Have any members carried out a cam belt replacement on a diesel mk3 Octavia VRS themselves? If so, how difficult would it be for a driveway DIY'er to do and what advice could you provide.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Not sure but as Skoda models get newer things seem to be getting a lot more complicated to do. What mileage has it done.

Alasdair

are you sure the diesel vrs is a cambelt? TSI is a chain

I changed the cambelt and water pump at home a few years ago on my vrs tdi, wasnt really too complicated, plenty of videos on youtube from start to finish. Had the engine resting on a trolley jack when i removed the engine mount, hardest bit was probably lining the engine mount back up with the car when your doing it yourself, might be easier having an engine support bar on top rather that the trolley jack. Id have no issues recommending anyone doing it themselves all you need is a good set of tools