So I have found a nice red rs at a fair price so I'm going for it with cash in my pocket!! I have read what to look for good and bad ect, I hope I don't miss something bad at it cost me later :'( fingers crossed all goes well!!

good luck

all the best mate, if its a good one youll have lots of fun

just dont come on here much or it will make you skint.

What spec/mileage/price is it?

Ok so just got home with the rs had a good trip back and loved it, it's standard spec had new cambelt at 40000 miles just done 109000 now so is a new one due? I will add pics I love it so far!!

yes one is due now, and for piece of mind, they are worth doing anyway even if within the 60k period.

What's the average price of a cambelt change? The cai and 007p valve will have to wait :'(

Budget £300 for the cambelt/tensioner/waterpump/coolant.

That's a fair price is that just the parts or fitted? Thanks.

Should be fitted for the bits, ring around some local (good) independent garages.

A dealer may well be more.

where are you in kent?

amd motorsport @ lakeside is £312 fitted ( belt and waterpump etc all in )

thats pretty good to be honest, i paid 350 a while ago from impossible.

amd are a big outfit and will stand by their work

I'm in Maidstone want it done asap does any1 know a good garage local?

This has just got me to look at my service history and it seem that in 144k it has never had a belt change!

This has just got me to look at my service history and it seem that in 144k it has never had a belt change!

thats good.

Mind when they first came out they did say 120K between changes. iirc some VAG cars are still 120K and they are similar parts I beleive

I'm in Maidstone want it done asap does any1 know a good garage local?

wouldnt take you that long to get to lakeside ... 30mins or so ... and im sure amd will squeeze u in

personally i dont use a local garage as ive had probs in the past ( even from so called specialists ) and i doubt you will get it much ( if any ) cheaper than that

mines due again in the next 10k and this is where im taking it ( and i live in crystal palace )

wherever u go make sure they change the waterpump too as they are prone to failing... better still .. if a garage u call for a quote dont tell you this then they dont know what they are doing lol

Skoda wanted £500 to do mine. I fount a VAG specialist who did it for £250 including parts and labour. MAKE sure when you get it done, you ask the mechanic to order a metal impeller waterpump

all the best mate, if its a good one youll have lots of fun

just dont come on here much or it will make you skint.

Ahmen to that. Ive been on here 5 months and spent at least £1200 on mods / repairs lol.

This has just got me to look at my service history and it seem that in 144k it has never had a belt change!

Im sure it will of had a belt change. If not get it done asap. My tensioner sheared off the block on my old GTI-6 and bent 15 out of 16 valves. cost £800ish iirc :wonder:

Im sure it's all worth it when I get a new car the 2 main jobs cambelt & clutch then fingers crossed all runs well

This has just got me to look at my service history and it seem that in 144k it has never had a belt change!

thats not good at all!!!!

get it done asap

good practice is every 60k or 3/5yrs sooner being better

It was an old rep mobile so I would of thought it had one. I found a reciept? that says cambelt/tensioner?? (Check) and this was at 89500 miles. It hasn't been autorised and there is no price or conformation of work.

It was done at a Skoda dealers so I think I will call them in the morning and see if they can tell me if it was changed.

Just looked through the service history skoda booklet. It says that at 120k a toothed belt was changed. Would they be reffering to the Cambelt do you think?

Btw, sorry for the thread hi-jack

Edited 29 March, 201115 yr by DBP

Yep, that's the cambelt

Waterpump probably hasn't been replaced though.

It's ok DPB didn't mean to make any1 worry about there cambelt changes!

It's ok DPB didn't mean to make any1 worry about there cambelt changes!

Nope, too late Dylan, I will be sending the bill your way

Yep, that's the cambelt

Waterpump probably hasn't been replaced though.

Well it had two cambelt changes within 10k of one another? So maybe it did have the pump done?

If not am I able to do the pump myself?