Vr6 timing chain noise???

[boneybradley]

I agree about the chain guides, later one's (all obd2 cars?) were plastic and usually go around 100k!!

only about £10 for the part (later model) but while it's stripped it's worthwhile doing the chains too

[AudiA8Quattro]

Also early upper tensioners were only hydraulic, later were also spring loaded.
This is what the dealer told me.
The tensioner could be clogged as already stated, the later tensioner would be better...

[VW BUSH]

Also early upper tensioners were only hydraulic, later were also spring loaded.
This is what the dealer told me.
The tensioner could be clogged as already stated, the later tensioner would be better...

They are sprung loaded to stop the chain going too loose on engine stop, and irc once you have released the spring its a done deal and need a new one if you messed the timing up
Even worse if find out after putting it all back together fecking spastic....

[vdubfoxy]

Nice one for the replies lads
Mine sounds a little like the problem benvictors has, think i'll probably end up rebuilding mine after christmas.
The most common thing people are saying is a faulty runner and it being clogged up, so for now i might just try and get some better oil - not to keen on the sawdust idea 
Does anyone know what the best oil to get for a vr is? Dont know if the oil i got from the car shop up the road from me was any good.
Also wondered where i could get the timing chain kit from??

Little bit off topic, but i've got 2 sets of wheels, bbs replicas which are on my car at the minute and a set of 17" audi tt rims - i'm after a set of standard vw or audi wheels 16" or 17" with stretched tyres on.
Will put some pics up later of my wheels and probably in the classifieds section as well, & also a pic of what kind of vw or audi wheels i'm after

[robo22sri]

You want Quantum Synta 10w40

I got 10 litres from the dealers the other day for £35!

[JamesS]

Great thing about doing an engine swap you realise just how easy it is to remove/install the engine, just time consuming. I did the same, bought a vr6 engine for my mk2 and put it straight in as it was only on 65k. Only problem was stuck thermostat & cracked housing.

It depends how bad the chains are. If they are not that loud then just don't rev the tits off it, make sure oil is at the correct level and keep an eye/ear out for the noise getting worse until you can replace them. If they are getting worse then stop driving it. If they are bad they sound like marbles rattling around. Youtube has vids of rattling chains, some sound horrendous! If left the guides will break up and get chewed to pieces in there.

VW intended the chains and guides on the vr6 engine to be lifetime parts. Only problem is they wear out quickly if the engine has been run low on oil, or around 100k if not maintained as well as they should have been.