MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: TaylorGTi on July 20, 2014, 11:24:20 pm

Title: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: TaylorGTi on July 20, 2014, 11:24:20 pm

I'm on 66k miles and was wondering if I'm right in thinking cam belt should of been done at 60k and if so how much am I looking at forking out :)

Cheers

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: TaylorGTi on July 20, 2014, 11:35:33 pm

I see is it due at 60 then or when I'm not to sure tbh

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: bacillus on July 20, 2014, 11:37:31 pm

4 years or 60k miles, whatever occurs first.

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on July 20, 2014, 11:49:34 pm

Did mine at 45 & 70 but I am pretty anal & perhaps over service the car.  At 73k and 6.5 years old now.

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: martin@gti.co.uk on July 20, 2014, 11:57:20 pm

Contitech doing cracking deal around115£ for a kit on ebay..incl. water pump if interested might help..

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: TaylorGTi on July 20, 2014, 11:59:26 pm

I'll have a look at that cheers!

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: Bennz on July 21, 2014, 01:34:27 am

Have you guys replaced the thermostat as well ? Or it is not needed as part of interval servicing unless it's faulty ?


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Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: TaylorGTi on July 21, 2014, 11:08:32 am

Well just flicked through service book and the toothed belt had been changed twice one at 40k and one at 52 k... I'm assuming that's the cam belt?

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: muff1991 on July 21, 2014, 12:30:49 pm

Toothed belt = Cambelt  :happy2:

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: Black9 on July 21, 2014, 04:49:53 pm

Where's the cheapest plc for genuine, ECP??

Is genuine essential

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: th3_f15t on July 21, 2014, 05:27:48 pm

Personally, I always change the cam belt as a matter of cause on any car I buy regardless of it's history, that way I know it's been done by someone I trust to do a good job. It's not one of those things you can get away with if someone half arses it.

Title: Re: Water pump and cam belt..
Post by: dgti on July 22, 2014, 10:56:14 am

martin@gti.co.uk

Hi Martin do you have a link for the cam belt kit please?

Cheers Dean