uh oh, arl tappets

[Steve_PD]

not sure if the awe kit is black as they make their own. nadlad on here used awe and was impressed with it.

are the other bolts for the injector rocker arms
part numbers get changed all the time so most of the guides on here are out of date now

[JC]

its funny that your always around when bad things happen....

 

[VeeDubGTI16v]

Awe use the same suppliers as vw apparently, and he says they are black, but we shall see! Think your right pn the bolts, theres 10 of one type and 8 of the other type is all i know.
Cheers steve

[Steve_PD]

ah I thought they made their own. if they use vw suppliers they will be black.
the 8 will be for the rocker arms

[VeeDubGTI16v]

sh!t the bed, vw want 4.50 each for the cam cap bolts and 6.00 for the rocker bolts! Quite tempted to use the old ones, thats what awe was saying he does when rebuilding. Bit dodgy but £100 on 18 bolts is a piss take!

[nadlad]

sorry I had too

I got my cam from this place I also mentioned 'Tabs' of ukmivs sent me and they gave a nice discount. Think I paid £250 delivered. The cam comes from the smae factory as vw cam but not in a vw box.

Or you can get a kit from AW Engineering which supply you with a cam and followers for around £300

every thing you listed is what got changed on mine, guessing the tandem Seals is the cam seal? also want new oil and filter
parts wise your looking around £600 is you buy genuine and a cam from the link above and about £400 if you go with the AW Engineering kit.

it was my no1 and no4 exhaust followers which had pitting/scoring marks on them
this is what no4 looked like



and the cam lobe had worn alot



 

One good thing though is your doing it yourself and saving £400 in labour.
Good luck

i thought u said u bought your kit for 500 quid from vw??

[nadlad]

yeah awe kit includes the black hardened.

[Steve_PD]

i thought u said u bought your kit for 500 quid from vw??

got the followers and bolts from vw the cam from the link I posted

[VeeDubGTI16v]

1/2 way through the job report.

The first and last lobes have lost 0.3mm lift compared to the new cam!! lifters aren't too bad but a ring of doom is apparent on nunbers 1 and 8.

pics later!

[Steve_PD]

good news. you caught it at the right time