Recent content by tmase

From what I have read the earlier cam chains were prone to stretching and breaking due to the fact the manufacturer stamped their name on the links which weakened them. As far as I know this practice was changed around 06 or 07, can't pin down a date, so later models shouldn't, touch wood, be...

Yep, maybe I should stop reading this stuff and just get a 2.0TFSI instead! The 3.2 does really appeal though I may have to hold out for one that has done a few less miles and spend a bit more!

Yep, have been doing that as well. Think I am right in saying that the earlier cam chain links had a manufacturer's stamp on them that weakened them and caused them to stretch and in some cases break with the expected catastrophic and costly results. Was an issue until '07 or there abouts as far...

I am looking to purchase an 8P Sportback. I currently have my eye on a 2005 MY 3.2 Quattro with DSG. I've done a lot of reading about the pros and cons of DSG and have read some horror stories about Mechatronic failure at low mileages, particularly in TT models. It seems to me that earlier...