squealing noise driving me mad,, sounds like a charger tho!!!!

[marcogolfo]

hmmmm i hav this problem and havn :huh:t changed the cambelt

[Lewy]

Sounds to me that your cambelt is too tight.

[gibby]

Sure I read somewhere on here that gsf tensioners are crap, and fall apart. Anyone ?

I've had no experience of these from GSF but I'd personally always go to VAG for these kind of parts, changed my tensioner recently and it was about £25 + VAT. By the way, when mine sounded like a fan belt squeak it was actually the tensioner, had the belt and tensioner changed and it fixed the prob.

[GTI EDITION (aka LTD)]

Further to the above post, I got the noise checked out by a mechanic who said 'nowt to worry about - they all do that when you change the cam belt - it's just bedding in' - I'm a born worrier, and not convinced. Sure I read somewhere on here that gsf tensioners are crap, and fall apart. Anyone ?

Timing belts in my experience ( if adjusted correctly when fitted ) shouldn't make any noise .
Was it a decent quality belt eg Genuine VAG or Gates (O.E.)?
There are other makes out there that I wouldn't touch with a barge pole to the point that If one of my customers asks me to fit one of those cheaper ones (that have as much strength as an elastic band) I refuse and advise them to get a quality one   
I personally don't believe in economizing on something as crucial as a timing belt .False economy IMO