Cam lobe wear on GTI

[Hurdy]

In uk cars it is in the service schedule book. There is a label inside the front cover and it will tell you the model, the power output and the engine version under each other. It is also found on the V5 document in the engine section

[NewGolf]

Thanks Hurdy, mines not a BPY 

[gazbutmk5gti]

They just checked the bucket and it was fine

[Cass]

Be useful to get the US VW TSB link up - anyone downloaded a copy ?

Cass

[ukdub]

Be useful to get the US VW TSB link up - anyone downloaded a copy ?

Cass

Would be good.  Don't know why the first link from vwvortex is dead.  The VW TSB is the same as the one on the APR link for the Audi but quoting VW cars affected.
It was the Golf, Jetta and Eos all with BPY engine code and saying that all VIN numbers are affected.

[gazbutmk5gti]

From what I understand all engine codes can suffer the pump bucket wear which can if left un-checked cause severe damage to the cam lobe driving it

[ukdub]

From what I understand all engine codes can suffer the pump bucket wear which can if left un-checked cause severe damage to the cam lobe driving it

Your right Garry, and everyones cam follower (bucket) should be checked for wear.  The cam lobe issue isn't a £20 fix which the follower is.  A cam shouldn't wear out in 10K - 20K miles. There is a possibility that the BPY engine codes Cam can. If it was just the follower that wears out in that mile range, we could all grumble and moan about it, but it is a bigger issue than people think.
Awesome's GTI cam failed at 20k to 25k miles.  Some cars in America failed long before this on standard engines and maps. So, put it like this. I am Joe Blogs who does 7k to 8k miles a year.  In 3 years I have done 21k to 26k miles and out of warranty.  Then I need a new Cam.  This is not a cheap fix.  Get your BPY engine code GTI's checked, the worst that could happen is you need a new cam under warranty.

[neg]

So from this if your an AXX engine code then its likely the cam is ok but worth checking the follower anyway...

[ukdub]

So from this if your an AXX engine code then its likely the cam is ok but worth checking the follower anyway...

Yes I would say so, just for piece of mind. I am coming up for 62K which is my next service, so I will get Awesome to check and replace the follower as it is only a £20 part.  VW have changed the design of the new 2.0t engine with regards to the high pressure fuel pump and cam and follower, so this tells me that this an improvement over our engines design.

[neg]

So what concerns would you expect if your have an AXX engine and looking at the HPFP upgrade - APR/Autotech