Servicing question

[Jimmgc51]

I hope so to for the both of us but time will tell if even the revised one works. 2011 this is the year they will start to go if not...

[RocketRossUK]

I thought the tensioner was updated in May 2010. So 2011 cars should have the new tensioner no?
I hope they do as mine is 2011 with 3 months vw warranty left. I have access to online parts catalog and it does say from may 2010 that the tensioner is the newer part number (see thread and bits ken from skoda forum)

There was a revision late 2010 and another revision first part of 2011, im sure Snoopy has the dates.

And above - Yeah i meant 61 plate   

[Mattyj]

Soz mate i have had a few beers   

[Gtiless]

Mines a September reg. 60 plate, will I have missed the update do you think?

[Booth11]

Mines a September reg. 60 plate, will I have missed the update do you think?

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[Gtiless]

Ah right thanks,so if I am reading that right then,the revisions have been not a lot of good either then?

Is it just a case of fingers crossed then or is there something I could do?

It makes me feel a bit like getting shut tbh.

[Snoopy]

If you look at the failures of the cars world wide its mainly 2009 and early 2010 cars.
Keep in mind its a small percentage of cars out there too.
Yes there has been a few 2011 cars round the world but nowere near the same percent as 09 early 2010.
Only read maybe 1 or 2  2012 world wide failed caused by the tensioner failure and its not clear if they are early 2012 cars.
So im hoping that may on 2012 tensioner they have sorted the issue.

Q: it is also worth keeping in mind that it is the ratchet on the tenisoner that fails. Whens the rachet uses?
Answer: When the cars got low oil pressure.
Q: When else in theory may the ratchet maybe under stress and maybe used apart from when the cars not running?
A: When your too lazy to check your oil level and wait until the LOW oil pressure warning light comes on the dash!

Without full facts and history of all cases we dont know the full cause of failures imo all we know is that its a certain part thats failing.

If your worried like me about the tensioner on earlier cars do what im planning to do and what a few others have already done and change it to the latest may 2012 specification one. It should cost no more than £350 to get a specialist to do the job. I myself am looking on it as a consumable item to change every 3 to 4 years. If the car had a timeing belt it would need replacing every 4 years at a similar cost anyway.



Must admit I often do wish i had waited a year and a half more now and bought a new shadow blue edition 35 GTI instead. No chance of me findings one now in the spec i would want in my favourate colour. Still would have the future cost of changjng the belt. These engine's also have there issues just not as catastrophic an outcome as the EA888 units.


Its also worth a note that mk7 GTI use the same part number tensioner with a different letter on the end. It would be interesting to know and see if this is another revision of the tensioner or a different part altogether and if its the same part but just a new revision why its not listed as a spares part for the mk6 to replace the may 2012 part. We need someone with ETKA to keep an eye on the tensioner part numbers.