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B5 RS4 cam follower/hydraulic tappet paint markings
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:17 pm
by mad-for-tar
Does anyone know where I'll find the paint marks on the cam followers/hydraulic tappets?? Just in the middle of doing a complete camshaft replacement on both heads and can't see the marks on the followers!? Normally should be marked with "single BLUE" or "double RED"
Only see the following p/n's on the underside of them (well, the last bits of the p/n):
058 109 309E on the exhaust ones
058 109 309F on the inlet ones.
Have a full set of 034Motorsport ones which I don't really need to fit but will do if they're the right ones.
Any help appreciated in where to look for the marks!
Thanks!

RE: B5 RS4 cam follower/hydraulic tappet paint markings
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:11 pm
by R5CPK
Did you get an answer on this? I need to order some but don't know which is which..
RE: B5 RS4 cam follower/hydraulic tappet paint markings
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:15 pm
by mad-for-tar
Hi, I never did to be honest, thought I would with all the talk of camshaft failures and tappets etc. Fortunantely enough I didnt need them, caught the cams just in time and there was no damage to the tappets.
So as a result, the cars running still but I have a complete set of 034 Motorsport lifters which I havent got round to flogging yet...
HTH Tom.
RE: B5 RS4 cam follower/hydraulic tappet paint markings
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 7:08 pm
by R5CPK
Apparently they should be coloured but I can't see any colour on mine.
Found a thread which stated part number denoted colour:
Intake follower
058 109 309L Single blue
058 109 309N Double red
Exhaust follower
058 109 309M Single blue
058 109 309P Double red
This is a bit confusing as my followers are marked 309E!!
RE: B5 RS4 cam follower/hydraulic tappet paint markings
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:23 pm
by mad-for-tar
Yes mine were marked exactly the same!! 309E on the exhaust ones so thats what got me posting this thread. The 034Motorsport ones I have are the same /replacement for the 309L and 309M Intake/Exhaust tappets. Glad someone else has found the same to be honest as I was starting to think my engine was a bastardized build or something!
