[Oval]

Originally Posted by effvee

Hi, it's not that the failure rate is high, but oil control in vw is not the best.
I have had my last engine seize a valve and brake off due to lack of oil.
So,a spray bar is just extra protection.

Possibly you were just unlucky with a guide or valve.

Disregard that one unlucky incident and keep everything standard - the simple factory set-up works very well with no reliability problems in drag-race, and off-road/endurance situations