Doing the timing chain next week, what else should I do while I'm there? (1.4tsi CAXC)

[Rakhsh]

Hi all, was wondering if anyone could think of anything else I should do while I'm in the area. I'm looking at this timing chain kit and since I'm going to be paying for insurance on another car for a month and I'm going to be in the area, what else should I change? This car is from 2009 and everything that I haven't replaced seems to be in bad shape.

I read somewhere to change the engine mounts as well but unsure if that is worth the £80 or however much for each of them. Thanks for any ideas I will do more research into them anyway in the coming days.

 

[Rakhsh]

I decided to do the oil pump, water pump, serpentine belt and a coolant refresh. Parts arrive tomorrow, all the tools are here, wish me luck lads.

Worst case scenario I blow up the engine and Rakhsh will be sitting here until I have a garage and money for an engine swap.

 

[mty12345]

I decided to do the oil pump, water pump, serpentine belt and a coolant refresh. Parts arrive tomorrow, all the tools are here, wish me luck lads.

Worst case scenario I blow up the engine and Rakhsh will be sitting here until I have a garage and money for an engine swap.

Good luck, hopefully not too hot while you're working on her

 

[Rakhsh]

Strong aura for anyone who notices what's wrong here.

Hoping the dealership will know the part number because I can't find any part numbers for this engine.

I have also discovered this car is not supercharged at all, I thought it was twin charged but it isn't, it's just turbod. This explains why I could never find the supercharger. A little disappointed but this means I can build the engine and tune it without worrying about all that, that's a long way down the road though I definitely don't have the facilities to pull the engine.

Anyway I am pretty sure the oil leak will be fixed when I put the new gasket on, I think the leak was mainly near the alternator (I could be wrong, could have just been spillage from filling the engine at night) but who knows. I'll be dropping the oil pan too so that's also one more thing that will be new and not a worry.

Rant over until next time, I have a couple parts to order.