@dsgman Is that just the one oil you have changed, so the oil in the gearbox? Your friends service was a good price on a DQ250 for oil & filter.. The DQ200 DSG,s filter is in the MCU so not getting changed unless the MCU is being opened. PS. Concidering Around town, city use being anything hard on a Twin Dry Clutch DSG meaning an Oil change is required is very much a personal belief. Is it Skoda CZ writing to you. Another member said the same but it was the Dealer or UK Customer services. So not really Skoda.

Edited 24 January24 Jan by Evolution13

Hi , I was written to by a northern Skoda dealer regarding both gearbox oil change and cambelt change.

@dsgman If you had just said you used to be @super717 . I remember your posts well and what you said Skoda told you.

Edited 26 January26 Jan by Evolution13

Cambelt change for appropriate engines in UK. - CamBeltchangechange.pdf

Edited 26 January26 Jan by nta16
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i am prepairing to change timing belt, tensioners, water pump - thermostat and all belts on my 1.5 tsi on 120000kms. it will be somewhile 2017, and 8 years old car.

Hi imart143 ,

Unwise unless you have all the electriconic Skoda equipment.

i dont know what is unwise? my driving is 90% urban, who knows how many times my engine revs in 8 years, maybe bilion.

not the same tdi on open road reving 2000 rpm 100000km and tsi reving from 2000-5000 revs 100000 kms and tons of urban idling.

Hi , I would suspect that you have the DADA engine with cylinder cut off ( 2 cylinders close down )

I will put money on it you will mess up the engine timing !

See what replies you receive from other members

51 minutes ago, imart143 said:

i dont know what is unwise? my driving is 90% urban, who knows how many times my engine revs in 8 years, maybe bilion.

not the same tdi on open road reving 2000 rpm 100000km and tsi reving from 2000-5000 revs 100000 kms and tons of urban idling.

What @dsgman is attempting to warn you of is that the 1.5 ACT engine requires specialist (and expensive) locking equipment to maintain correct valve timing.

There are many references in this forum where the cambelt change on 1.5ACTs has been done incorrectly.

I am only making the point of the additional maintenance costs and hassle of a make of car that needs consideration of changing the timing belt, tensioners, water pump, thermostat and all belts at 120,000kms (which is only 75,000 miles), good engineering for some no doubt but not the person that pays the bills on this. The German marques have their end users well trained. 😄

Hi Warrior 193 ,

Far better explained that my description but I believe he is going to try to change the belts.

Changing the Water Pump is purely the Driver / Owners / Keepers choice when getting the Cam Belt replaced on a 1.5 TSI ACT. Those paying even £1,250 at a main dealership are not getting the water pump replaced unless asking and paying that additional cost.

dont be such a pesimistic.

i buyed mostly all the parts, just alternator pulley and exhaust camshaft bolt not yet.. i also buyed tool from this video. i dont need 1000-2000€ for this. i get some parts on ebay, some on local stores, all INA, pump and oil separator are original. all this was 600€, tool 200€. i have small garage with mechanic tools.

people around the world drive 1.5 tsi engine, less part of them are not much wise not to invent similar timing machine which is 7x cheaper. only need digital inclinometer, it comes with tool, other parts are analog. if it is not good i have professional Mitutoyo inclinometer one at work.

watch this video, and it is in Germany.

Edited 27 January27 Jan by imart143

Hi , well hope it works for you ( who does the car belong to )

personal car. so 120000kms or 8 years is early? should do i wait 10 year and go for it?

I do fully understand your concerns regarding camshaft belt changing ( mileage and years ) but could I suggest that write to Skoda asking for confirmation prior to commencing the job.

why? its same engine like in VW, Seat and Audi.

same service intervals.

all of them agree its 15 yrs and 180000kms.

aldough, mileage is less important, 15 yrs. for tdi was 10 years and 210000 kms last 10 years.

on 10 yrs i think is not to early or to late. to late is when belt snaps. there are less components on that side, only camshafts and 2 tensioners. it waterpump is there it will increase force on belt and on pump itself. since pump had its own belt which is not in such tension, pump belt should last forever, longer than tdi oil pump belt, same proportions but alwaxs in contact with oil.

Hi ,

Clearly you are going to change the cam belt regardless of what the members say.

I wish you luck but I personally I believe you are making a mistake in attempting to change a belt that requires an expensive electronic tool to lock the engine whilst the belt is being changed.

The Expensive tool as in as was @ £3,000 back in 2019/20 & when even some main dealers did not have it is no longer that expensive. & they can be hired. It is involved removing parts to replace the Cam Belt 1.5 TSI ACT. The belt can be inspected without all the work...

22 hours ago, dsgman said:

Hi ,

Clearly you are going to change the cam belt regardless of what the members say.

I wish you luck but I personally I believe you are making a mistake in attempting to change a belt that requires an expensive electronic tool to lock the engine whilst the belt is being changed.

of course I will replace it, I am a trained car mechanic. although I haven't done it for a living for 20 years, but I have done it all myself on all my cars. in fact, I do everything I need to do myself if I can. I cleaned the intake ports by hand and saved 800€, I have a set of ATE brakes, discs amd ceramic pads and fluid and I will replace that soon, and the toothed one, the only difference is that it needs to be set within 2-3°, that inclinometer can measure that, but if you ask me, that's how it should be set that way on every engine. and not half a tooth left, half a tooth right tolerance. now I read on German forums that the interval is 240,000 km or 15 years, although service centers still advise after 10 years.

On 27/01/2026 at 22:03, dsgman said:

I do fully understand your concerns regarding camshaft belt changing ( mileage and years ) but could I suggest that write to Skoda asking for confirmation prior to commencing the job.

i did, i got answer

Dear Sir/Madam,

The timing belt replacement interval is 210000 km or 10 years.

Best regards

I'm a Skoda Rapid 1.6TDi owner in Germany. August 2022 I enquired about the cam belt change interval at the Skoda dealership I use.
The reply was that mine's not due until 2030 (the guy showed me this on his screen). The production date of my car was 4th January 2015 MY2015 so there's the fifteen years interval. Also told that the figure was 210,000kms (130,488 miles) /whichever comes sooner.
This applies to the 1.4TDi and the 1.6TDi.

in each countries they have different policy.. however, i will change it at 10 yrs.