Cambelt due

[richw911]

how hard is it to do a cambelt

40k seems very soon i thoughts car did 80k before they needed doing?

You need the correct tools if you have to ask i woud take it to a garage 

It used to be 80k when the cars first came out but there was issues with them snapping so VW revised the age and mileage times.

[monty9120]

i mean is there any special tools needed. i can do most things but some cars need specialist tools which i dont have.

i can get the whole kit for £100 notes on euro parts is that right.

i have no history of a timing belt change in my history. Its showing 160k now so must surely have been done

[monty9120]

from reading up on the forum. am i right in thinking that the issue with the water pump is the plastic splines?

does that mean if it has been changed before can i just change the timing belt?

do the aftermarket water pumps use the same design or are they better

i remember the water pump has been done on my car but mileage or whether the timing belt was done too is unknown

[richw911]

from reading up on the forum. am i right in thinking that the issue with the water pump is the plastic splines?

does that mean if it has been changed before can i just change the timing belt?

do the aftermarket water pumps use the same design or are they better

i remember the water pump has been done on my car but mileage or whether the timing belt was done too is unknown

Yes the plastic impeller breaks and fails to spin on the shaft. Yes you can just change the belt if it has been done recently.
However VW dont specify a time to change it so if you are unsure how old / how many miles its done my advice is to change it as its only £30 extra and three bolts while you have it in bits already, if you dont and it fails at a later date you will have to remove the belt again.

[Golf_GT_TDI]

Has anyone ever got the crank pulley done also?

[monty9120]

from reading up on the forum. am i right in thinking that the issue with the water pump is the plastic splines?

does that mean if it has been changed before can i just change the timing belt?

do the aftermarket water pumps use the same design or are they better

i remember the water pump has been done on my car but mileage or whether the timing belt was done too is unknown

Yes the plastic impeller breaks and fails to spin on the shaft. Yes you can just change the belt if it has been done recently.
However VW dont specify a time to change it so if you are unsure how old / how many miles its done my advice is to change it as its only £30 extra and three bolts while you have it in bits already, if you dont and it fails at a later date you will have to remove the belt again.

the reason i ask if i know the water pump has been done recently. but the belt im not sure about. id rather buy a belt and be safe if i can get away with the rest

[richw911]

from reading up on the forum. am i right in thinking that the issue with the water pump is the plastic splines?

does that mean if it has been changed before can i just change the timing belt?

do the aftermarket water pumps use the same design or are they better

i remember the water pump has been done on my car but mileage or whether the timing belt was done too is unknown

Yes the plastic impeller breaks and fails to spin on the shaft. Yes you can just change the belt if it has been done recently.
However VW dont specify a time to change it so if you are unsure how old / how many miles its done my advice is to change it as its only £30 extra and three bolts while you have it in bits already, if you dont and it fails at a later date you will have to remove the belt again.

the reason i ask if i know the water pump has been done recently. but the belt im not sure about. id rather buy a belt and be safe if i can get away with the rest

Very true 

[harlemex]

if the pumps been done recently, then the cambelt should of also.

[monty9120]

i hope so myself. but no receipt and i dont think hes too sure either. 

[monty9120]

just spoke to my mum. the waterpump was replaced a year and a half ago

whether the belt was or not now is another matter. i dont have a receipt for the work either