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GTi-6_Tom

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So as some of you may have read I got my Gti 6 sept. 1st last year, in October I drove through a flood and bent a rod.....new engine sorted that, happy days.
2 days ago pulling out my road my Cambelt tensioner sheared off and not the usual way where the bolt snaps but a chunk of the engine block itself came off with the tensioner.
So I was going to get it superchipped this month now I am putting another new engine in it Sad valves are bent and the block has a chuck missing so cheapest option is new engine.
I'm rebuilding it with the best parts I can afford so will be best quality just frustrating as this nice weather has come along and I was just starting to have some fun with the GoPro!!
Posted 7th May 2013 at 16:57
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jamiek_uk2000

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You have posted 7 times and two of them are about totalling your engine. That is not a good post/engine ratio.

And there was me defending the reliability of 6's earlier on

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 17:00
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GTi-6_Tom

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That's the sort of luck I'm having though. I'm still going to build it up again and stick with it, it will take more then a few engine transplants to make me get rid.
Posted 7th May 2013 at 17:03
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Oh dear, this failure of the bolt mounting shearing off the block has happened to a few members on here now. Sad

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 17:04
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GTi-6_Tom

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And Jamie I believe they are reliable but to know something like that was going to happen is nearly impossible to call, I changed the Cambelt and tensioner when the last engine went in so was very surprised, then again it was failure of the mounting point not the actual tensioner.
Posted 7th May 2013 at 17:09
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jamiek_uk2000

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Yeah something like that just can't be helped, plus the price of a replacement engine isn't too bad really. They are going for about £150-200 by what I've seen.

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 17:19
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stan_306gti6 Forum Admin

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Did you torque up the bolt for the tensioner correctly when you fitted it out of interest? Dunno

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 17:21
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GTi-6_Tom

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No stan I didn't have access to one at the time but this time I'm going to invest in one to rule that out happening again lol engine already purchased should be at mine on Friday cost £197 inc. delivery it's just bare block and head.
Hardest thing was getting my car onto my driveway as its so steep luckily my dad managed to tow it up the drive with his Honda Fireblade Smile
Posted 7th May 2013 at 17:43
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woody.

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You really don't have much luck do you! But fair play to your dad with his fireblade!
Posted 7th May 2013 at 21:00
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mechanical_repairs

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Have seen two or three do this no, unsure why.

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Posted 7th May 2013 at 21:09
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GTi-6_Tom wrote:
luckily my dad managed to tow it up the drive with his Honda Fireblade Smile


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Posted 8th May 2013 at 15:34
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DANNY'S BACK!!!!!!

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Posted 8th May 2013 at 18:26
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