Cam belt tensioner

[Bazzer]

Hi all
Got my 8v GTI booked in for the cam belt and a new tensioner on Thursday, as it's been about 45-50k since the last belt was done.

Has anyone ever heard of a tensioner making rattly noises, particularly noticable on startup and for the first couple of minutes? I've got a noise, see, and it's worrying a little. I'm hoping it IS the tensioner pulley really....

[AudiA8Quattro]

Hydraulic tappets. What mileage is the car?

[Bazzer]

Not the tappets mate. Too rattly for that. I had a mk2 with about 150k on it and they sounded rattly on startup - this is more of a 'random' rattle....

this one's just tipped 110k...

[AudiA8Quattro]

Tappets can be very rattly, especially on start up.

[HARDCOR3]

doubt it's the tensioners making a rattle, they do on a VR, cuss it's got a chain, which clanks against the tensioner, but it's a belt on 8v so can't see it being that, i'd put it down to tappets, they start off with an intermitten rattle that get's worse.....

imo

[Bazzer]

right that's it... you're coming down to check them for me then!

[Overseer]

where ya gettin it done?

[Bazzer]

Siler Street mate. They quoted me a cheaper price than Carshop (what a bunch of c0cks they've turned out to be!) so I'll see what they say about it....

I've told them to listen for the noise, and if it turns out to be the tensioner, I'll be happy. If not, and it's the followers I'll leave it until it explodes. Then get a vr6. 

[Overseer]

silver street.. man.. what do i keep tellin ya?!! lol... 

u didnt try performance driven... ?!?!

word of advice.. no matter what silver street claim when they call you whle ya cars there  (it will be at least twice needing 'a new tyre' or something..) even if they say 'but you'll die if you drive it like that' ignore the f**kas!


btw u know i'm in silver street house next door right? that black valver outside is mines   ..i'll keep an eye out for ya

[Bazzer]

lol! easy with the dealer bashin there dude!! I was gonna try the guys you suggested, then I thought I might as well just try my normal guy, then I thought nah, wtf, it's not much money anyway. Plus I get a proper guarantee!!

I think it'll be fine, the bloke who took it off me was impressing me with his knowledge of CCs, he said he always looks out for them, and you don't see many about and he likes the blue ones best so I'll be surprised if he bugg3rs it up for me.....

It's there all day mate, I'll be picking it up around 4ish, depending on the weather!!