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Offline philsimo

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when to change cam belt
« on: 02 April 2009, 18:13 »
new to forum can anyone give me sum advice.Just got golf gti 05 so 4 years old but only done 24,000 miles . Am i right in thinking cam belt needs changing.
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Offline ub7rm

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Re: when to change cam belt
« Reply #1 on: 02 April 2009, 19:26 »
Apparantly so...

The book says 120k miles but aparantly vw advise 4 years too
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Offline Caz

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Re: when to change cam belt
« Reply #2 on: 02 April 2009, 22:46 »
vw advise cambelts on all vw (except passats) be changed at 4 years OR 60 000 miles, whichever comes first..
(passats are 4 years o 80 000 miles)

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Offline ub7rm

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Re: when to change cam belt
« Reply #3 on: 03 April 2009, 07:59 »
Is it not inspect after 60k (and replace if necessary), replace after 120k?  Thats what it says in my service book for the 147kw TFSI engine.....
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Offline ifti

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Re: when to change cam belt
« Reply #4 on: 03 April 2009, 08:42 »
Yup, in the service book it says to inspect after 60k miles......
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Offline Caz

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Re: when to change cam belt
« Reply #5 on: 03 April 2009, 12:23 »
i can only say what ive been taught.  :smiley:

you cant inspect a cambelt anyways.. thats why theres a time and mile limit on it, as you just dont know when it could snap.

but again, i can only comment on what i know and have been taught.
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Offline KRL

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Re: when to change cam belt
« Reply #6 on: 03 April 2009, 16:24 »
On my A3 2.0 TFSI the interval is 75k/4 years.

I find it strange that Audi would would recommend a different mileage to VW's 60k on what is exactly the same engine.
« Last Edit: 03 April 2009, 17:05 by KRL »
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Offline rskardon

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Re: when to change cam belt
« Reply #7 on: 03 April 2009, 17:03 »
Hi,

i chaecked with VW head office on this (listed in another thread somewhere) they confirmed its 120k or 4 years,

It was updated (presumably following some faliures),

Cheers,

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Offline Caz

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Re: when to change cam belt
« Reply #8 on: 03 April 2009, 17:26 »
its whichever comes first.. the mileage of the year..
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Re: when to change cam belt
« Reply #9 on: 03 April 2009, 18:17 »
Is a cambelt change fo rthe GTI the same cost as across the golf range? Or is it more expensive with the GTI?
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