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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: philsimo on 02 April 2009, 18:13

Title: when to change cam belt
Post by: philsimo on 02 April 2009, 18:13

new to forum can anyone give me sum advice.Just got golf gti 05 so 4 years old but only done 24,000 miles . Am i right in thinking cam belt needs changing.

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: ub7rm on 02 April 2009, 19:26

Apparantly so...

The book says 120k miles but aparantly vw advise 4 years too

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: Caz on 02 April 2009, 22:46

vw advise cambelts on all vw (except passats) be changed at 4 years OR 60 000 miles, whichever comes first..
(passats are 4 years o 80 000 miles)

 :smiley:

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: ub7rm on 03 April 2009, 07:59

Is it not inspect after 60k (and replace if necessary), replace after 120k?  Thats what it says in my service book for the 147kw TFSI engine.....

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: ifti on 03 April 2009, 08:42

Yup, in the service book it says to inspect after 60k miles......

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: Caz on 03 April 2009, 12:23

i can only say what ive been taught.  :smiley:

you cant inspect a cambelt anyways.. thats why theres a time and mile limit on it, as you just dont know when it could snap.

but again, i can only comment on what i know and have been taught.

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: KRL on 03 April 2009, 16:24

On my A3 2.0 TFSI the interval is 75k/4 years.

I find it strange that Audi would would recommend a different mileage to VW's 60k on what is exactly the same engine.

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: rskardon on 03 April 2009, 17:03

Hi,

i chaecked with VW head office on this (listed in another thread somewhere) they confirmed its 120k or 4 years,

It was updated (presumably following some faliures),

Cheers,

R

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: Caz on 03 April 2009, 17:26

its whichever comes first.. the mileage of the year..

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: ifti on 03 April 2009, 18:17

Is a cambelt change fo rthe GTI the same cost as across the golf range? Or is it more expensive with the GTI?

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: Caz on 03 April 2009, 21:12

it would be more expensive..

quotes for anything are for a specific model or reg of model/vehicle..

id be able to get you a quote, but it would be just that, as our labou time is different, so youd just have to take into account that its generaly a minimum of 3 hrs labour..

Title: Re: when to change cam belt
Post by: philsimo on 04 April 2009, 13:42

thx all for your input .