OT- Anyone with a MKV or MKVI TSI GTI, TSI Chain Tensioners? Options

[seanery]

Hey guys, thinking about picking up an 09 GTI tomorrow. It's a 1 owner 70k mile car. Carfax showed some service history, but I didn't see anything regarding Chain Tensioners. How big of a deal is it? Some of the articles I've read makes it seem dire. If it is dire, do I replace the chains as well? If so, we're looking at quite a parts bill, let alone the service.

What else? Are there any other areas of concern?

Thanks!

[914forme]

They are great cars the chain is like the IMS bearing, not all have the issue, but when you do, it goes bad really fast. Interference fit engines.

ECS tuning has a fairly inexpensive kit for the job, only part left out is the lower cover seals. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) But then the lower cover normally bends on removal so you might want to just grab one of them also.

Beyond that it is typical service work on the latter VWs. The TDIs have the same issues and I spend a lot more than that for timing belt kits and service. You want to see expensive that is what I pay for fluids and filters for my MB, every 10,000 miles. The transmission service is just as much.....

Only other issues I have with bot my rabbit and Eos of that generation, is seat airbags, wiring gets messed up, and triggers the light. VW makes a kit, that works for about 30 minutes, or until you move the seat which ever comes first. Normally only on he pass side.