Cam Belts

[stevrs08]

At what milage is the cambelt to be replaced on the Octy VRS:confused:

[sdenny]

At what milage is the cambelt to be replaced on the Octy VRS:confused:

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[Tech1e]

Mr T is not happy.

[sdenny]

Mr T is not happy.

And Mr D is confused...:confused:

[Old Blue]

When you do change the cam belt fit a new water pump as the Skoda one has a plastic impeller which, as one who knows disintegrate, mine at 29k. Get one from Follets around £29.

[Hammie2k]

I think it's gonna be time for a classic Mr T post !!

Some say 4 years or 60k but this was changed recently by VAG to 40k or 4 years

[Tech1e]

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Some say 4 years or 60k but this was changed recently by VAG to 40k or 4 years

40k? On what? Not as far as I know it hasn't.

[Hammie2k]

This applies to the 1.8T units. The garage I got my VRs from had received a notice from VAG that the cambelt change interval had been changed to 40k or 4 years due to an increse of early failures. They are also other posts on here from VAG teckkies that back this up aswell.

[Tech1e]

News to me and I work for a VAG dealer. I know about four years but according to our service sheets on ELSA its still inspect at 60k and 20k intervals there after.

[Hammie2k]

hmm ok maybe they garage who replaced mine (for free then when I got the car) got it wrong

[tsr2]

Hmm.

I bought mine at 3.5 years and it was serviced when I bought it, but the dealer just stamped the service record. I didn't notice that they hadn't filled in any of the boxes saying whether they'd done the cambelt, etc. I guess it should have been done, as it's coming up for it's next service and it's gone well past 4 years old.

[dc14]

just had mine done last week with the water pump and metal impellar four year old vrs and 43k on her and garage snapped two teeth trying to get it off as it was that knackered,said it was extremely close to goin completely so just a warning