Jayboii

Seems to vary depending who you speak to. Seems if you have the budget, get it in asap. But a lot of people will go by what the manufacturer advises, 5-year replacements seems way too often.

Had this happen - has anyone managed to do this and has had successful mileage since? Seems pretty simple, only questions are: Loctite - is medium enough? Torque settings - above digram is correct and adequate to stop this happening again with heat/oil pressures etc? Ok to torque without securing the Pulley etc? Rotating the engine - is this ok to do by just turning engine on/off to move the belt etc, or are you meaning with a specific tool? Design of bolts - the AA guy who attended knew the issue so well, he was able to diagnose without even taking off the belt cover... He mentioned the thread/design of bolt being one of the causes, has a improved design been realised? Have mentioned this to three garages so far in total and it's a bit worrying how potentially bad this could be for customers. VWAG Dealer seem to deny it's an issue/common issue and denied ever hearing about it with the 1.4tsi... Two VWAG specialists - one apparently hadn't heard of it, the other advised I do it myself and were generally quite dismissive of it being a massive problem. All three said that the belt isn't checked in a service - Skoda apparently "visually check it" during a service - asked does this include taking the belt cover off? "NO".. Ok so then it seems there would be no reason to check this unless it's getting replaced.... Skoda UK: "It has a lifespan of 150k".... - So then, unless you're preventively replacing this early, against their advice, there would be no tangible reason to check this - unless you're aware of the issue, which VWAG are not currently admitting.... If someone could make a visual/video guide and publish on here or youtube, that would help the customer base out too. Thanks all - as always.