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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: danmusic24 on 16 October 2013, 18:00

Title: cam belt time
Post by: danmusic24 on 16 October 2013, 18:00

Belt needs changing any hits or tips pls? 16v

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: Bellend on 16 October 2013, 18:43

Change it with a full kit and make it a decent one.

Change the 4 bolts holding the lower pulley on.

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: danmusic24 on 16 October 2013, 19:10

Gsf told me can't have the kit,something to do with two types of tensioners?

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: thephatmaster on 16 October 2013, 19:24

Super easy once you have worked out which tensioner you need (remove top cam belt cover and look!)...

VW "special" tools can be fabbed out of 8mm steel bar and 4mm plate steel.  For the cam holder, a strip of 4mm steel and two sets of feeler gauges is fine.

Get the torque right on the tensioner bolt though, they are easy to overtighten and bend the tensioner locating pin-thingy.

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: Screech16v on 16 October 2013, 19:25

Yeah there is two differnet stud sizes that the tensioner mounts onto, my 97 valver stud was too small for the early 16v tensioner I purchased cant remember the size though  :grin:

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: gasketface on 16 October 2013, 19:47

later models had a thermo type tensioner which has the smaller hole.You can retro fit the earlier one as long as you have the stud that goes with it.

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: danmusic24 on 16 October 2013, 21:32

After giving Gsf reg number of car they are having trouble finding the correct tensioner,which is concerning?

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: danmusic24 on 18 October 2013, 20:26

Ok I've changed cambelts on twin cam vectras etc,what tools do I need to have at my disposal to change my golfs belt?

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: thai-wronghorse on 19 October 2013, 20:23

Its not a bad job to do really, you can buy the tensioner tool on ebay for little money and i makes things much simpler. Id advise changing water pump and thermostat whilst youve got everything out of the way and neither cost a lot.

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: VW BUSH on 20 October 2013, 13:09

Quote from: thai-wronghorse on 19 October 2013, 20:23

Its not a bad job to do really, you can buy the tensioner tool on ebay for little money and i makes things much simpler. Id advise changing water pump and thermostat whilst youve got everything out of the way and neither cost a lot.

This

Title: Re: cam belt time
Post by: danmusic24 on 20 October 2013, 15:33

Link? Save me buying wrong thing :smiley: