FAQ: Official Thread for your Cam Follower(s).

[Sal_B7]

^^Yes!! That is the lesson learned here!!

[Sal_B7]

Hyphy you are just gangsta!! thats why your name is Hyphy!

[Hyphy]

Hyphy you are just gangsta!! thats why your name is Hyphy!

*edited to keep this thread on topic*

Nick

[Hyphy]

Back on topic! naoow!!

[Sal_B7]

HAHAHAHA....i had too....

or this!!
LOL! (That's not me either!)

Liar!! The name says it!! lol


Ok, really back on topic. Sent Mike at APR a message, he is the mechanical engineer over there so hopefully he will shine some light.

[Hyphy]

Ok, really back on topic. Sent Mike at APR a message, he is the mechanical engineer over there so hopefully he will shine some light.

Alrighty- let us know what's up..

[Sal_B7]

will do

[viziers]

"listening"


vizi

[Sal_B7]

well my buddy just text me and told me that my APR fuel pump is shot!! FML!! Guess im going to have to run the autotech one for now. Leaving work now and going to his work to see whats up. Ill post up later and let everyone know whats up. Dang this sucks! $1K down the drain :(

[viziers]

Awww man i'm very sorry to hear this!!!!!


vizi

[Hyphy]

Sorry to hear Sal! =[

[viziers]

For BT people it looks you now need the following spare parts handy at all times!

1.Cam Follower
2.HPFP



vizi

[BerinG]

friend of mine said they installed an APR pump on a GTI (fsi) this week.. he said the pumps are definitely not new, it was even dirtyer than the stock pump being removed.. and there was a core charge on top of that..

Guess it depends how much or little the previous used pump was used before they "upgraded" it.. I will follow this thread

[Sal_B7]

Ok, so i have my car back now, running my Autotech pump and everything seems fine. Had to replace my MAF sensor as well. Ill have to give APR a call and see if they can do anything about the pump. Im thinking it was something internally so ill see whats up. When i got my fuel pump from them it was nice and clean. I mean everything cant be perfect must have had a defective part or something. Im not too worried about it, Im just glad that i had a spare one to use, i would be on stock mode right now and i would have not been a happy camper. lol

So yeah lessons learned, if you have a BT definately keep an extra follower around, think ill go ahead and order KMD's follower since its like crazy big and just have it as a stand by. Hope this doesnt scare anyone away from getting a BT, this just happend to me cause i didnt keep a close eye on my follower. Especially with the HPFP it wears out quickly!

[viziers]

Well I wouldn't say you neglected the follower or your fault, I mean this is still kinda all new territory when it comes to BT's and these cars.

Yea ive gotton 100k+ miles from mine in stock form (not upgraded) but to know the limits on the upgraded pump is still new territory..... Now being it is new territory yes you should have checked it sooner, but i don't think anyone expected it to go THIS soon....JMO


vizi

[Sal_B7]

^^Yeah i feel you, but i now know to keep a more closer eye on it. So we will see how many miles the new one holds up.

[headshok2002]

Sorry, I just found this thread while browsing for potential 2.0T problems.

Can somebody clarify 2 things, quickly?

1. How long does it take to check (and/or replace) the follower? I see the steps and 150 pictures (haha!) but I can't really guess as to the time it'd take. Doing it every oil change seems crazy if it takes an hour or more.

2. If buying a bone stock 06 A4 2.0TQM, should I be worried about this thing at 70k miles or so? I read that this is prevalent on all the cars... stock through stage 3.

I'm thinking I love my 1.8T and how simple it is. :)

[Hyphy]

Sorry, I just found this thread while browsing for potential 2.0T problems.

Can somebody clarify 2 things, quickly?

1. How long does it take to check (and/or replace) the follower? I see the steps and 150 pictures (haha!) but I can't really guess as to the time it'd take. Doing it every oil change seems crazy if it takes an hour or more.

2. If buying a bone stock 06 A4 2.0TQM, should I be worried about this thing at 70k miles or so? I read that this is prevalent on all the cars... stock through stage 3.

I'm thinking I love my 1.8T and how simple it is. :)

1. Your first time, it should take you a good hour. After that you will know how to do it in a faster/more efficient way. It's not a big deal (checking it wise) if you are completely stock. But, once you hit the mod bug, it's extremely recommended to check it as often as you change your oil...It will save you"$X,XXX".

2. At 70k miles, yes, it will be one of those 'things' that you wanna keep up to date (if you will).

If you really do like your 1.8, why not just keep it? Our motors are shitty. Well, not our motors, but our fueling system is..

edit: Hope this helps..and thanks for looking!

[Hyphy]

For BT people it looks you now need the following spare parts handy at all times!

1.Cam Follower
2.HPFP

Yup. You will need to have these on hand. Thanks Vizi

[headshok2002]

1. Your first time, it should take you a good hour. After that you will know how to do it in a faster/more efficient way. It's not a big deal (checking it wise) if you are completely stock. But, once you hit the mod bug, it's extremely recommended to check it as often as you change your oil...It will save you"$X,XXX".

