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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: pritz_gti on 11 April 2007, 21:00

Title: cam belt
Post by: pritz_gti on 11 April 2007, 21:00: i have just bought a mk3 golf gti with 120,000 miles on it. when should the cam belt be changed? thanks.. what mods could i do to bring out a bit more from the car?
Title: Re: cam belt
Post by: gavcradd on 11 April 2007, 21:03: Cam belt should be changed every 60,000 miles, although some peope at VW tried to tell me last year that it's actually every 40,000 miles.

It'd be the frist thing I changed if I were you; if it goes, bye bye car :sad:
Title: Re: cam belt
Post by: pritz_gti on 11 April 2007, 22:03: how much does it cost
Title: Re: cam belt
Post by: raylee25 on 11 April 2007, 23:05: The cambelt or the labour?
Title: Re: cam belt
Post by: [han] on 11 April 2007, 23:06: try asking a garage, they all vary.
Title: Re: cam belt
Post by: Bazzer on 12 April 2007, 07:47: Don't cost much, my main dealer did mine for Ã‚£130 all in IIRC. Which was about Ã‚£50 cheaper than the independent specialists in the area.