Timing chain OEM Audi or OEM Volkswagen

Ran 400 wheel horsepower on the OEM chain in my 16. Just did routine oil changes and shoved a fuckload of air into the motor but the chain took it with no issues. Until, of course, the motor exploded at 95k lol

My wife\u2019s 2012 has been solid for last 5 years we\u2019ve owned it. The only major expense was a new engine due to premature timing chain failure.

One of the reasons rs4’s hold their value is due to no timing failure.

Yes they are timing chain. I bought my wife a 2016 sport 5spd new and its almost 80k miles now, only repair is the line going from the res to the slave started leaking, replaced that and all is good, no other leaks, doesn't appear to use any oil between changes and no other repairs.

I owned one, put 100k miles on it and never had a single issue with anything that wasn't caused by abuse. At that mileage you will want to listen to the timing chains as it may need new guides and tensioners.

So over the weekend I replaced the following Timing Chain N205 Tensioner Intake Cam Magnetic actuator Cam bridge Cam sensor Car is not throwing the MDF message but the chain rattle is still there.

After I clear the code the CEL light stays off for about 15-20 miles or 2 cycles and then reappears. It has now been 400 miles since the timing chain work was done - plenty of time for the computer to 'adjust to the new part'. Although the idle has smoothed out a little bit, I'm afraid the car was not properly fixed.

my biggest gripe with the vr6 is that to do any major work to it you need to pull it and the transmission out of the car. Want to put in cams? Pull it out of the car. Want to change the head gasket? pull it out of the car. need to Pull a worn rod? pull it out of the car. This is all the result of VW putting the timing chain ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ENGINE!