2. At 70k miles, yes, it will be one of those 'things' that you wanna keep up to date (if you will).

If you really do like your 1.8, why not just keep it? Our motors are shitty. Well, not our motors, but our fueling system is..

edit: Hope this helps..and thanks for looking!

Thanks!

I actually am forced to keep this next car very stock. I'm moving to a place that resembles the surface of the bloody moon. My car now is low, on 19's, and I fear it will be destroyed in my new home.

I just bought a house and I'm after something practical... I've been looking at other B6's, but I've considered the B7 as well (better fuel economy, no 'need' to chip it).

The most I would ever do to this car is a chip... and I'll resist that (perhaps indefinitely). Should I still be concerned? I am cool with checking the follower... but I don't want to deal with too much else. By and large, the 1.8T is a reliable motor. I'm hoping the 2.0T is the same. The 1.8T has quirks... sounds like the 2.0T does as well. I just don't want any horrifying surprises.

Thoughts?

[Hyphy]

Thanks!

I actually am forced to keep this next car very stock. I'm moving to a place that resembles the surface of the bloody moon. My car now is low, on 19's, and I fear it will be destroyed in my new home.

I just bought a house and I'm after something practical... I've been looking at other B6's, but I've considered the B7 as well (better fuel economy, no 'need' to chip it).

The most I would ever do to this car is a chip... and I'll resist that (perhaps indefinitely). Should I still be concerned? I am cool with checking the follower... but I don't want to deal with too much else. By and large, the 1.8T is a reliable motor. I'm hoping the 2.0T is the same. The 1.8T has quirks... sounds like the 2.0T does as well. I just don't want any horrifying surprises.

Thoughts?

In that case, the b7 would be right for you. Not too many cases that i have seen. Just normal minor little bumps in the road such as the DV, PCV, Cam follower...With the chip on the b7 you will/should be okay (no surprises). Just have that little "responsibility" light go off in your head every oil change and you'll be one happy camper! Let me know if there is anything else, that I or whoever can help w/...

Nick

[headshok2002]

Thanks a million Nick. I'll see what happens with my B6. I feel better about the B7 already. All this reading tonight made me leery... but you read a lot more about the bad than the good when you're in a forum. I should check out the chatterbox thread where fun things are happening. :P

[swoardrider]

^^Word on the street is that KMD's follower doesn't have the same diamond-like coating on it that the OEM does, and therefore it will actually wear quicker than the OEM. But, it's thicker so supposedly it takes longer to wear all the way through it. To me this means the KMD will just take more beatings, but all that beat up metal looks like more potential for scarring on the cam lobe.

[Elohite]

I had mine checked at my 55k serving last week and I fell prey to it also like Sal B7 did out of warranty...
My follower completely was gone also. Chipped at 20k for past 35k miles....
My car actually went in 034 Motorsports today to get the revised oem camshaft and hpfp because of damage caused
hopefully should be all good by this afternoon

Pics:

[AWDTURBO]

stock cam follower and FP blew?

[Elohite]

both my hpfp and my camshaft got damaged to the point of replacement

[AWDTURBO]

i meant to ask, previous to it being damaged was everything stock?

[AWDTURBO]

such as your FP and CF

[Elohite]

yeah they were original

[AWDTURBO]

oh ok sorry to hear must be a expensive fix

[Hyphy]

both my hpfp and my camshaft got damaged to the point of replacement

ouch...

[cstarky15]

Mine just got replaced as well. I have 600miles left of Factory warranty. I got good news and bad news. My good news was that the parts were in stock. The bad news was that I needed a new camshaft/follower etc.

[Elohite]

034 motorsports installed the revised camshaft, hpfp, and a new cam follower.
the car is running strong like it never has before! i love it. lol
and yes it was a expensive fix

[golfvdude]

034 motorsports installed the revised camshaft, hpfp, and a new cam follower.
the car is running strong like it never has before! i love it. lol
and yes it was a expensive fix

Guess I'll have to change it then....WHAAAAAA!!!!

[WayzataAudi]

one quick question here as i attempt to take off my FP, how the heck are you guys able to even gain access to the high pressure output compression fitting? theres just no easy way to get a crescent or 17mm wrench in there..im stuck

[Sal_B7]

034 motorsports installed the revised camshaft, hpfp, and a new cam follower.
the car is running strong like it never has before! i love it. lol
and yes it was a expensive fix

Dang bro, sorry to hear!! I was lucky and got to it before my cam got damaged. Going to send my APR HPFP back to APR along with my stock FP internals and Mike is going to switch the parts for me and test it to make sure its all good. Running my autotech pump right now. Good thing i had a spare!

Glad you got it up and running and running awesome!

[Elohite]

^ yeah thanks. just need to pick up the 034 HFC now

and everyone make sure you get this shit checked out, it sucks if it you have this issue

[AWDTURBO]

Hey guys so you guys with stock FP take a look at this http://www.audizine.com/classifieds/...?product=18209

[WayzataAudi]

YAAAY, just pulled the FP today. whew, only had a bad follower, no lobe issues or FP wear. but the follower did have a gaping hole in it.

old follower-


new follower-


FP-

[rensho]

Are the 2008 B7 affected by this cam follower issue? Is there a date/vin range that we know of?