3 questions for you 1.8T people who've had your timing belt or tensioner fail...
06-28-2003, 04:59 PM
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3 questions for you 1.8T people who've had your timing belt or tensioner fail...
how old, years and months if possible, was the car? and. what was the millage, to the nearest Kmi.? and. which one failed?
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Re: 3 questions for you 1.8T people who've had your timing belt or tensioner fail...
I had my blow yesterday 7/18/03 on a 99 1.8TQ with only 42k miles on it. So beware. If you have 99 or older, I recommend you get the belt and tensioner and water pump replaced ASAP. As far as I'm concerned, its a time bomb. Estimated repair cost as a result...$3,000-$8,000.
07-25-2003, 08:20 AM
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Re: 3 questions for you 1.8T people who've had your timing belt or tensioner fail...
My 98 1.8tq was approx 5-1/2yrs, 76,000mi when the tensioner failed. At present (7/25/03) the head is being evaulated to see if it was damaged. 15 of the 20 valves were bent.
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07-25-2003, 12:36 PM
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oof. i was lucky. only 4 of my 20 were bent
15 is a strange number. it should be a multiple of 4 depending on engine speed and relative position of cams/crank. if indeed they say it's 15, then I'd go ahead and replace the 1 that doesn't match the other 3. e.g., if the forward-most intake valve is bent on 3 cylinders, I'd go ahead and replace the same forward-most intake valve on the 4th cylinder because it likely hit the piston as well.
