There seems plenty here on cam belt change for VRS and smaller petrol engines, but what about the 2.0i? I am on 102k miles and due for my 10th fixed service. My cam belt was changed at the 4th fixed service (44159 miles, 6 years ago). I just accepted what the dealer suggested at the time.

When I look in the service schedule, I see that the cam belt for petrol engines should be inspected at 90,000km and then every 30,000km. It should be routinely replaced every 180,000km for "1-8-ltr. petrol engines". This is the nearest I can get to a 2.0i engine, I suppose.

I reckon my early cam belt change was out of the ordinary, so I have done about 58k miles on my present cam belt. So it is at least due an inspection. But a replacement? The cost would be £399, to include water pump and tensioner.

I have haynes which covers 2000-2006 petrol 1.2 to 1.4 and diesel

It states for the petrols skoda specify inspection after the first 60k and then every 20k. Until renewal of 120k but however they reckon half that if you do short journeys! The diesels should be good for 100k. But half that again depending on journeys. So i reckon your belt and tensioners would be good for between 60 and 80k surely??

Hopefully someone else can shed light on this

Sometimes its the tensioners and pulleys that give up before belts :(

I have haynes which covers 2000-2006 petrol 1.2 to 1.4 and diesel

It states for the petrols skoda specify inspection after the first 60k and then every 20k. Until renewal of 120k but however they reckon half that if you do short journeys! The diesels should be good for 100k. But half that again depending on journeys. So i reckon your belt and tensioners would be good for between 60 and 80k surely??

Hopefully someone else can shed light on this

Sometimes its the tensioners and pulleys that give up before belts :(

Thanks vzo25. I hope someone else can shed light on this. I guess I could leave it to the next service. It is a lot to spend on a car that would not fetch much - although it is a fine car and irreplaceable to me.

I would never recommend not replacing a cambelt.

 

However in the case of the 2.0 8-valve engine, this is about as close as you can get to a fitted-for-life cambelt, I have never heard of one breaking, only belts which were oil-damaged from leaking crank seals. I would certainly inspect it but probably wouldn't replace it given that it's already been done once.

Thanks vzo25. I hope someone else can shed light on this. I guess I could leave it to the next service. It is a lot to spend on a car that would not fetch much - although it is a fine car and irreplaceable to me.

I forgot to mention that it also says per every 4years! Or which ever comes first so maybe get an independant mechanic to check it over. As they will charge half what you been quoted

I forgot to mention that it also says per every 4years! 

 

Yes, the smaller multivalve engines are higher revving and have hairier cams with a more tortuous belt route.

I forgot to mention that it also says per every 4years! Or which ever comes first so maybe get an independant mechanic to check it over. As they will charge half what you been quoted

 

Yes, the smaller multivalve engines are higher revving and have hairier cams with a more tortuous belt route.

 

But an 8v low-revving 2.0 litre is not one of these, so maybe I will be OK until the next service.

But an 8v low-revving 2.0 litre is not one of these, so maybe I will be OK until the next service.

 

 

I would never recommend not replacing a cambelt.

 

However in the case of the 2.0 8-valve engine, this is about as close as you can get to a fitted-for-life cambelt, I have never heard of one breaking, only belts which were oil-damaged from leaking crank seals. I would certainly inspect it but probably wouldn't replace it given that it's already been done once.

 

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I know for diesels it's every 60k miles or 4 years, I didn't think petrol engines with a belt (1.4, 16v & 2l) were any different. Belts can deteriorate with age whichever engine it's in.