54A4Avant
23-10-2017, 02:28 PM
So if you're familiar with the 3.2 FSI petrol engine in the C6 series you know the Achilles heel seems to be the camchain upper tensioner, which can fail after about ten years or so, helped by audi's long life servicing no doubt.
I've just replaced mine on bank 2 (passenger side on a UK car) and as called for in the fitting sequence I have hand cranked the engine through two revolutions to check it stays in time. I'm really looking for some input from people who know this timing chain system well please, as I have videoed the engine and chain through one complete revolution and it's clear that at three points in the cycle the tensioner piston pops back inwards with a loud click. My videos are below, first from overhead (you can see the tensioner arm on the right hand side next to the intake sprocket) and then a close up of the tensioner piston which makes it clearer what is happening. Both videos show one complete cycle of the engine and the engine stays correctly in time as cam locks and crank locking pin were able to be fixed in place both before and afterwards.
So.. is this normal or a problem?
Close up
Cam chain tensioner hand crank - YouTube (https://youtu.be/6Yrn_maILT0)
Overhead
Audi 3.2 FSI BKH Camchain tensioner clicking - YouTube (https://youtu.be/gsZAskvwDpE)
I've just replaced mine on bank 2 (passenger side on a UK car) and as called for in the fitting sequence I have hand cranked the engine through two revolutions to check it stays in time. I'm really looking for some input from people who know this timing chain system well please, as I have videoed the engine and chain through one complete revolution and it's clear that at three points in the cycle the tensioner piston pops back inwards with a loud click. My videos are below, first from overhead (you can see the tensioner arm on the right hand side next to the intake sprocket) and then a close up of the tensioner piston which makes it clearer what is happening. Both videos show one complete cycle of the engine and the engine stays correctly in time as cam locks and crank locking pin were able to be fixed in place both before and afterwards.
So.. is this normal or a problem?
Close up
Cam chain tensioner hand crank - YouTube (https://youtu.be/6Yrn_maILT0)
Overhead
Audi 3.2 FSI BKH Camchain tensioner clicking - YouTube (https://youtu.be/gsZAskvwDpE)