Hi, I have a 1.2TSI 2014 petrol on 74000 miles. Would you expect the cam belt to need replacing yet? Or would you expect it to last sometime?

Only doing about 5000 miles a year.

Hi, welcome.

 

If it's a rubber belt VWSkoda UK finally admitted to yearly checks and 15 yr/180k-miles change (that's after many of us paid them for 5yr/50k-mile changes, the robbing buggers).

 

Only doing 5,000 miles a year may not be as good for the car in some ways as you think and can often shorten the life of some things rather than lengthen them, plus there are other parts that can play up or fail so have some checks for the next 5 years at least.

 

As you didn't seem to know about the previous 5yr/50k-miles are there any other service and maintenance items your car might have missed?

 

Do you keep an eye on the state of charge of your car battery regardless of if the engine starts and the lights seem bright enough?

 

Out of date so ignore prices. -

 

Edited 4 May, 20242 yr by nta16
typos

Welcome.    Does this Roomster euro 5 emission 2014 1.2 TSI actually have a cambelt and not a timing chain?  

Edited 4 May, 20242 yr by Ootohere

CBZA/CBZB engine with chain timing, I'd bet.

 

On 02/05/2024 at 16:01, AMCot said:

Hi, I have a 1.2TSI 2014 petrol on 74000 miles. Would you expect the cam belt to need replacing yet? Or would you expect it to last sometime?

Only doing about 5000 miles a year.

Is a chain