Finaly decided to do my cambelt at long last on my aum 1.8t ! been putting it off for weeks knowing its a crappy job but decided to get it on a ramp and do it monday eve.
Changed cambelt , tensioner , idle , waterpump , fanbelt , thermostat and new antifreeze . got all the bits via tps for around £140 trade all in .
Lucky i got a pump aswell cos the one fitted was very slightly leaking and on removal had the metalimpeller , but i already new belt and pump had been done at 60k . fitted new pump with the plastic impeller but as said many times they have changed the material in the plastic to avoid same probs !
Was a crap job to do as i know (mechanic for 20yrs now) and after doing a zafira td gearbox monday i didnt really want to do it but new i had to . book time is around 3.5hrs for pump and belt but as per usual you have no hope unless your doing them all the time at dealer or specialised .
That engine mount is an arse to get out and had to leave it in and work round it .All in all took me around 6 hours in total to do the lot and after road test i stuck the modis on and reset throttle body again and checked for any codes .
Drives much better and at last no more temp gauge dropping off when on bypass at 70 and much warmer heater too ! job well done but an arse of one ! no wonder vw down south want nearly £300 + vat labour !!!
