MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Tanuie on September 03, 2016, 06:52:55 pm
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Hi, just joined having been with Mercedes for fourteen years, i have a 2008 Golf GTI mk5 with 53000 miles, the cambelt has never been changed, so would you recommend it to be changed.
Many thanks,
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Hi, just joined having been with Mercedes for fourteen years, i have a 2008 Golf GTI mk5 with 53000 miles, the cambelt has never been changed, so would you recommend it to be changed.
Many thanks,
Yes ASAP!
It should have had 2 by now, Every 4 Years regardless of Mileage.
My Edition 30 is a 2008 and had one in 2012, It has only covered 20K Miles since then but will be getting done in a few Months as it was 4 Years ago.
P.S change the Waterpump too.
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Agree with above.
Do belt change ASAP... Be very gentle with the engine meanwhile.
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Also agree ...water pump at the same time....
And while thereabouts, you really shouod get the HPFP cam follower changed too (£40 ish)...as v likely that's not been chnaged either?
Plenty of info on here
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Can anyone suggest where to get the cambelt and waterpump done? Dealers charge £479!
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Where are you located?
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Can anyone suggest where to get the cambelt and waterpump done? Dealers charge £479!
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Going to have mine done on Friday at Quattro tech St Ives in Cambridgeshire, they charge £399, that includes the water pump and the pulleys/bearing.
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Can anyone suggest where to get the cambelt and waterpump done? Dealers charge £479!
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Sometimes dealers have special offers & you can get your local dealer to price match.
Seat and Skoda dealers are often slightly cheaper & use the same parts.
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Where are you located?
Kent. Local VW Dealer is JCB Medway.
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Can anyone suggest where to get the cambelt and waterpump done? Dealers charge £479!
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Sometimes dealers have special offers & you can get your local dealer to price match.
Seat and Skoda dealers are often slightly cheaper & use the same parts.
Ok thanks might check out Skoda and Seat then as I'm not paying £479!
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It is a job a would not do myself, However I wont be taking mine to the dealers. A friend of mine is Ex-Vag so it will go to him and I will buy all the prts from TPS.
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Where are you located?
Kent. Local VW Dealer is JCB Medway.
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I can recommend Simon at SVS Autos in Bromley but that might be a bit too far North for you?
https://www.google.co.uk/?ion=1&espv=2#q=svs%20autos&lrd=0x47d8aa4fe80c6e99:0x9db062e25604bae,1,
Have a read of these, or at least a phone around to see what their prices are like for a cam belt change?
https://www.google.co.uk/?ion=1&espv=2#safe=off&q=vag+specialist+medway+reviews
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Where are you located?
Kent. Local VW Dealer is JCB Medway.
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I asked the same thing earlier in the year and a local indi wasn't much cheaper then the main dealer.
AMD at Thurrock were around £340 I think. When I asked on here if anyone had used them for cambelt change I didn't get any response so in the end I got it done at AKS with a few other things.
It might be worth asking again about AMD as the price was by far the best around in Kent.
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Where are you located?
Kent. Local VW Dealer is JCB Medway.
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I asked the same thing earlier in the year and a local indi wasn't much cheaper then the main dealer.
AMD at Thurrock were around £340 I think. When I asked on here if anyone had used them for cambelt change I didn't get any response so in the end I got it done at AKS with a few other things.
It might be worth asking again about AMD as the price was by far the best around in Kent.
I used AMD up in Lakeside for a cambelt + Waterpump change on my old GTI. Charged me £312 at the time. couldn't fault their service, and will be using them again if I need to.
with regards to the price tt was about 2 years ago though so maybe it has gone up!