Have you seen frequent oil changes helping? Currently at 78k on my 18 Q5 but have been doing 5k oil changes. Not sure what OBDEleven adaptation value to monitor but so far none of them seem to be drifting much.
What intake cam phase position degree, do usually recommend changing the chain at? Was the CEL lit, for any cam correlation codes, on the car you are working on, being it was at 9 degrees?
This one had cam to crank correlation faults stored and long crank on cold start up, it was a pretty urgent repair. Usually when the intake phase is approaching -5 degrees I recommend replacing
@@realdeal5883 I have a Ross-Tech scanner and it's a matter of finding the right parameter. It's like Bank 1 Phase Adaptation or something. $250 for a five-VIN package and scans any VAG car. Regular OBD11 scanner might also tell you. I think OP has a video where he scans that value with an Amazon model he recommends.
Have you seen frequent oil changes helping? Currently at 78k on my 18 Q5 but have been doing 5k oil changes. Not sure what OBDEleven adaptation value to monitor but so far none of them seem to be drifting much.
Even with the timing chain stretch.... do you find the balance chain to be generally in good order?
Yes, from what I’ve seen they hold up very good, I’ve had balance shaft bearing failures before but not a problem with the balance shaft chain itself
@@EuropeanAutoRepair I appreciate the reply, @ -4.5 degrees so I have all the stuff ready to go.
@@cventures6235 that’s usually when I start thinking about replacing them
What intake cam phase position degree, do usually recommend changing the chain at? Was the CEL lit, for any cam correlation codes, on the car you are working on, being it was at 9 degrees?
This one had cam to crank correlation faults stored and long crank on cold start up, it was a pretty urgent repair. Usually when the intake phase is approaching -5 degrees I recommend replacing
@@EuropeanAutoRepair Thank you
What's your acceptable degrees of stretch? I've heard 5 is the max.
I agree with that. Around 5 is when you start noticing running problems often
Do you have a video how to check that degee?
@@realdeal5883 I have a Ross-Tech scanner and it's a matter of finding the right parameter. It's like Bank 1 Phase Adaptation or something. $250 for a five-VIN package and scans any VAG car. Regular OBD11 scanner might also tell you. I think OP has a video where he scans that value with an Amazon model he recommends.