Just looking at changing my 2007 1.9 pd TDI OCTY cambelt including water pump. I know this has been done to death on timing intervals for renewal , Dayco, VAG, parts, Gates, but not found any feedback /comments on INA cambelt kits.

 

I know INA  make the original pulleys for VAG cars and their quality is allegedly excellent but since as far as I am aware they dont manufacture BELTS  - (they are a German Bearings Manufacturer) I was wondering if any of my fellow owners /techies might share their experience or knowledge of such things.

 

I live a few miles from Chester and I have been offered a price of £269 by a local indy garage which seems a fair price considering main Agents want ...Deep Breaths .....£475 for same JOb - both jobs quoted includ water pump replacement.

 

I have seen original VAG set for £177 incl wterpump, stretch Bolts and all VAG kit supply only from Darkside.

Any feed back much appreciated , was going to do it myself but it looks very a restricted work space down O/S of transverse engine and I have not got all the alignment tools.

Thanks In Advance. Chaps

The belt in any INA kit will be supplied by whoever makes them for OE - so Gates, Contitech, Dayco etc. The tensioners will be the same as OE as well, so INA, SKF etc could be in the box.

Warranty wise

 

Thank you for your swift response, I just wanted to ensure that the whole package was of OEM spec as some kits have a decent belt but the tensioners are made of candle wax , and its invariable a failure of other components that the belt actually drives that causes most catastrophic events .Much obliged :thumbup:

I know INA make the tensioners for VAG it was the actual belt I wasnt sure about  Cheers

Slightly biased (I work for Schaeffler - LuK, INA, FAG and Ruville)

Slightly biased (I work for Schaeffler - LuK, INA, FAG and Ruville)

 Ha hA , APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY   Would you happily fit their cambelt kit on your skoda ? I have read that they supply VAG with the cambelt drive components ..can you confirm this ?

thanks for your replies.

PM me your engine code and I will check (or reg nmber). Quite happily fit any of our products, have recently fitted a ruville cambelt kit and water pump to a friends Zafira, and that was a doddle. Will be needing a new wheel bearing on the vRS before long, that will be an FAG one, and when the belt needs doing, that will be either ruville or INA as well.

On 07/06/2016 at 14:05, octyal said:

PM me your engine code and I will check (or reg nmber). Quite happily fit any of our products, have recently fitted a ruville cambelt kit and water pump to a friends Zafira, and that was a doddle. Will be needing a new wheel bearing on the vRS before long, that will be an FAG one, and when the belt needs doing, that will be either ruville or INA as well.

What about timing belt Contitech and tensioner pulley SKF, water pump HEPU? This is my choice for now, and still searchng, my vin: TMBJJ9NXXMY011865

I'm looking for best tensioner pulley, the original start making noise on 50.000km

P.S. How good is INA 530 0835 10 timing belt kit, what is belt quality here?

Edited 7 April, 20251 yr by Dizela

Not sure about INA . I always fit Gates and haave never had a problem on any of my cars going back 35 years. I am old school and still change them at 50,000 or 5 years. I know a lot of folk say longer but I like to be on the safe side. I also change any belt on any car I buy as soon as I can. (obviously not new cars) Have found a few cheap makes fitted in the past. Some I have never heard of. Last one I found was storm or sunny?

Alasdair

Thanks M8,

I was also old school too with my old A4 1.9TDI 1998,

nowdays I drive Octavia NX 2.0 TDI from new,

my first change is still to come, driving now on 100k km. Skoda service book say 210.000km and 7 years, I planed to change on 7 years or 150.000km. Of course I use my eyes and ears every day :)

On old VAG cars, it was 4 years and 90.000km as I remember, but they was old technology :)

Gates together with Contitech are one of the oldest in timing belts and kits, but I don't think they have good bearings and water pumps. Replacing timing belt kit on 50k km, any kit will handle, but only making your drive more expensive. Don't you think?

Today for my car I think, best belts are Contitech for durability and INA, SKF as OEM. Best cooling pump is HEPU, GRAF....... OEM is INA, SKF , but always look for metal regulator.

Tensioner and pulleys I can go with INA as OEM , or SKF as strong aftermarket bearing manufacturer.

This my research only, anyone is free to use what they like.