Trying to check cam follower and having an issue

[a4937]

I've watched videos, read instructions and all that. Supposed to be a quick job just to check it. My car has a hard pipe/hose line right in the worst possible place. I don't have the banjo bolt so shouldn't have to remove the bottom lines to pull it out enough to check the follower. I haven't seen this in any diagrams, videos or even read about it. I was planning on getting the 17mm today to try and remove the coolant line but just looking at it I don't expect I'll be able to get back there far enough to get a wrench around it then even if I did would be extremely difficult to reinstall that line afterward.

If possible I'm thinking that hose needs to be removed and either moved somewhere else or changed to a rubber hose so I can use regular clamps and not those blasted one time clamps.

Has anyone else had to deal with this?

I'll add a pic in a little bit.

[Ray1031]

Get a stubby or a crow feet wrench, ask me how I know


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[a4937]

Thanks, I saw a stubby set at Advanced yesterday but they didn't have a 17mm. Suppose I'm heading to Lowes today.

[Copen-cisco]

Stubby for sure or cut a regular wrench

[OliNix]

What engine is it? I know to get the rocker covers off the BKN 3.0TDI there is a metal coolant hose which is right in the way, just takes a bit of "gentle persuasion with a small crow bar to get it out the way and the rocker covers off.


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[supple]

Go to harbor freight, buy a cheap wrench and cut it shorter. Grinding away part of the knuckle will help too but I didn't.

Make sure you have the relief bolt off the HPFP that is blocking it's third bolt. You can swing the stubby wrench in an arc around that to loosen and tighten the hard line. Once it's loosened enough, I found it easier to squeeze my fingers against it to loosen the last bit.

[supple]

What engine is it? I know to get the rocker covers off the BKN 3.0TDI there is a metal coolant hose which is right in the way, just takes a bit of "gentle persuasion with a small crow bar to get it out the way and the rocker covers off.


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I have the same setup as OP and mine is a 2007 BWT

[a4937]

Sorry about that, I have a 2007 2.0T FSI. I would imagine that's the same coolant line, runs to the radiator and forks in the back. Didn't even think about trying to gently move it out of the way. Might have to try that.

[OliNix]

It does go it is a pita but you will get there eventually

The line I am talking about you can see in the top of this picture, it looks black, but it is silver and metal (by the connected end of the braided hose)

[supple]

Haven't seen a 3.0 TDI but I think OP is talking about the hard fuel line next to firewall going to hpfp, different setup and reach.

You can definitely do the job without removing the hard-line completely. Just takes a couple times to get the angle right. I've done it twice already and these are my first times at it.

[a4937]

This is what it looks like. That pipe that runs to the back in the middle is what is in the way.

[supple]

There's a DIY on here, did you remove the breather hose, the silver piece that the engine cover goes on, disconnect the sensors, and take off that relief nut on the HPFP?

[a4937]

Yep I have done all that. My next thought was trying to take off the copper fitting from the electrical connection, but biggest wrench I had was 22 and it wasn't big enough.

[supple]

Yep I have done all that. My next thought was trying to take off the copper fitting from the electrical connection, but biggest wrench I had was 22 and it wasn't big enough.

The only thing I used was a 17mm wrench cut short LOL. Keep trying buddy, first time took me almost an hour.

[Sanjman]

You have to just wiggle it out..... carefully. The flexible hose below is,so freaking short it makes it near impossible but once you do it once you'll know how to do it again.

[vwnobby]

Here is the DIY I originally followed (it has the banko bolt, but mine doesn't) http://freepdfhosting.com/8791e81dac.pdf

I have always used a regular length 17mm to loosen the nut on the fuel line. Just move the coolant tank out of the way. There is very little wiggle room, but it can be removed with the 17mm wrench.

[allstock]

The first time you do this - hopefully you got it done by now - it's gonna be like whaaat? There definitely is some technique to it. That 17mm brass coupling nut is gonna be a slow turning, but once you get it going all you need to do press the skinny hardline in different directions as you use your other hand and turn the nut loose using your fingers. Unbolt that little Schrader valve slowly(fuel will spill out a little) with a towel. Don't drop it! And you'll have access to the bolts. There's a lot of wiggling and pulling to get her out, you'll get it. If you can, use a torque wrench on the reassembly for those three bolts. I'm sure most here don't bother to cuz they have such awesome torque skills. Plenty here have stripped the inner threads.

Oh and make sure you have a soft landing spot in case you pass out after seeing your follower is blown. Hopefully that won't be the case.

[swaggerwagon]

Soft line HPFP. Regular 17mm wrench works, just takes being at the right angle. No need to move coolant pipes, etc.

[a4937]

Well everyone I finally got it.. my problem was that I saw one video where they didn't bother with either of the lower lines so I thought I could do that too.. but after I had the torx bolts out was having a bitch of a time trying to get it out more than about an inch. So this morning after going to get a set of stubby wrenches I reinstalled the torx bolts which gave me a little more room to work with the supply line. After finally figuring out an angle to work with the stubby I got her off. Rod looks good, follower has a little wear but nothing to be concerned about. All this because of fault code 00017.