Cambelt gone

[Derbyshirebod]

1 hour ago, roottoot said:

@Easytiger333  Any updates if you are watching your thread.

 

This might serve as a warning to anyone that thinks checking at 5 years is pointless but this engine was not even near 5 years old.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/501814-car-goosed

 

IMHO checking a cam belt at 5 years is pointless! CHANGE IT! and rollers, tensioner and for the an engine with a cam belt driven water pump that as well for what little extra cost it is.

 

At best a visual check will only let you see if the belt is contaminated with engine oil or maybe fuel. If its got visible damage then it's not likely to last much longer. To check the condition of the water pump, rollers, cam belt tensioner the cam belt has to be taken off to be able to check for float in the bearings and spun to try and hear if there is any bearing noise in any of those parts. But it's not an infallible check. 

 

Unless you're capabale of doing such work yourself by the time you've paid a garage to do a complete check you might as well get the cam belt and all the other parts that go with it changed at the end of the day it's a serviceable item .

 

Last November it cost me £70.0 for a Gates cam belt kit with water pump, 2 rollers, cam belt tensioner, new nuts, bolts & studs for my MK2 Superb 2.0  TDi which is a very similar engine to one that's the subject of this thread. For that sort of money change it and hopefully you'll have at least 4 years peace of mind.