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Jul 27, 2016 | 11:09 AM

Orgen

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Timing belt time 😑

Hi as the title explains it , my car is almost going to reach 140.000 miles so im contemplating on getting a new timing belt . I am also thinking if its really that needed to change the water pump, cam seals and rollers as well ? Im a bit tight on money but i know its something you dont want to be cheap with so it doesnt bite you in the end. Thanks for the help

Jul 27, 2016 | 12:35 PM

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If it has never been done before - you are driving a time bomb!

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The recommended interval is 60K miles or 5 years. Disregard what the manual says. If the belt fails, you are looking at a $5K+ repair!!! Get it done immediately! I would not drive the car another inch, no joke. I would flatbed it to the shop. Forums are littered with posts of guys taking their Mk 1 to the shop for a belt change and it fails along the way. Most folks think the kit offered by Deiselgeek is the best; serpentine belt, timing belt, tensioner, water pump, etc.

Sep 24, 2016 | 06:03 AM

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After reading this forum - I started into it a couple days ago - its been fun - combination of instructions from this forum and ECS Tuning have been very helpful. I added to my tool collection in the process. I would say buy all your parts upfront.

probably an 8-10 hour job if you pay attention to instructions - you'll make it fine.

Clearly make your timing marks, pay attention to when you need to put the lower engine mount back in (before installing new water pump - it does not go in after like i did - had to pull new water pump back out and then put engine mount in - and then reinstall water pump.

Got the opportunity to clean off engine pretty well - nothing like 13 years of oil, and road crap off the bottom of engine. I am sure it will run faster now

Sep 24, 2016 | 11:13 AM

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Hi as the title explains it , my car is almost going to reach 140.000 miles so im contemplating on getting a new timing belt . I am also thinking if its really that needed to change the water pump, cam seals and rollers as well ? Im a bit tight on money but i know its something you don't want to be cheap with so it doesnt bite you in the end. Thanks for the help

Hopefully it has already been replaced once. They need to be done every 60, 70 k miles. Yes do the water pump and tensioner. Either one could take out your engine and the additional labor is minimal.