Possible Cam Shaft probs
Posted: 03 Jul 2008, 10:57
Before beginning please keep in mind that I am an absolute beginner, not only to T25s, but to auto mechanics in general, so I'm not very down with all the terminology etc. So apologies in advance!
I have 'inherited' a T25 1.9 from my Dad (don't worry he's still alive and kicking) who had the engine reconditioned about 3years ago at a local VW specialist. He has driven it very little since then due to a problem in the way that it drives. It starts fine, but then begins struggling with engaging the fuel. Eventually it stalls and of course on busy London roads this is not what you want. The problem also occurs while idling, as to begin with it sounds good and healthy, but after 5 mins or so starts becoming irregular.
Being the busy man he is and due to unforeseen circumstances my Dad was unable to do much about it in the year after the recon was under warranty. 3 years later I have now found myself going back to the same workshop who did the recon. They initially thought it may be dirt in the fuel tank. After having a full service and having the fuel tank and carburetor cleaned out a number of times, the workshop have come to the conclusion that it is most likely a worn cam shaft. Since this can hardly have been worn out after so little use since the engine was reconned we are reluctant to go into such an expensive operation (£7/800) without getting a second opinion.
The only second opinion we have on this, quite a while ago now, is a that the carb needs replacing. Our workshop however has ruled this possibility out, so I guess what I'd like to know if people have advice on whether I should go ahead with fixing the cam shaft or if there is something else more obvious. Also perhaps somebody can suggest somewhere in the South of London, (we are SE, but SW is fine) that is good for T25s.
I did have a look on the wiki tech site and didn't see anything specific to this prob there, but since I'm not familiar with all the tech terms I may well have missed something, so please point me in the right direction if there is already info on this.
Many Thanks!
I have 'inherited' a T25 1.9 from my Dad (don't worry he's still alive and kicking) who had the engine reconditioned about 3years ago at a local VW specialist. He has driven it very little since then due to a problem in the way that it drives. It starts fine, but then begins struggling with engaging the fuel. Eventually it stalls and of course on busy London roads this is not what you want. The problem also occurs while idling, as to begin with it sounds good and healthy, but after 5 mins or so starts becoming irregular.
Being the busy man he is and due to unforeseen circumstances my Dad was unable to do much about it in the year after the recon was under warranty. 3 years later I have now found myself going back to the same workshop who did the recon. They initially thought it may be dirt in the fuel tank. After having a full service and having the fuel tank and carburetor cleaned out a number of times, the workshop have come to the conclusion that it is most likely a worn cam shaft. Since this can hardly have been worn out after so little use since the engine was reconned we are reluctant to go into such an expensive operation (£7/800) without getting a second opinion.
The only second opinion we have on this, quite a while ago now, is a that the carb needs replacing. Our workshop however has ruled this possibility out, so I guess what I'd like to know if people have advice on whether I should go ahead with fixing the cam shaft or if there is something else more obvious. Also perhaps somebody can suggest somewhere in the South of London, (we are SE, but SW is fine) that is good for T25s.
I did have a look on the wiki tech site and didn't see anything specific to this prob there, but since I'm not familiar with all the tech terms I may well have missed something, so please point me in the right direction if there is already info on this.
Many Thanks!