Hey folks

 

Couple of days ago I read that the timing belt on the 1.5 TSI shouldn't be changed. As I read, VW worked with Continental? and they have introduced a timing belt that never needs changing.

 

How comfortable are you guys with this? 

I am definitely not.

15 minutes ago, OctaviaMK4 said:

Hey folks

 

Couple of days ago I read that the timing belt on the 1.5 TSI shouldn't be changed. As I read, VW worked with Continental? and they have introduced a timing belt that never needs changing.

 

How comfortable are you guys with this? 

I am definitely not.

Timing belt change interval varies from country to country (don't understand why) - VAG say it's maintenance free, some importers say inspect after n years/x miles but Skoda UK say change after 5 years.

 

Makes no sense at all to me

Actually there was a UK site that stated that the timing belt should be changed at 999999 miles 😄

1 hour ago, PetrolDave said:

Timing belt change interval varies from country to country (don't understand why) - VAG say it's maintenance free, some importers say inspect after n years/x miles but Skoda UK say change after 5 years.

 

Makes no sense at all to me

Different climates would be my guess. 

5 hours ago, SC03OTT said:

Different climates would be my guess. 

So the UK has the worst climate in the world for life expectancy of timing belts? I don't think that's going to be true.

This has been debated for several years on here. Continental have been producing cambelts without a change interval for almost as long.

 

All of this is however irrelevant, Skoda UK insist that the interval is 5 years.

 

Skoda UK's choice has nothing to do with operating conditions, it's their choice and they want you to change it more often than several other markets (the mileage limit is engine and model year dependant).

 

Whether you choose to or not is your choice, the vehicle will be out of the manufacturers warranty by then anyway.

 

What's the average lifespan of a modern car in the UK? 15 years? So two cambelt changes throughout its whole life. Hardly worth losing sleep over.

7 hours ago, SC03OTT said:

Different climates would be my guess. 

 

2 hours ago, silver1011 said:

Skoda UK's choice has nothing to do with operating conditions

So it's just a revenue earning choice by Skoda UK with no real technical justification?

Pretty much yep. Until 2010 it was 4 years. 

Is it a belt in oil job same as the 1 litre? If it is belt changes could be very expensive. 

11 minutes ago, j caff said:

Is it a belt in oil job same as the 1 litre? If it is belt changes could be very expensive. 

 

I don't understand why so many posters seem to think VAG use cambelts that run in oil. Ford ecoboost yes, Skoda no.

 

Here I try to explain why VAG think their EA211 cambelts are, in their words, maintenance free

 

This covers EA211 1.0tsi, 1.2tsi, 1.4tsi and 1.5tsi

 

 

2 hours ago, xman said:

 

I don't understand why so many posters seem to think VAG use cambelts that run in oil. Ford ecoboost yes, Skoda no.

 

Here I try to explain why VAG think their EA211 cambelts are, in their words, maintenance free

 

This covers EA211 1.0tsi, 1.2tsi, 1.4tsi and 1.5tsi

 

 

Now I remember why I stopped visiting this site. I see xman's condescending attitude hasn't changed. 

But this refers to 1.4 tsi . What about the 1.5 tsi ?

The 1.4tsi act is basically the same engine as the 1.5tsi act with a few minor changes . They are both EA211 engines

Hi skomaz ,

Are you sure about your statement regarding engine specification ?

Thank you . Very helpful🙂

30 minutes ago, dsgman said:

Hi skomaz ,

Are you sure about your statement regarding engine specification ?

Both are EA211 the 1.5 with a. Improved miller cycle and management etc

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_EA211_engine

STR Performance

EA211 1.5 TSI: evolution of the 1.4 TSI, Miller technolog...

However people do confuse the ea211 1.4tsi with the original ea111 1.4tsi twincharger

Edited 16 January16 Jan by skomaz

Appreciate the information