Audi engines most certainly are http://www.audi.com/corporate/en/company/audi-at-a-glance.htmlAssume our engines made elsewhere then!
Hence only cars sold in North & South America
Oh my.
So the cam lobe activating the HPFP is still causing problems for Audi, a slightly different take this time (shearing off) - but this has been a problem that has dogged VW/Audi in previous engines !!
@S3Alex you might be amused at this
Nice photo!
The aftermarket cam looks a more aggressive profile too, wonder what that would have done in your car... Probably would have been too much for it!
My initial comment was more to do with the chocolate cam followers under the HPFP in previous S3 (and 2.0TFSI), leading to the eventual destruction of the follower, HPFP and sometimes camshaft!
I guess it's a bit early to see if the 8V cam follower has the same issues :/
I assume you just change yours at regular intervals?