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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: weejockvw on 26 February 2012, 19:09

Title: timing belt
Post by: weejockvw on 26 February 2012, 19:09

Has the mk6 got a timing belt or a chain and when do they get changed

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: Snoopy on 26 February 2012, 21:08

Mk6 GTI has a chain
mk6 edition 35 has a belt

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: squirrelGTi on 27 February 2012, 09:18

Really the GTi has Chain?

So i guess the R has Belt as well then?

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: Keithuk on 27 February 2012, 12:54

Yes the GTI has a chain.

Strange you can't add pictures directly, poor forum.

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: Snoopy on 27 February 2012, 17:32

Yes r has belt

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: weejockvw on 27 February 2012, 19:20

so how often do you change the timing chain

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: Snoopy on 27 February 2012, 22:46

It's normally designed to last the life of the engine. Sometimes they can get rattles at over 100,000 miles I cannot remember what vw quote in the engine document off the top of my head but its prob in the.maintenance section as.a.pdf

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: dan2252 on 27 February 2012, 23:06

vw say they will last the life of the engine chains. but since ive worked for vw in 2 years weve changed a fair few now to be fair

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: Snoopy on 28 February 2012, 23:03

What other engines do vw do that have a full chain that you have changed due to ware? Or are you talking about the 888 engine waring chains out very quickly?

Title: Re: timing belt
Post by: topher on 29 February 2012, 00:42

i'd be shocked if the mk6 chains were failing already.. most repairs i hear of are R32 or older VR6