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All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: maxamplitude10 on January 08, 2020, 06:08:00 pm

Title: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: maxamplitude10 on January 08, 2020, 06:08:00 pm

Hi does anyone have a guide for cambelt change on Edition 30?
Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: titchy on January 08, 2020, 06:20:55 pm

youtube

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: Dannyboi#722 on January 08, 2020, 07:24:09 pm

There’s guide on this forum somewhere.

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: Octoparrot on January 08, 2020, 07:32:52 pm

https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/volkswagen_golf_gti_mk_v/57-engine-timing_belt_replacement/57-engine-timing_belt_replacement.htm

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: GVK on January 08, 2020, 08:15:34 pm

Pudding wrote a decent guide on here a while ago.

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: maxamplitude10 on January 08, 2020, 08:42:17 pm

Thanks guys does anyone have the link to Puddings guide I cant find it via the search?

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: GVK on January 08, 2020, 08:50:53 pm

Pudding has posted his guide in this thread, the opening post copies a US thread.

https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=114338.0

The search on here is pants just use Google and it will link back to here.

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: maxamplitude10 on January 08, 2020, 09:06:33 pm

Thanks GVK

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: maxamplitude10 on January 10, 2020, 09:35:33 am

Hi on the cam belt guide it states 2 bottles of coolant concentrate when replacing water pump, however I am changing the main thermostat at the same time and on the thermostat guide it states 3 bottles of coolant concentrate?
Anyone know how many I will need 2 or 3? they are 1 litre bottles....

I have 2 already but means a mission across town to pick up another if required?

Thanks in advance
Max

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: bobby_fodge on January 10, 2020, 10:02:47 am

ECP sell their own version of G13 if ECP is any closer to you.

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: pudding on January 11, 2020, 12:41:30 pm

I use 2 bottles, but you can use 3 if you want a 50/50 mix.  I go with 60/40 water to G13 as 50/50 is too strong for this country.  The more additive you use, the less effective the water is at transferring heat  :happy2:

Title: Re: Cambelt Change Guide
Post by: maxamplitude10 on January 11, 2020, 01:34:25 pm

Thanks Pudding I've only managed to get 4.5 litres of 60/40 mix back in so far after waterpump and main stat change had it up to temp for a while so I'll just keep an eye on it....