lee060 3 Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 kk in the process of doing the chains the Highline . becouse its been pikey'd i dont trust whats been done , coupe of quick questions i need to know before getting it back together tomorow .1- the plates/covers alloy ones , (top one has the upper tensioner in it and the bottom one has the rear main oil seal) . is there a gasket for these?? or do i just use sealer?? 2- how do i cheak the condition of the bottom hydrolic tensioner ? been fun so far doin the chains ,many times more easier than me n dave were expecting (touch wood) certainly something we'd do again! bit peeved off with who ever last work on this poor vr , the rattle was caused by the upper guide having the lower bolt of the three (alen key one) left lose!!!! im mean wtf!! its had a new upper chain and tensioner but the bottom hasent been touched , odd . things found lose so far consist of - #front engine mount #many of the 10mm that hold the chain covers on #upper chain guide cheers .Liam . Link to post Share on other sites
VR6_Absy 0 Posted April 10, 2007 Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 No, it's sealer for the chain covers, I got some from VW, it's not cheap unless u see a very nice man.I think the lower tensioner was pretty cheap so i just replaced everything. Link to post Share on other sites
lee060 3 Posted April 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2007 kk thanks for that matey . be gettin built back up tommorow , looking forward to seeing it running again . thanks again .Liam . Link to post Share on other sites
Focker-out 0 Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 Dont scrimp on the lower tensioner, your in that far be false economy to re use the old one, as mentioned above they are pretty cheap, about 30 quid from memory Link to post Share on other sites
richievr 1 Posted April 11, 2007 Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 as said mate, whilst you are there do the lot. then you don't have to worry about having to do it again later on!! Link to post Share on other sites
lee060 3 Posted April 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2007 fair point made , but there all new (apart from lower tensioner) , no need to replace . everyhting is spot on execpt the pikeyed guide bolt . we replaced the upper hydro tensioner as part of the course . if it was a customers car it would be getting the full works treatment . for our first chain change its gone very well !! plus side - got it back together today and its all running shweet , timings spot on . pulls and drives like a Vr should !!! fookin well that is . just theres a problem with the cooling sytem now . its running hot and fans arnt going off . its not headgasket . suspect blockage somewhere or stuck shut stat . possible wp . were gonna get it in peaces tomorow . should of noticed it earlier but we didnt want to run it up to temp when the chains are rattling so loud you cant hear the engine!!cheers for the advice guys Liam . Link to post Share on other sites
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