hallo,

i hope you do understand my englisch (i'm from holland and written englisch isn't my best thing)

i have a 306 gti-6, a couple months ago my engine started to make a rateling noise.
at that point i started with replacing the bearings of the pins that drive the pistons throuw the cilinders (don't know how they are calt in englisch), and i replact the hydraulics who link the cams with the valves..

in the first 5 kilometers i heard a light tape but after like 10 km te rateling sound came back,
and after like 8 km de engine stoped and would not start, so i got thowed away, i tried to start op by letting te clutch go in 2nd gear but nothing happend (i heard the pistons go round but that was it, not even a ratel)

can sombody help???

how did i get here, well somebody ho is helping me (at a dutch forum) gave me this link, he told me here would be somebody who had an awnser...

well if that would have happend i would have seen it.
but the outside of the engine is in perfect state.
its something from te inside but i can't seem to vind it...
i thought i found it so i changes some bearings (they where smashed up) but now the engine brook down complete (it where the piston push rod bearings at crankshaft side)

and i changed the hydrolic valve push rods
and both camshafts

and the cilinder head got restored by the previous owner after a time belt break down.

i would think the same has happened again.

did you have the crank ground? as normally when the bearings go it will mark the crank, if the crank hasn't been ground then the bearings will "pick up" again.

did you measure the clearances on the new bearings by using plastagauge or a similar product?

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