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Hi Gareth. Yes, you are right. I've spoken with my mechanic and he said the same thing. Thank you for your help. 👍

Thanks for the feedback Gareth. I was just enquiring about this with the garage (not main dealer, but VW Audi specialists), as i normally change the timing 'belt' every 60-70k (i've had an expensive snap in the past). I'll re look at this at 100k. Mines a Plug in hybrid, so doesn't have stop/start. But i'm guessing as a PHEV it will also put extra strain on the chains and belts everytime the engine 'restarts'. Yep, i do about 15k a year, but i might as well keep to the oil change every 10k, as i like to keep the car in good condition. Thanks again, Joe

Update for anyone else looking at the Balance shaft mod to 100mm with improved shaft... Kit arrived from ZED performance, and Using a combination of Common sense and similar torque ratings with same size/grade bolts on the car, I'll be using the below Torque settings for The two halves of the balance shaft: 1 - Hand Tighten 2- Diagonally Outwards from Centre: 8nm 3 - Same pattern, 20nm 4 - Additional 90 Degrees. Note: If anyone plans to re-use the old bolts, I'd recommend NOT doing step 4 and instead adding a decent high-temp threadlock to the threads. Building my knowledge as I go, but want to share as I do so... There doesn't seem to be a wealth of info out there relating to this mod even though the issue seems quite common! Al