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Hi All,Anybody outhere had these faults before(and more important know the cure).My wife uses a MKVI in her job as a driving instructor.In the last five months it's failed to start 3 times:1st.inlet manifold camshaft,moved out of position.2nd.exhaust camshaft moved out of position,and 3rd.inlet manifold(again)camshaft moved out of position.I don't mean sensor problems,the camshafts had physically moved.The mechanic(a qualified VW engineer)is baffled.Although he gets the car going again(uses a special tool to re-alighn the camshaft),it doesn't seem to actually cure the fault.Any help would be much appreciated.The car is a 2002 1.2E.Thanks.

You would be best taking it to your local VW main dealer as they may of come across this problem before on a Polo.

hi your car only has 1 camshaft for inlet and exhaust valves is the timing chain tensioner ok ???

Thanks for the advice guys.AS far as i know, the timing belt tensioner is ok.I will get it checked out.Cheers.