Timing belt question

BrayHead

Just wondering if anyone would have an idea of the cost of changing the timing belt on a 01 Golf.

Cheers

mickjohnlong

i would say around 450 should cover it i will get an exact foe u and post it

ballooba

I left my Passat in to get it done today. €500 in backstreet garage €1050 in Main Dealer.

The resaon it's so expensive is the way the engine is mounted the Mk4 Golf is the same AFAIK?

mickjohnlong

hi just checked it out there 450 it will cost to get it done

mike65

ballooba, does you car have the engine inline so the front end (rad etc) has to come off?

Mike.

Fizman

My 00 Golf has 76k miles up on it, with the time belt last done at 51k (AFAIK). When will it need to be changed??

mike65

Leave it till about 110,000. But don't blame me if it goes at 109,999

Mike.

mickjohnlong

at 100k depending on who you ask some say 50k others 60k so if you do it 100 cant really go wrong

Biro

ballooba wrote:

I left my Passat in to get it done today. €500 in backstreet garage €1050 in Main Dealer.

The resaon it's so expensive is the way the engine is mounted the Mk4 Golf is the same AFAIK?

Passat B5 had in-line engine. This was to facilitate the 4 motion models easier. The new B6 has transverse. I'm open to correction, but so far as I know the Mk4 golf was transverse, and possibly all golfs were transverse... but then again I'm only guessing, so no over-critical replies please!!

slipss

*scratch* never mind my mistake

mechanic1

If you PM me your engine size, and mileage i will be able to get you a price from an independent garage.

old boy

last 1 i got done timing belt set at auto shop 50 lids mechanic from main dealer 1 hours work 75 lids,

ballooba

mike65 wrote:

ballooba, does you car have the engine inline so the front end (rad etc) has to come off?

Mike.

Yep. all that good stuff.

He is going to change fan belt and something else when he has it out. It won't be comng out for another 60,000 miles hopefully.

Stephen

Water pump?

Rovi

old boy wrote:

last 1 i got done timing belt set at auto shop 50 lids mechanic from main dealer 1 hours work 75 lids,

If, as I suspect, the 'lid'-euro exchange rate is 1:1, I'd say you're talking about fan belts there, not a timing belt.

ballooba

Stephen wrote:

Water pump?

That's the one.

In one ear and out the other.

Sandwich

ballooba wrote:

I left my Passat in to get it done today. €500 in backstreet garage €1050 in Main Dealer.

The resaon it's so expensive is the way the engine is mounted the Mk4 Golf is the same AFAIK?[/QUOT]

Wow - 1050????
Looking at the same job comming up myself. what year and engine was yours - had only 500-600 in mind, but havnt really checked yet.
Have a local Skoda garage, which was advised to ask for a quote, as are supposed to be cheaper than VW a few miles away.

ballooba

Mine is 2002 and it's 1.6 petrol.

Gary ITR

Would the timing belt on a 1.3 mirage be too much to take on for a novice tinkerer?

BrayHead

Thanks for the info