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Offline smartypants

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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #10 on: 08 March 2010, 08:16 »
4 years or 60k is the widely accepted marker.

No harm in getting it done ealier of course :)
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Offline Coolhandluke

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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #11 on: 08 March 2010, 10:10 »
I take it VW can move the goal posts so to speak from changing the cam belt change intervals from those stated in their service schedule to a different ones?
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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #12 on: 08 March 2010, 10:26 »

Those who would err on the side of caution probably would go for 4 years or 40k miles, however, I'll be getting mine done next summer at 5 years and i'd guess I'd be on about 45k miles by then...

I'm on a totally standard set-up and I don't rag the ar$e off my car.

My old Hyundai Accent (  :sick: ) went seven years and 70k miles, without so much as a bl00dy oil change, so surely this Golf can go another year without this!
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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #13 on: 08 March 2010, 12:29 »
Mine will be 4 years old in June with around 25k miles so I would like to think it should be OK for at least another year,also what are your thoughts on changing the DSG gearbox oil at this low mileage,would this stretch to another year?
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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #14 on: 08 March 2010, 12:37 »

^^^ Dunno, I'm still in the last century - I move the gears myself!   :laugh:

My guess would be no, get this done, but any DSG boys could help here....
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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #15 on: 08 March 2010, 17:59 »
Cam belt not sure about , am in the same boat
4 years and 14000 miles ??? But dsg get the oil changed . I
ask about dsg on here and all said change the oil
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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #16 on: 08 March 2010, 18:52 »
Jesus, do you drive your car or just push it around? :D
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Offline ub7rm

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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #17 on: 08 March 2010, 19:19 »
This old chestnut  :rolleyes:

I will be changing my cambelt this year (5 years / prob about 50k miles).  I feel 4 years is a bit premature.

That said there are quite a number of GTI owners (ED30's especially it seems) who have had a chirping noise which was solved by changing the cambelt - often under warranty.  So there may indeed be some weakness.  As said I think its the tensioners that start to fail rather than the belts...

I've yet to see anyone here or other forums who had a total failure though.

VW seem to regularly do offers for getting the belts done for ~£300 so shop around. 

Happily 5 days after getting a quote for £540 for changing the belt, I got a voucher for £299 though the post  :smiley:
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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #18 on: 08 March 2010, 20:13 »
Where did you get the voucher from and how do you find out when the offers are available?
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Offline ub7rm

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Re: cambelt change
« Reply #19 on: 08 March 2010, 21:20 »
It came though the post from the local stealer.

Its worth a cheeky ask at your dealer, if not you could see if you can get a cheap quote from somewhere and get them to price match.  It has to be from somewhere using genuine parts though...
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