bit flat. Do you mean set it when the cam is at max lift on the valve? and turn the allen head cw or acw 180deg? cheers

Have spoken to awe and the cam's going back to them for 'inspection' 

[VeeDubGTI16v]

hers a pic of the new cam + tappets, notice the wear on no 2,3 and 6 tappets.



the associated lobes all look like this, and yep thats actually a point on the peak!

[nadlad]

1) undo all the nuts on the top of the injectors

2) take drivers wheel off and crank cover off then turn the crank so that the cam is at the lowest part

3) when the crank is at the lowest point on each injectors starting from left to right  nip the the nut up till 'notable resistance' by hand and then turn the valve positioned inside the bolt back 180 degrees from closed positioned (cw) and then torque the nut upto 30n/m

4) do this for each injector ?

so 180 from closed position is striaght vertical down clockwise motion then torque the big nut up

[VeeDubGTI16v]

Refund recieved 

Now just gotta decide what kit to try next

[Steve_PD]

good news
the one on my first post. the cams been in mine now for over 30k works out a bit more expensive than the awe kit though