MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Technical Workshop => Topic started by: Ianmr on March 10, 2015, 01:42:09 pm

Title: Can Belt Time
Post by: Ianmr on March 10, 2015, 01:42:09 pm

Soo.....it seems my Cam Belt has never been done on the car, I was under the impression it had been done when I bought the car from VW as a used approved car however....seems I was very wrong, my local VW garage has taken the stance that it'll be good for 120k????
 
I've not had any issues with the car or reason to believe there will....however...
 
How much would be reasonable to pay for this and the water pump to be done?

Title: Re: Can Belt Time
Post by: xjay1337 on March 10, 2015, 01:49:10 pm

In the handbook i believe it's 80k.
From post 09 cars (diesels) It's been changed to 120k I believe.

£350 at an indy for cambelt and waterpump.

Title: Re: Can Belt Time
Post by: paulw123 on March 10, 2015, 03:13:39 pm

£449 vw Chelmsford, they did price match within 15miles at £400 last time.
https://www.inchcape-volkswagen.co.uk/our-services/service-and-repair/fixed-price-servicing/?publisher_ID=GGLPPC&gclid=CKn-_5_-2LUCFYfJtAodtjQA6Q

AMD £312
http://www.amdtuning.com/product.details.cfm?ProductID=10217&VariantID=74&ReferenceID=33302

Title: Re: Can Belt Time
Post by: Ianmr on March 10, 2015, 06:46:00 pm

Thanks guys, I phoned back my local VW garage to get a quote and they said it was checked at my last service not to worry about it...they will check it again at the next, however they can't seen an issue due to my low milage.

Guess thats one less thing to worry about..

Title: Re: Can Belt Time
Post by: Dan_FR on March 11, 2015, 07:38:25 am

Get that in writing!

No way would i skip on a cambelt change because i was advised it looked ok.

Title: Re: Can Belt Time
Post by: Ianmr on March 12, 2015, 05:31:16 pm

Haha, I was being sarcastic, VW wanted 499 which didn't seem to bad until I called a recommended local garage who is happy to do it for £280  :happy2:

Seems like a good deal to me  :grin:
 

Title: Re: Can Belt Time
Post by: paulw123 on March 12, 2015, 05:54:27 pm

Just make sure they have done golfs before. The Mk4 needs a special alignment tool which if they haven't got, they could fudge it like what a local garage did with mine and the diesel pump timing was 5 teeth out  :fighting:

Title: Re: Can Belt Time
Post by: Ianmr on March 12, 2015, 06:34:55 pm

Thanks mate, I'll double check when I drop it off. He seems to know what he was on about however and done a great job when my mate had issues with his car.

Title: Re: Can Belt Time
Post by: cander83 on April 28, 2015, 08:46:53 pm

I paid £345 Campbell and waterpump