So I'm working on a customer's 06 Jetta with the 2.0T. I go to put the cam chain cover back on, and when I start to tighten the bolts I hear a snapping sound.
So that tube sticking out of the inside of the timing chain cover goes into the camshaft adjuster. The sealing ring that I broke allows the adjuster solenoid to send different oil pressures to the different chambers inside the adjuster. So just replace that little oil ring right? Easy.
I called the dealer, and apparently the only way you can buy these oil sealing rings is in a whole kit that includes the adjuster and the chain cover, and my cost is over $800.
Anyone out there know if it's possible to buy these rings separate from the dealer? Or if there's anyone in the aftermarket that makes them? Any help would be appreciated.
I have a spare Camshaft Chain Cover Adjuster Housing that has two (2) good "Plastic" rings. It came out of a 2006 Passat with 80,000 miles on the odometer.
Which "Plastic" rings are good?
The ring on the very top of the shaft is good and the ring on the very bottom is also in tact. (The ring in the middle snapped - Which I still have)
(Use the 2 good plastic rings to replace your snapped ring)
If anyone would like to buy my cover PART NUMBER 06F 103 530 please send me a Private Message with an offer.
WHAT? Camshaft Chain Cover Adjuster Housing with Plastic Rings (06F 103 530)
MILES? 80,000
WHERE? Shipped From Portland, Oregon
CONTACT? Please send me a PM
PRICE? Please make me a reasonable offer.
(The image below is not of my cover, but one identical to it)
Just wanted to thank everyone for sharing the info above on these plastic pieces and the part # seems to be $40-60 online which is a lot for what they are but the entire part for $600 is crazy as well. I broke my N205 plastic electrical part my N205 but its still cheaper to buy the pieces.
Can these metal rings be used to replace the broken plastic rings or just to replace old metal rings? I need to replace my broken plastic rings, and am hoping I don't have to buy a complete new cover.
Out of all these people that have done this diy and all the knowledge in this tread, no one has anything on if you can use the metal rings to replace the broken plastic one?
If anyone has could you please let us know. It would be really nice to be able to save 500 plus by buying the rings instead of a whole new housing.
Yeah, I'm going to try it. I ordered them from vwpartsoutlet.com and will install soon hopefully. I'll let you all know since no one else has said either way.
I just got my order in from vwpartsoutlet.com and the rings are plastic, not metal. This is good news to me because I don't have to worry about compatibility with them replacing my broken plastic ones. I'll follow up again once I have the new rings installed.
Thanks for the update. The guy that bought my spare, used housing used one of its plastic rings to replace one of his broken plastic rings. You shouldn't have any problems.
Well... I took the cover off yesterday, installed two of the new rings, and broke the third trying to get it on.
These things are so delicate! I would recommend only replacing the broken ones if you have any intact. That way you have a spare in case you break one like I did.
Here are the pics I took of the rings before install:
Darn, is the 3rd pic of the ring that broke? How did you install the rings? Do they have a little slit on them to bend and place on the shaft? Good thing is that we now know that you can in fact replace just the rings. Feel sorry for the people that shelled out 500 bucks on a new housing. How's the car drive now? CEL gone?
The third pic is just showing the split in the ring, that is how you install them. They slip over the shaft and into the grooves, but you have to be very careful or they will snap, as mine did.
Because all three of mine were broken I had to order more to replace the one I snapped. So I'm not sure that this will fix my CEL. :/
Zoom in on the first pic. The left ring you can see the slit at 7 o'clock
Sorry to hear you're having trouble. I'll probably order a set of the rings if I ever do my cam chain again.
Just a reminder to people... high mileage doesn't necessarily mean broken plastic rings. At 170,000 miles all my original plastic rings were intact. The trick is to be extremely careful when removing the housing. Don't pull it. Just jiggle it lightly and slowly back it straight away from the head (no tilting) so none of the rings catch on the inside of the timing adjuster unit.
Ah okay I see it now. I'm kinda relived now because I thought all my rings were snapped because they have this slit. Turns out its just one. Sorry to hear you have to get more. I'm gonna go ahead and order mine. It is a bitch to pull that housing out straight. I'm sure I'll break more putting it in. I think I'll just buy 9 of these rings. What a ****ty design.
I wouldn't say it's a ****ty design. The part was never intended to be removed. Cam chain and tensioner are intended to be a 'lifetime part', even if every car enthusiast out there knows there's no such thing as a lifetime part. That is why each of us knows plenty of people that won't drive a car with over 100,000 miles. These are the types of maintenance requirements one should expect on high mileage or older vehicles, if that's what they choose to drive.
All that said, I'd call this specific issue more user error than a design flaw. Those with broken rings are likely to speak up about it on the forums but I'd bet most people don't have that issue.
So I replaced all three rings, managing not to snap the 4th ring I picked up. I installed the cover, buttoned everything under the hood and it seems to have fixed my CEL. I've driven 300 miles since installation and no problems.
Let me know if you have any questions about my experience with the repair.
Just thought I let everyone know .I have successfully replaced the metal rings with plastic one. The plastic rings are superseded which won't cause the moderator to have any wear grooves in them. Thanks for the part number.
I bought a 2005 audi a4 a with 2.0 turbo engine, the previous owner had the head rebuilt 17k miles ago, on the receipt it says engine light comes on due to cam adjuster, I get the code P0011 and P000a, I put a new actuator and it still throws a code, I removed the valve cover, set the crank on TDC and the exhaust cam lines up with the marks but the lobe on the intake cam looks like it's a tooth off, I removed the cam chain housing and found a broken oil ring, my question is some came with metal oil rings like mine and come came with plastic, I ordered a set from the dealer, the metal oil rings seem to have made grooves, in the cam adjuster, can I just put new oil rings ?
I believe replacing the broken rings should fix your problem. It sounds very similar to the codes I was getting from my 2.0T when it had a broken ring.
Thank you, should I adjust the intake camshaft to since the lobe looks higher than the lobe on the exhaust cam on the 4th cylinder
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