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Offline candywhite12

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cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« on: 13 January 2013, 11:52 »
I was wondering whether anyone knows how much the timing chain costs for the GTI MK6?  I am approaching 90K km and want to prepare myself for it...
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Re: cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« Reply #1 on: 13 January 2013, 11:58 »
I'm not an expert, but they should last longer than 60,000 miles, possibly even the life of the car! Belts are changed every 4/5 years or 60,000 miles. I'm sure those with greater knowledge will be along to correct me. :smiley:
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Re: cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« Reply #2 on: 13 January 2013, 11:59 »
Guessing there will be some kind of tensioner that will need replacing?
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Re: cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« Reply #3 on: 13 January 2013, 12:06 »
Quote from: nige smith on 13 January 2013, 11:58
I'm not an expert, but they should last longer than 60,000 miles, possibly even the life of the car! Belts are changed every 4/5 years or 60,000 miles. I'm sure those with greater knowledge will be along to correct me. :smiley:


I hope you are right. how about the belt then?  how much does that cost?
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Re: cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« Reply #4 on: 13 January 2013, 12:51 »
Seat did my Leon FR last summer, as well as the water pump for £380.

An indi would do it a bit cheaper but the belt costs about £200 itself I think
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Re: cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« Reply #5 on: 13 January 2013, 13:00 »
Quote from: Big_Dave on 13 January 2013, 12:51
Seat did my Leon FR last summer, as well as the water pump for £380.

An indi would do it a bit cheaper but the belt costs about £200 itself I think

Is that the new E888 engine with chain that's in the MK6?
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Re: cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« Reply #6 on: 13 January 2013, 13:25 »
Quote from: Raffe on 13 January 2013, 13:00
Quote from: Big_Dave on 13 January 2013, 12:51
Seat did my Leon FR last summer, as well as the water pump for £380.

An indi would do it a bit cheaper but the belt costs about £200 itself I think

Is that the new E888 engine with chain that's in the MK6?

yes I believe so
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Re: cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« Reply #7 on: 13 January 2013, 13:34 »
Someone told me as it was a chain not a belt it wouldn't need replacing? Or was this the wrong information?!
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Re: cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« Reply #8 on: 13 January 2013, 13:46 »
Quote from: Big_Dave on 13 January 2013, 12:51
Seat did my Leon FR last summer, as well as the water pump for £380.

An indi would do it a bit cheaper but the belt costs about £200 itself I think
Renewed the belt on my Leon TDI a month or so ago. It was treated to a full service, all filters and fluid change was an expensive month in parts alone. :lipsrsealed:
IIRC, Belts by itself was about £40, belt kit inc belt and tensioners and guides was about £100, water pump was about £60. All genuine parts from VW TPS.



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Offline nige smith

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Re: cost of timing chain on the GTI?
« Reply #9 on: 13 January 2013, 17:00 »
Chains don't need changing, but an eye should be kept on them! As far as I'm aware there is no change intervals for a chain, as there is for a belt, which degrade over time!
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