CAM BELT - what mileage?

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:07 am

had mine done at 56k when I bought it.

Si_GTi · Post by **Si_GTi** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 6:34 pm

I had my cambelt/water pump assembly changed at 51k after the cambelt tensioner failed. All done under warranty couple of years back, now at 78k and no trouble

nafeGTI · Post by **nafeGTI** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:06 pm

just been quoted Â£187 for cambelt replacement, friend at works friend owns a garage

Ian_R · Post by **Ian_R** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:25 pm

Got My 40k Service Done, Which inclued Plugs, Cam Belt, Done the Altenator Belt, already Fitted a new Fuel Pump as mine was feck and a nice Oil Change, All in All, Â£50 for the Parts, and Â£40 to my mate for doing it, in a nice Dealship where it was warm on a sat morning and got book stamped Too

TheEggShell · Post by **TheEggShell** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:03 pm

I've just had mine changed at 63k.

I got the full kit changed as I've heard the tensioners are prone to failing.

The guy who did it quoted me Â£250 all in which was the best deal I could find after phoning up half a dozen garages.

SEXKITTEN · Post by **SEXKITTEN** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:05 pm

got mine done at 20000 miles , when i brought it in jan last year. parts cost me Â£120(cam belt, water pump, tensioners), and Â£70 labour. mechanic friend at garage i work at did it one sat. its a b***h of a job.

nafeGTI · Post by **nafeGTI** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 9:09 am

SEXKITTEN wrote:got mine done at 20000 miles , when i brought it in jan last year. parts cost me Â£120(cam belt, water pump, tensioners), and Â£70 labour. mechanic friend at garage i work at did it one sat. its a ***** of a job.

is best to get all of those 3 done at the same time? think i will ring around a bit now

SEXKITTEN · Post by **SEXKITTEN** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:26 pm

to be honest, i didnt have any noises relating to the cam belt. i just learnt from previous mistakes. when i had a mk 4 1.6 8v, the cam belt snapped @ 72000m

. luckily, i was stationary as it happened. however, they didnt change waterpump. 1yr later, i started to get a quiet whirring sound on acceleration, and sure enough, water pump was required, and it hah leaked onto cambelt. i had to get that done again aswell

. your local garage should be able to check for signs of wear. but....in all honesty, its just not worth the risk. vw are renowned for leaky water pumps. just get it done, coz it will save you alot of time and money!

TheEggShell · Post by **TheEggShell** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 9:25 am

SEXKITTEN wrote:vw are renowned for leaky water pumps. just get it done, coz it will save you alot of time and money!

You're not joking mate! Luckily, the guy who changed my cambelt noticed that the water pump was leaking and changed it at the same time.

Bryony84 · Post by **Bryony84** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:23 am

Mine will be getting done at the end of next month along with my 60k service, been quoted Â£195 for it from the garage we've been going to for years.

Sexkitten - I've had a whirring sound on acceleration since I bought the car, its not very loud or obtrusive and with music on you can't really hear it so I didn't think it was anything to be too worried about. When you take your foot off the accelerator to slow down the noise changes very slightly but its hard to describe.

theclient · Post by **theclient** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:22 pm

i got my cambelts, water pump and tensioners done at 60k, cost arount 300 from a vw specialist

SEXKITTEN · Post by **SEXKITTEN** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:23 pm

I've had a whirring sound on acceleration since I bought the car, its not very loud or obtrusive and with music on you can't really hear it so I didn't think it was anything to be too worried about. When you take your foot off the accelerator to slow down the noise changes very slightly but its hard to describe.

I also have a similar noise. its like a high pitch humming. gets slightly louder and higher as you go faster. I've had the car serviced and got my merc mechanic mate to look, and my other half, and we cant find anything wrong. I've just put it down to the car's characteristics!!!

SEXKITTEN · Post by **SEXKITTEN** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 9:25 pm

cymrupolo:P.S. Why don't you put the pic of you car in your signature so it'll save you from sticking the link in your posts all the time

I dont know how!!! aplogies for being blonde!
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