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Chain tensioner failed

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My girlfriends passat is in some sad shape, most of it self inflicted. The chain tensioner failed and she was low on oil, so the timing chain skipped. Her pcv went out at some point and took her rear main seal with it. Needless to say its in need of some repairs.

I pulled her motor over the weekend so i could work on it. Performed a leak down test tonight and intake valves in cylinder 1 and 4 are bent.

I am a little shocked at the prices of used high mileage motors. They seem really high. The prices on rebuilt heads also seems to be high so I am considering having her head rebuilt locally.

Does anyone have any recommendations on how to approach this repair? Good sources for new or used parts? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!


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