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- From: eu507dac@pts.mot.com (DOUG CHRISTENSEN X3915 P6818)
- Subject: Re: Timing belts and 16v engines
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.203546.17774@pts1.pts.mot.com>
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- References: <110@mipps.myapc.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 20:35:46 GMT
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- In article 110@mipps.myapc.com, haskins@mipps.myapc.com (Robert D. Haskins) writes:
- >I was told by a reputable service manager that the timing belts of VW 16-valve
- >engines need to be changed at 60k miles. Has anyone had a timing belt go on
- >them this soon? The service manager indicated that the belt is spec'ed only
- >to 60k miles. I would think that VW would spec it for more like 100k miles.
- >
- >Is this guy telling the truth? The vehicle in question happens to be a '90
- >Passat, but he indicated that it was the same for all VW 16-valve engines.
- >
-
- Better believe it. 16V heads go for about $1000.00 bare. If the belt breaks,
- consider the head gone. The belt is relatively cheap insurance and you should
- see some improved performance. Armed with a Bentley manual, you may want to try
- changing it yourself. It's kind of a pain with all the belts you need to remove.
- You may want to replace those also.
-
- I got about 15 races and 70K miles before I did mine, but I consider myself
- lucky.
-
- Doug Christensen, SSB Scirocco
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