How often do you renew timing belt

knfevg · Post by **knfevg** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:31 pm

I have AEX 1997 Polo MK4.
According to Haynes I should renew the belt every 60,000 KM
According to VW service book (and the dealer) every 3 years or 120,000 KM.
What is the correct period?

warrmr · Post by **warrmr** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:31 pm

knfevg wrote:I have AEX 1997 Polo MK4.
According to Haynes I should renew the belt every 60,000 KM
According to VW service book (and the dealer) every 3 years or 120,000 KM.
What is the correct period?

i think the haynes shoudl say 60000 Miles rather than km. and i belive 120000km is 60,000 miles.

off topic. is your car chegall blue ( purple/blue) if it is can you check the paint code for me is LC5L

knfevg · Post by **knfevg** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:57 pm

double and triple checked the Haynes manual, it sais 40000 miles (60000KM)

About the color, its indeed chegall blue but the code is LD5D

urz · Post by **urz** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:33 pm

I changed mine at 60,000 but it appeapered to have been changed before by the previous owner so it maybe 40,000 but i thought it was 60,000 thats why i changed mine.
Propably no help to you at all though.

knfevg · Post by **knfevg** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:34 pm

40 and 60 what KM or Miles?

urz · Post by **urz** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:38 pm

Miles.

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:24 am

i changed mine at 60,000 miles.

mysteryboy · Post by **mysteryboy** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:06 pm

just curious how much is the timing belt + labour costs??

mines recently done 60k... i was told by the dealer that it was changed but how do i know?

Mister D · Post by **Mister D** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:57 pm

i tend to change the timing belt every 60000 miles, however if i buy a car and the belt age is unknown i just change it as a matter of course

warrmr · Post by **warrmr** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:17 pm

sorted haynes reccommend 40,000 miles VW say 60,000 miles or every 2 what ever is first.

there is a note on page 1A3 of the haynes book that says something along the lines of.

this is what we reccommend if the car is used on short journeys. and it is better to also err on the side of caution as sever engine damage can be caused if it breaks..

so in summary both intervals are right.

VW 60,000 miles after all there the expert but manafactures are making service intervals further and futrher apart.

haynes 40,000 miles. correct once again but they say this to cover there arses if it does break before then.

and you have reminded me mine needs changin on my next INSP service.

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