Hi my car is Škoda octavia mk3 production date 11/2019 start using date 7/2020 current counter 22000km 1.5tsi DPCA , DSG DQ200 ,,

I want to ask when to change cambelt ?? I read on 100,000km or every 5 years ,, is this correct ? My local dealer told me i should change the cambelt due to 5 years but untill now my car like new ! ,, 21k km , and i read article that Elsapro tells to change it on 1.5tsi every 10years or every 180,000km , and in another article, every 15 years or 250,000km

I need official or trusted period or counter when to change the cambelt ??

It’s expensive but in the same time i wan’t to keep my car far from risk of cutting in cambelt, please any one can help me ??

Any one can answer me please

Do it when ever you want. I have not checked to see where you are, Dust free Region or not.

Not correct 5 years / 100,000 km.

Not cheap to do though as you say. They need the equipment and the skills / knowledge.

So where is your Local Dealer and was that the service desk staff or workshop staff you were told by?

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/532583-help-appreciated-15-tsi-act-wet-or-dry-timing-belt

Edited 25 May, 20251 yr by Ootohere

PS.

Your location looks to be a High Dust Region.

15 minutes ago, Ootohere said:

PS.

Your location looks to be a High Dust Region.

No not high dust normal Plains and mountains are not desert and sand

2 minutes ago, AhmadAlmasri1771 said:

No not high dust normal Plains and mountains are not desert and sand

hi Ahmed.

wht Ootohere means is your region of the world - mid east - is more dust prone due to average climate in vehicle manufacturers' definitions than, say, where I am - Ireland - where we get rained on 352 days of the year, and saharan sand storm / dusty winds rarely land here meaning we are a less dusty, mucky and rust prone part of the world..

1 minute ago, mac11irl said:

hi Ahmed.

wht Ootohere means is your region of the world - mid east - is more dust prone due to average climate in vehicle manufacturers' definitions than, say, where I am - Ireland - where we get rained on 352 days of the year, and saharan sand storm / dusty winds rarely land here meaning we are a less dusty, mucky and rust prone part of the world..

Got it thank you

My car glass is getting sand blasted as the wind brings sharp sand up from the quarry 200 meters away.

2 nights of rain this weekend after nothing for weeks.

High dust region right here and now. Angus.

1 minute ago, Ootohere said:

My car glass is getting sand blasted as the wind brings sharp sand up from the quarry 200 meters away.

2 nights of rain this weekend after nothing for weeks.

High dust region right here and now. Angus.

My dad bought a freelander 2 sport about 20 yrs ago. heaviest clutch pedal ive ever experienced, but thats a different story.

he dropped it to his mechanic for a service one day and to get the front end suspension checked as was a bit knocky.

mechanic told him later he nearly died under the car. taking off the aluminium engine undertray, he was holding it up with one hand while undoing the bolts. when he got about 3/4 of them off, the tray just dropped like a rock, barely missed his head, bent alonlong the last line of bolts.

the previous owner had worked in a quarry, and there was a 2in thick layer of hardened, compacted grit, dust and gravel stuck to the top of tray.

12 minutes ago, mac11irl said:

My dad bought a freelander 2 sport about 20 yrs ago. heaviest clutch pedal ive ever experienced, but thats a different story.

he dropped it to his mechanic for a service one day and to get the front end suspension checked as was a bit knocky.

mechanic told him later he nearly died under the car. taking off the aluminium engine undertray, he was holding it up with one hand while undoing the bolts. when he got about 3/4 of them off, the tray just dropped like a rock, barely missed his head, bent alonlong the last line of bolts.

the previous owner had worked in a quarry, and there was a 2in thick layer of hardened, compacted grit, dust and gravel stuck to the top of tray.

😒 i asked about timing belt for 1.5tsi , if you have answer please tell me otherwise i am not interested to read your dad story 😄

This is an owners forum, not a service centre. What you are seeing is a classic case of subject drift - where contributors digress away from the original question. Easy enough to skim past if it's not relevant or interesting to you. If you search the forums for "cambelt" you'll be able to understand the sorry tale of how Skoda UK maintained for years that the cambelt on this engine had be be changed at 5 years / 50,000 miles; unlike every other country they sold this engine in. Then, two years ago, they magically changed their minds. Leaving those of us who'd shelled out for this expensive and unneccessary work, slightly miffed*. That's why you are seeing conflicting information on the interwebs. Your local dealer will be able to say what is appropriate for your region.

• * Understatement

17 minutes ago, AhmadAlmasri1771 said:

😒 i asked about timing belt for 1.5tsi , if you have answer please tell me otherwise i am not interested to read your dad story 😄

thats fair.. i was just reminded by Ootohere's mention of living near quarry of a funny dust related anecdote.

ive read the post linked above, and acxording to that youre vehicle in a dusty region is every 120,000km.

but given you have exceptionally low mileage at 22,000km your question is does general age come into play aswell. honestly the only way to answer that is open it up and check the belt condition. but if going to that effort, may as well throw on the new one anyway..

Except there is no throwing in of the belt.

Lots of strtipping down to then fit the new belt with the correct equipment to set it up, then refitting.

22,000 km only i would be leaving it. Well maybe not the way i drive, but if i was not the driver i might leave it.

@AhmadAlmasri1771 Sorry for going off the subject you asked about.

Are we any further on from where we got too? Up to you who's advice you accept!