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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: turbokid23 on 20 July 2012, 15:26

Title: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: turbokid23 on 20 July 2012, 15:26

How long does it take to change,, wot kida price am I looking at eney 1 help me cheers

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: tweed on 20 July 2012, 15:55

surely a search would answer that!

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: cullygti on 20 July 2012, 16:09

from what i can remember around £250 for parts and labour you can get it done cheaper than that though would depend on if your using dealers kit or not aswell as tps etc their kit will be cheaper than dealers

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: Scott D on 20 July 2012, 16:16

think I paid around £270 that was with a new water pump as well and genuine parts.

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: jamie1989 on 20 July 2012, 16:32

I had mine done for free  :grin:
Well I paid the parts my old man fitted it haha

Dont skimp on parts either mate TPS or VW for parts thats the last thing you need the belt snapping etc after you k04'd it and spend silly money on it elsewhere  :evil:

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: turbokid23 on 20 July 2012, 16:33

£260 from mid vw, that's with change of dampers aswell that a bargin

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: shaft69 on 21 July 2012, 16:36

On autodata says 2.2hrs so i'd say 2 and half with pump, Mine took 4hrs could get bracket back in bloody nitemare. Fitting cambelt itself and pump easy just bracket, could get it out then back in. :cry: I know how do it now got get engine in correct position easy, do it again easy 2hrs.

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: Giro on 22 July 2012, 20:06

full timing belt kit from ebay £66
best m8s labour £40
time to fit it 3.5 hours

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: barrym381 on 22 July 2012, 20:18

Quote from: Giro on 22 July 2012, 20:06

full timing belt kit from ebay £66
best m8s labour £40
time to fit it 3.5 hours

your mate is really slow then  :grin:

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: harlemex on 22 July 2012, 21:27

half hour with one hand tied behind me back  :wink:

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: dan2252 on 22 July 2012, 21:39

never understand why people risk it buying cheap cambelts. yeah ok use a gates belt or a dayco belt as thats what vw use but a ebay cambelt? sounds nasty to me! and water pumps are known for been crap on 1.8ts so why put a even cheaper one on it?

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: Giro on 23 July 2012, 19:21

gates cambelts are good and who said out about a water pump?

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: barrym381 on 23 July 2012, 20:51

Quote from: Giro on 23 July 2012, 19:21

gates cambelts are good and who said out about a water pump?

no point doing 1 without the other

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: Giro on 24 July 2012, 20:49

Quote from: barrym381 on 23 July 2012, 20:51

Quote from: Giro on 23 July 2012, 19:21

gates cambelts are good and who said out about a water pump?

no point doing 1 without the other

maybe but it was only 6 months ago since the metal fin water pump was fitted

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: harlemex on 25 July 2012, 14:55

should be fine then. :smiley:

Title: Re: Cambelt change on mk4 1.8t
Post by: james2 on 25 July 2012, 19:40

£150. They suppy all the parts and fitted them.