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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: boxer1968 on 24 April 2009, 23:13

Title: cambelt or chain ? both !
Post by: boxer1968 on 24 April 2009, 23:13

hi recently bought a 16v golf. kr engine 1.8 i believe ,can any one shed any light on weather it has just a cambelt or chain or both ive been in to my local dealership to confirm the engine fitted to it as previous owner fitted a corrado engine to it cant get any info from engine block  so its like searching for a needle in a haystack.thanks in advance .max

Title: Re: cambelt or chain ? both !
Post by: monzablue16v on 24 April 2009, 23:48

Timing belt runs one cam and the other is driven by a chain at the opposite end of the rocker cover :)

Title: Re: cambelt or chain ? both !
Post by: boxer1968 on 25 April 2009, 00:08

so i have both? thanks for that is the chain ever likely to snap? like a belt! should i get both changed at the same time have managed to get part numbers for belt 027109119c and tensioner 051109243 just need to locate pt number for chain if i should  have to get it changed ! also should i use genuine vw or is ecp good enough ? sorry for the list only want to have this done once

Title: Re: cambelt or chain ? both !
Post by: oakgreengolf on 25 April 2009, 08:59

with regards to the belt and temsioner people reccomend genuine vw. Saying that I got mine from german sweedish car parts  :undecided:. They will do the chain too

Title: Re: cambelt or chain ? both !
Post by: DOA on 25 April 2009, 12:06

You wouldnt normally expect to have to swap the chain at the same time as the belt but its worth checking the chain to see if its stretched I suppose. Not sure where you would get a figure to check it and there are a couple of ways of checking chain stretch, but worth a look.

Title: Re: cambelt or chain ? both !
Post by: nealey on 25 April 2009, 16:48

If there is no sign on the chain ever being replaced then change it and the tensioner as they will be past their best by now and its amazing the difference a properly tensioned chain makes

Title: Re: cambelt or chain ? both !
Post by: boxer1968 on 25 April 2009, 18:13

right if ive got this right been on gsf  site for parts is this correct and am i missing any thing timing belt pt num 13109  timing belt tensioner pt num 13140  timing chain-cam 13160  timing belt tension.stud pt num 13132 is there another tensioner for the chain ? all help so far much appreacted thanks. max

Title: Re: cambelt or chain ? both !
Post by: oakgreengolf on 25 April 2009, 19:31

no tensioner for the chain just goes on the end of each cam

Title: Re: cambelt or chain ? both !
Post by: danny_p on 25 April 2009, 19:52

do belt and tensioner,  as for the chain  they normaly outlast the engine   if it rattels in needs changeing  but on a regualy serviced engine they rarely show any sings of wear