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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: AudiA8Quattro on 25 December 2012, 22:03

Title: 1.8T Timing belt question
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 25 December 2012, 22:03: Not a VW but an Audi A4, but question should still apply.
When doing the timing belt and tensioner, do people replace the both the oil filled tensioner and the roller tensioner, or just the roller tensioner?
Cheers.
Title: Re: 1.8T Timing belt question
Post by: MC_PEA on 26 December 2012, 00:53: Both
Title: Re: 1.8T Timing belt question
Post by: Screech16v on 26 December 2012, 01:00: Or run a 16v manual tensioner and no roller.
Title: Re: 1.8T Timing belt question
Post by: Wazzzer on 26 December 2012, 09:56: Quote from: MC_PEA on 26 December 2012, 00:53
Both

As above, not worth replacing just the roller then the hydraulic tensioner gives up....
Title: Re: 1.8T Timing belt question
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 26 December 2012, 12:08: As i thought. The dealer didn't supply it as part of the kit :grin:
Thanks for the replies.
Title: Re: 1.8T Timing belt question
Post by: Wazzzer on 26 December 2012, 14:02: No it's a separate part and isn't ever included
Title: Re: 1.8T Timing belt question
Post by: AudiA8Quattro on 26 December 2012, 14:12: Do the dealers ever replace it?
Title: Re: 1.8T Timing belt question
Post by: golf-sib on 27 December 2012, 04:15: Quote from: AudiA8Quattro on 26 December 2012, 14:12
Do the dealers ever replace it?

They should
Title: Re: 1.8T Timing belt question
Post by: harlemex on 30 December 2012, 21:55: my old one had seized (tensioner part) so yes replace.