Oh yeah the 1.8 has the hydralic tensionor. Okay. Yeah Continental is OEM for belts and SKF normally makes most of the bearings. The seals are really not that be. You wouldnt want one of them to start leaking in 20000 miles and ruin your good job. Have you ever done a TB with a hydralic tensioner before?
VW 1.8T Timing belt change - Need advice
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Removing the bumper and removing (advisable) or pulling out (sufficient if you are Gumby) the lock carrier (radiator support panel) should not take more than 30-45 minutes. Installation isn't any more more time-consuming. Having a second person around is a big help. All in all, removing and reinstalling the front end of the car shouldn't add more than two hours labor.
I was quoted anywhere from $900 (independent shop) to $1,700 (dealer) for a TB job on my Audi 2.8 V6. Doing it myself costs me about $300 in parts and materials and 6 hours quality time with my car.
Doing the belt 2x for every WP and tensioner replacement seems ideal. You might be beyond the "halfway point", and still with the original parts, which have since been updated. 40k on the belts and 80k on the accessories is what I'm thinking.
I'm still waiting on all the parts to get here. I had planned to do the job over the weekend, but I don't want to get started before I have all the parts. With all the horror stories I've read over on the vwvortex about 1.8T timing belts snapping with 60-80k miles on them, and all the talk about the 1.8T water pumps' plastic impellers disintegrating, it should be interesting to see the condition of the parts that come off of my car.
My guess is that my original factory-installed parts will still be in very good condition, since this car is an automatic (no high revving), has been driven mostly on the open highway, and has been garage kept (at night) for the last 73k miles. The car has 88k miles on it now. I'll be sure to post pics of all the used parts, when it's all said and done.
My guess is that my original factory-installed parts will still be in very good condition, since this car is an automatic (no high revving), has been driven mostly on the open highway, and has been garage kept (at night) for the last 73k miles. The car has 88k miles on it now. I'll be sure to post pics of all the used parts, when it's all said and done.
You have a bentley right?
Yes, I do.
I received my parts today. I just finished going over everything to make sure it all looks good. As it turns out, the brands are as follows
Timing Belt - Contitech - Made in Germany on 07/10/06
Accessory Belt - Contitech - Made in ??? on 01/07/05
Water Pump - Graf - Made in Italy
Hydraulic Belt Tensioner - Ruville - Made in Germany
Idler Puller - Ruville - Made in Germany
Thermostat - Behr - Made in Germany
The parts appear to be of good quality. The only disappointment I have is that MJM Autohaus promised to send a bottle of G12 for free, sort of as an incentive to buy from them. I did not receive the bottle of G12, nor any mention as to the reason why not. So much for truth in advertising.
Will start the job tomorrow or Friday. I'll keep you guys posted on my progress.
Complain on VWVortex if they fail to send you a bottle. I would certainly ask them before driving 45 miles to the dealer.
Good, at least the Bentley is a good fall back.
Those are all German OEM parts makers so your good, beside Graf.
There are store bought coolants that are G12 compatible, mainly Dexcool clones since the chemistry GM & VW used in the coolant was one in the same. At least that is how it was explained to me. I never had drive 45 miles for VW coolant though so I never bothered trying anything else.
Good, at least the Bentley is a good fall back.
Those are all German OEM parts makers so your good, beside Graf.
There are store bought coolants that are G12 compatible, mainly Dexcool clones since the chemistry GM & VW used in the coolant was one in the same. At least that is how it was explained to me. I never had drive 45 miles for VW coolant though so I never bothered trying anything else.
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