MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Frenzy on March 21, 2015, 03:35:31 pm: I will have owned my GTI 4 years in July. When i bought it from VW i got them to change the cambelt and water pump as part of the asking price as under the 4 years / 40k miles recommendation it needed doing due to age (not mileage she only had around 25k on the clock).

Since then I think i've put less than 12k miles on the clock :ashamed: which is nowhere near the 'prescribed' change of 40k miles but obviously the 4 years will have elapsed.

So do i need to change it or not? Does a cambelt rot with age or use? :grin:
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on March 21, 2015, 03:47:52 pm: 74k miles, had 2 belt changes. Countless oil & filter & cam follower changes. (Do oil/filter every 5k or after a Trackday). 2 fuel filters. Around 4/5 brake fluid flushes.

Plan on doing the cam chain & tensioner soon as that's not been done.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Matthewsimone on March 21, 2015, 04:25:23 pm: Mine has been done once in summer 2012 on my 57 plate Gti at 50k miles, car now on 70k so will do again in Summer of 2016 or 110k miles whichever comes first as the interval is actually 60k or 4 years not 40k :happy2:
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on March 21, 2015, 05:04:37 pm: Id never personally leave mine till 60k but I can be quite anal in that respect. Especially with mine been tuned.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Sug on March 21, 2015, 06:23:42 pm: Mine was changed at 41k and will get another when it reaches 80k
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: dazza on March 21, 2015, 06:35:48 pm: Mine was done in April 2011. So by the looks of it i will be doing another DIY soon.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: StuF on March 21, 2015, 06:40:13 pm: Mine has had 3 belt/water pump changes - the last one back in Oct 14
Although now about to clock 170k on an 08 plate
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: raven8472 on March 21, 2015, 06:42:45 pm: People dwell on milleage but forget should also take into account age of the belt. 60k miles or 4 years ( which ever comes first). Get the water pump changed at the same time.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: PT82 on March 21, 2015, 07:00:22 pm: Mine has had one belt change. Had it done as soon as I bought it in August 2014 at 32k, now on 37k.

Quote from: StuF on March 21, 2015, 06:40:13 pm
Although now about to clock 170k

:notworthy: :driver:
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: dazza on March 21, 2015, 07:18:30 pm: Mine was done at 60k but going by the age 05 they should have done it before 2011. Unless they changed the interval from 6 to 4 years.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Frenzy on March 21, 2015, 07:24:48 pm: So should i change the belt this summer when it becomes 4 years since the last change even though i've done very little mileage on it (12k) or do you think i could get another year out of it without too much risk?
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Degudodger on March 21, 2015, 07:59:46 pm: Given the damage a snapped or slipped cambelt can cause and the cost to fix personally i would change it with in the manufacturer recommendation. Pay the money, unless you like to live life dangerously :grin:
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: rich83 on March 21, 2015, 08:25:33 pm: 2... needs one back of of the year.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Degudodger on March 21, 2015, 08:32:29 pm: My 2011 GTD @ 52k miles is due its first change Oct 2016 but i'm thinking about getting it done later this year purely because i'd rather not take the chance :grin:
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: numec on March 21, 2015, 08:50:16 pm: Mine was changed in 2010 (25k miles) and 2nd in nov 2014 (48k miles).
Preventive maintenance = peace of mind.
Car is 56reg.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Hurdy on March 21, 2015, 09:03:35 pm: 1st one done on mine - just got to 4 yrs and 29k miles. Water pump done at the same time.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Frenzy on March 22, 2015, 12:23:12 pm: cheers fellas i think i know the answer that my wallet would rather not hear :signLOL:
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: numec on March 22, 2015, 03:40:00 pm: Quote from: Frenzy on March 22, 2015, 12:23:12 pm
cheers fellas i think i know the answer that my wallet would rather not hear :signLOL:
Trust me. You dont want to learn the lesson the hard way
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Stg123 on March 31, 2015, 07:06:52 pm: 2007 gti, not tuned/ modified. 1st cambelt change in 2011 at 23000 miles, next change 2015 at about 42000 miles. I would prefer to pay for a new belt as opposed to a new engine. Belts wear as well as deteriorate with age. As my garage said- we will only do a belt change if we do the water pump as well. As much as we'd like to just do the belt and then a few weeks later do the belt again and replace the water pump as it has started to leak, and charge you loads of money more, but our service manager unfortunately has morals.........
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: dansmith180 on March 31, 2015, 07:28:35 pm: Just done the 3rd one 3 days ago, I'm on 103k mikes. The third one wasn't due as it only has 25k and 2 1/2 years on it but the tensioner was squeaking so got it and the water pump changed.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: jayha11 on March 31, 2015, 08:05:07 pm: How much are people paying on average for the cam belt change?
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Pesky jones on April 01, 2015, 09:38:39 am: Mine was done for the first time two years ago at 82k :surprised: shocking really. Now at 98k. I'll get it done around 110k I reckon
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Dave(tm) on April 02, 2015, 12:10:48 pm: My 2008 Gti had cambelt changed by dealer when i bought it at 42k in October, which they did as a matter of course. They didnt change the water pump though, which is strange (i didnt know to question it at the time). Guess i should look at getting it done...

Dave
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: xjay1337 on April 02, 2015, 03:02:28 pm: Mine was done in 2012/3 at around 80k, VW.

It will get done at the specified time. 60k/5 years.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: mk1mad on April 02, 2015, 06:13:54 pm: Recent purchase had got to 72k without a change on a 56 plate. I think every 4 years to be a bit excessive if the mileage is well below the stated 60k.
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Rado16v on April 02, 2015, 06:19:32 pm: I did or first at 5yrs, 30k miles or so.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe Audi have 5yr intervals , i forget the mileage, on the same engine which seemed strange?
Title: Re: Cambelt changes - How many has your motor had?
Post by: Tarmac_Terrorist on April 02, 2015, 10:41:32 pm: 2006 GTI. Had first belt changed at May 2010 (4years old and 7,500 miles). Changed again last year 2014 (further 4 years on and 8,200 miles - but only 700 miles since previous belt change!)
I thought about pushing it an extra year but just not worth the risk I suppose.