« Reply #1 on: 18 August 2018, 14:21 »
Been a while since I posted on here! I recently took in my mk7 gti to a lookers VW dealer for a service. When I was in there I asked about the timing chain to see when it's due. They have new people in and I'm not sure the answer I got was right. They said 100k miles or 5 years. To me, those don't add up. Very few people do 100k in 5 years unless it's a diesel so it's always going to be 5 years coming up first. I've had the car 5 years in November so I'm not sure whether to change it or not. 5 years seems a short period of time for a chain? Any advice appreciated
Hey mate, don't know about the mk7 but when i was looking at the manual of my old mk6, it said timing chain/belt is normally made to last the lifetime of the car and is to be changed only if there are visible wear signs. My mechanic confirmed when i asked the same question. So when i sold the car after 7 years of owning and nearly 120k miles on it (yes, i drive A LOT), nothing was changed. Why would the mk7 be any different?
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Wife's: mk8 TSI 1.4 RL, 5dr atlantic blue, DSG, Norfolk 17", pan s/r, leds
Now: mk7.5 TSI 1.4 RL, 5dr tornado red, DSG, Singapore 17", pan s/r, leds
Before: mk6 GTI 5dr candy white, DSG, Monza Shadow 18", s/r, bi-Xenons, DCC
Even before that: mk5 GT 5dr tornado red, manual, s/r