fsh but no cambelt change

[stedee]

bought the missus a 1.4 tdi fabia, on an 04 plate 115k

its been serviced every 10k but no mention of a cambelt change anywhere. obviously i am going to have to do one but would it really have not had the cambelt done after all these miles

cheers steve

[Avalon]

It's possible it hasn't and it wouldn't be the first to have done that sort of mileage before seeing a belt change. Even people who extend the interval would probably consider 115k and 9 years is pushing it slightly.

[stedee]

pushing it slightly lol, i`m going to to it on friday with the clutch , oh what fun, i knew about the clutch though so was expecting that. but it does make you wonder about service history if they havent done the cambelt

[Avalon]

Use a genuine Skoda/Gates kit, make sure they do the pulleys and the coolant at the same time and use proper G12 or later.

[Hudson1]

Bloody hell, we did my partners 1.9TDI with 42,000 on the clock, having been driven like '' Miss Daisy '' and an 06 plated model..... and i was still in a panic we had left it to late !!!

Edited 7 April, 2013 by Hudson1

[VWD]

Use a genuine Skoda/Gates kit, make sure they do the pulleys and the coolant at the same time and use proper G12 or later.

And DON'T forget the waterpump.