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Offline weejockvw

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timing belt
« on: 26 February 2012, 19:09 »
Has the mk6 got a timing belt or a chain and when do they get changed
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: timing belt
« Reply #1 on: 26 February 2012, 21:08 »
Mk6 GTI has a chain
mk6 edition 35 has a belt
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Offline squirrelGTi

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Re: timing belt
« Reply #2 on: 27 February 2012, 09:18 »
Really the GTi has Chain?

So i guess the R has Belt as well then?
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Offline Keithuk

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Re: timing belt
« Reply #3 on: 27 February 2012, 12:54 »
Yes the GTI has a chain.

Strange you can't add pictures directly, poor forum.

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Re: timing belt
« Reply #4 on: 27 February 2012, 17:32 »
Yes r has belt
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Offline weejockvw

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Re: timing belt
« Reply #5 on: 27 February 2012, 19:20 »
so how often do you change the timing chain
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Offline Snoopy

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Re: timing belt
« Reply #6 on: 27 February 2012, 22:46 »
It's normally designed to last the life of the engine. Sometimes they can get rattles at over 100,000 miles I cannot remember what vw quote in the engine document off the top of my head but its prob in the.maintenance section as.a.pdf
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Offline dan2252

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Re: timing belt
« Reply #7 on: 27 February 2012, 23:06 »
vw say they will last the life of the engine chains. but since ive worked for vw in 2 years weve changed a fair few now to be fair
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Re: timing belt
« Reply #8 on: 28 February 2012, 23:03 »
What other engines do vw do that have a full chain that you have changed due to ware? Or are you talking about the 888 engine waring chains out very quickly?
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Re: timing belt
« Reply #9 on: 29 February 2012, 00:42 »
i'd be shocked if the mk6 chains were failing already.. most repairs i hear of are R32 or older VR6
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