The timing chain broke on my 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan (79k miles). Due to a settlement, the dealership will cover 100% of the timing chain repairs and 40% of any resulting damage. The dealer called me and told me that after doing a compression test, they determined that 3 out of 4 valves are bent. The…

They will replace chains and tensioners and cam sprockets but not bent valves? Which are rotated by chain? Ok. And than want 6000 for 1 single cyl head? Whew.

Something to keep in mind for the future is that coverage or partial coverage of a problem does not mean the car manufacturer is at fault. They do this because the bean counters figure it’s cheaper to do this than to fight it out in court., The car is roughly 10 years old with low miles. Unless the…

To be brutally honest, I don’t think this car will be very reliable, even if maintained religiously In fact, I think it’ll turn out to be a money pit Maybe pay the $4300 and drive it 1 - 2 years, then trade it in for a brand new vehicles Or dump it right now I’m in full agreement with @Cavell . …

If the work will return the engine to like-new performance, and the routine maintenance has been kept up to date otherwise, I’d just let VW handle the job, pay the $4300 and be done with it. If you haven’t been diligent with the oil & filter change regime, or you’ve driven the vehicle super agg…

the total bill is over 6800? they are paying 100% of timing chain costs. parts and labor. and the extra costs for removing head and putting on a new head is 6800? what is the breakdown for parts/labor for just the head WHEN the timing chain is already removed? whole front of motor is removed to do t…

That cost does seem high. I’d get an estimate from a reliable independent shop that works on VWs. It could be cheaper even without $$ from VW.

So it turns out that I misunderstood their quote (probably because this is all through text and I am having a hard time getting them to send me an official quote with a breakdown of costs for each part and labor), but $4,300 is actually the total and my portion would be $2,600. Still seems like a lo…

Spend the 2600.00 , get back on the road. Then you can decide to keep or trade the vehicle . You will have a period of warranty for the repair so you will have time to make the decision .

broke chain is covered. anything it touches is not. it requires new head ok, they are picking up 4300-1700=2600? nice

[image] madison.silver1212_160856: $4,300 is actually the total and my portion would be $2,600 Run over to the dealer right now and pay it, before the offer expires And if you can’t go there right now, call them and tell them you’re agreeing to their terms and would they please get started.

VW Timing Chain and Bent Valves

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madison.silver1212_160856 December 13, 2019, 5:56pm 18

Just looked up some of the parts and the cylinder head is only $1,283 on the dealer’s website. Same location and everything. How can that be?

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