For info:
Inspected Cam follower after about 10k miles (put it in at 17k and car now has 27k) and compared it to the new one I had bought to replace it (the new one is the one on the left, sitting on top of the cap):
since it looked so good I put it back in and i'll check it again in about 5k miles.
For more info, this is the original follower (from 0-17k miles) only the DLC had been worn. Nothing could be felt on the surface:
On both inspections the cam has been clean and smooth.
1. Car is an 06 FSI and has ~27k miles. I have no idea what rev. cam I have (doesn't really matter since both cams are susceptible to failure)
2. I went apr stage 1 somewhere around 10k miles and went stage 2 somewhere around 20k miles.
3. Oil has been changed every 5k miles or 3-4mos, whichever comes first. I've used Mobil 1 Synthetic 0-40W (VW 502.00 approved) since my first oil change at 5k miles.
4. Upon the installation of the follower no Moly Lube has been used, only lightly coated the follower with motor oil.
5. My car is daily driven to get to work and back (about a 10mile round trip through surface streets). I don't race people or drive like an @ss hat, but do occasionally have fun here and there on an empty stretch, on ramp, etc.
Again, just providing more data, keep an eye on these things folks, don't wait until it's too late :yikes:
Inspected Cam follower after about 10k miles (put it in at 17k and car now has 27k) and compared it to the new one I had bought to replace it (the new one is the one on the left, sitting on top of the cap):
since it looked so good I put it back in and i'll check it again in about 5k miles.
For more info, this is the original follower (from 0-17k miles) only the DLC had been worn. Nothing could be felt on the surface:
On both inspections the cam has been clean and smooth.
1. Car is an 06 FSI and has ~27k miles. I have no idea what rev. cam I have (doesn't really matter since both cams are susceptible to failure)
2. I went apr stage 1 somewhere around 10k miles and went stage 2 somewhere around 20k miles.
3. Oil has been changed every 5k miles or 3-4mos, whichever comes first. I've used Mobil 1 Synthetic 0-40W (VW 502.00 approved) since my first oil change at 5k miles.
4. Upon the installation of the follower no Moly Lube has been used, only lightly coated the follower with motor oil.
5. My car is daily driven to get to work and back (about a 10mile round trip through surface streets). I don't race people or drive like an @ss hat, but do occasionally have fun here and there on an empty stretch, on ramp, etc.
Again, just providing more data, keep an eye on these things folks, don't wait until it's too late :yikes:
