FAQ: Official Thread for your Cam Follower(s).

[Hyphy]

Since most of the b7 owners caught onto the fact that it is recommended to check this follower every so often. I thought "Eh instead of seeing lots and lots of new threads about the same thing (different person ) we should just have one thread for everyone!"

Nothing but good news here...Yay1!!

Sorry about the photos as well. They were taken from a first gen. iPhone (i know i know). EDIT: Wow, and I saw that there were highlighter marks on the other side of the white paper after I posted. I'm too lazy to re-do. Sorrrry.
Stock 2007 w/ 35k miles on the clock..




I went ahead and put a new follower in too..


Useful info:
Dealership P#:06D 109 309 C
Improved OEM Camshaft Part#:
06F 109 101 B

Alternative (larger diameter, estimated 20,000 more miles of wear)
KMD Upgraded 2.0T Cam Follower
http://www.kmdtuning.com/index.php?_...productId=1426

How to install (check) cam follower:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3940922

PDF form: http://freepdfhosting.com/8791e81dac.pdf

Codes related to cam follower wear issues:
The following codes are related to the wear issues as outlined in the factory Technical Service Bulletin 150702:
P2293 – Fuel pressure regulator malfunction
P0087 – Fuel rail / system pressure too low
P1093 – Fuel trim 2 bank 1 malfunction
P3089 – Signal line for fuel pump electronics: electrical malfunction

Here @ genuineVWAudiParts.com you can get the follower for like $38.xx if you don't want to pay dealer fees!

thank you to those who have helped w/ this thread!


Useful quote:

For BT people it looks you now need the following spare parts handy at all times!

1.Cam Follower
2.HPFP

[Larson7.62]

You have a HPFP?

[Geoffafa]

no he does not. he is stock

[Blarg]

Mileage, year?

[golfvdude]

NICE! I'm also jealous...you do know that right?

[RedS-line]

Mileage, year?

Also, which cam do you have? Lets try to keep these follower threads informative and not "my follower has more wear than your follower" :)

[golfvdude]

Also, which cam do you have? Lets try to keep these follower threads informative and not "my follower has more wear than your follower" :)

I think it would be very difficult to determine what cam you have unless you have a fwd layout.

[RVT]

Wow, Love the quality pics (totally worthless) .... I think your are trying to show us something in those fuzzy images???

V

[IceMole]

I think it would be very difficult to determine what cam you have unless you have a fwd layout.

Yep, maybe some really stubby tools and some mirrors to get a look in the vac pump end cap.

[ataylor]

after that protective coating is gone, you can chew through that thing in a matter of days..

how did your HPFP (the piston-end) look?

[Hyphy]

It's an 07 FWD w/ 35k miles. Stock besides an intake. The actual cam had no visible wear (no scratches, grooves, etc).

sorry about the photos. The pics were obviously taken from a first gen iphone.

[fly300kts]

Good work Hyphy

[fly300kts]

Good work Hyphy

PS: I need to pick up the bolt

[Hyphy]

Good work Hyphy

lol Phil, you can call me by my real name now that you know me..

[chrisrjs]

Sweet good to hear! Ill be checking mine today... I just got off the phone with the service department that serviced my car while it was under warranty. I asked him about this cam follower deal, he said hes never seen the 2.0T have any problems in the 5 years hes been there... I thought that was strange?? Also he said theres not many problems with this CVT tranny also, as long as you keep up all the maintenance you should be fine.... Complete opposite from what ive been hearing around here lol

[AWDTURBO]

i have 7k on my follower stock engine 2008 idk which pump that is and there was almost no wear

now i put in the kmd follower

[Hyphy]

i have 7k on my follower stock engine 2008 idk which pump that is and there was almost no wear

now i put in the kmd follower

Same pump as me, I think.

[chrisrjs]

Sorry Hyphy didnt want to jack your thread but i figue people dont want to see 500 follower threads on the 1st page

Heres what ive found today, all looks good to me! Sorry bout the pics but i didnt have my camera with me so there from my blackberry

2005.5 FWD with TIP 46,600 miles

[Hyphy]

Sorry Hyphy didnt want to jack your thread but i figue people dont want to see 500 follower threads on the 1st page

Heres what ive found today, all looks good to me! Sorry bout the pics but i didnt have my camera with me so there from my blackberry

2005.5 FWD with TIP 46,600 miles

Thanks for sharing Chris. Looks well!

[clemsongt]

Well everyone has been checking their cam follower lately so I figured it would probably be a good idea. There have been many different results with some people only making 30,000 miles before a hole formed completely through the cam follower. While others have gone over 100,000 miles without any more wear than just the top layer of the cam follower being worn off. With this in mind, I decided to add my results to the data that is out there, and possibly add some hope to the people who are afraid to look.

Oil changes were at 10,000 mile intervals as per Audi maintenance until I purchased the car at 61,000 miles.
Car has never been chipped (that I know of).
Time inspected 65,000 miles.



Side by side comparison. Don't know what happened to the one on the right, but my phone camera somehow merged images or something...



New finish for reference.

I know the pics are bad and don't show very much, but the synopsis is this: the follower had only the usual wear. There wasn't any cavitation and certainly not a hole. The only wear was the black coating being worn off. It certainly had no more wear than one would expect at 65,000 miles. The cam looked like a cam...I didn't feel any gouges or anything that I felt would be alarming. There was still a very shiny finish to it.

[Slo.Mo.Shun.]

Here is my old cam follower.

[Sal_B7]

Good stuff everyone!! Will be very informative! Hyphy good stuff bro! Ill post mine on my next oil change.

[Eternalmind]

yep, mine looked like above...at ~49k

[denisk]

How much is a cam follower replacement? And can anybody type out the step by step process to take off the follower. Is it easy to take off?

[Hyphy]

How much is a cam follower replacement? And can anybody type out the step by step process to take off the follower. Is it easy to take off?

like $67 bucks from my local dealer (including tax).

Step by step process can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/BJ.McGee...llowerInstall#

[clemsongt]

like $67 bucks from my local dealer (including tax).

Step by step process can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/BJ.McGee...llowerInstall#

Yeah, that link works pretty well (there are a few too many pics though...).

As for the follower, I bought mine from genuineaudiparts.com - 38.88 + shipping. (06D-109-309-C)

[fly300kts]

70K on the clock and no problem

[cstarky15]

What year is your car phil?

[Hyphy]

What year is your car phil?

Phil has an '05.5.

[RedS-line]

after that protective coating is gone, you can chew through that thing in a matter of days..

how did your HPFP (the piston-end) look?

this is misinformation. re-read the tsb.
interestingly, my old hpfp piston was shiny and reflective upon removal while the brand new one looks dull.

[viziers]

I also have an 05.5 and had 110,000 or 114,000 miles can't remember... anyway mine had just started to show signs of wear so I changed it. I also founf out from my engine build that I have the B cam...


vizi

[denisk]

What is the newest cam follower version? And how would I know if I have this or not? Thanks guys.

[viziers]

What is the newest cam follower version? And how would I know if I have this or not? Thanks guys.

As far as i know there is only 1 version of cam follower.....


vizi

[FryXS9]

I have one noob question: what the f... is a cam follower?

I never heard about problems with something like that in germany.

[Hyphy]

I have one noob question: what the f... is a cam follower?

I never heard about problems with something like that in germany.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+a+cam+follower

Animation for you as well: http://www.ul.ie/~kirwanp/whatisacam...lowersyste.htm

Look at this thread once you are familiar with the follower.

Nick

edit: did they manufacture the b7 a4's w/ the 2.0t over their in Germany? or did they come w/ the 1.8t/tdi's? or all 3?

[FryXS9]

Thank you. Sorry for another question. Is it a part from the fuel pump? If it is then the translation into german is useless.

[Grishbok]

Would someone mind posting a sticky with a how-to check your cam/camfollower, step by step on how to pull it, and the different revisions etc of the fuel pump and camshaft, and alternative replacements?

[Hyphy]

^^just use this thread. If someone wouldn't mind doing that. I could edit the first post with the specific details, and of course give the full credit to the person that did the work.

thanks in advanced..

[prospero]

Improved OEM Cam Follower Part#: (from TSB 150702)
06D 109 309 C - Cam Follower
06F 109 101 B - Camshaft

Alternative (larger diameter, estimated 20,000 more miles of wear)
KMD Upgraded 2.0T Cam Follower
http://www.kmdtuning.com/index.php?_...productId=1426

How to install (check) cam follower:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3940922

Codes related to cam follower wear issues:
The following codes are related to the wear issues as outlined in the factory TSB 150702:
P2293 – Fuel pressure regulator malfunction
P0087 – Fuel rail / system pressure too low
P1093 – Fuel trim 2 bank 1 malfunction
P3089 – Signal line for fuel pump electronics: electrical malfunction

[Hyphy]

Improved OEM Cam Follower Part#:
06F 109 101 B

Alternative (larger diameter, estimated 20,000 more miles of wear)
KMD Upgraded 2.0T Cam Follower
http://www.kmdtuning.com/index.php?_...productId=1426

How to install (check) cam follower:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3940922

Codes related to cam follower wear issues:
The following codes are related to the wear issues as outlined in the factory Technical Service Bulletin 150702:
P2293 – Fuel pressure regulator malfunction
P0087 – Fuel rail / system pressure too low
P1093 – Fuel trim 2 bank 1 malfunction
P3089 – Signal line for fuel pump electronics: electrical malfunction

thanks.