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VW Passat Timing belt?

  • 28-04-2009 8:51am
    #1
    marooned
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭


    Anyone know after how many kilometers a 1.9TDI VW Passat timing belt has to be changed. Thanks in Advance!


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  • #2
    lancerwall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71 ✭✭lancerwall


    was told before by a mechanic that it should be done every 100k (60,000miles)


  • #3
    flanzer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,143 ✭✭✭flanzer


    According to the Passat manual @ 120,000 km...I'm going with that


  • #4
    Moanin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Moanin


    marooned wrote: »
    Anyone know after how many kilometers a 1.9TDI VW Passat timing belt has to be changed. Thanks in Advance!

    Dealer told me 100k kms


  • #5
    BlackWizard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,282 ✭✭✭BlackWizard


    There are some passats on owner forums that have never had the timing belt changed and they are past 200k miles

    I had a look at my belt recently and it's in perfect condition. 106k miles.

    I'll be changing it when the weather is a bit better. It's an all day job :(


  • #6
    Nforce
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,924 ✭✭✭Nforce


    It should be changed around the 100-110k mark. It's also worth changing the water pump and tensioners.


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  • #7
    selfbuilder1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 662 ✭✭✭selfbuilder1


    I had a 2006 Passat and it was due at 120,000km/80,000miles


  • #8
    Frank_Gooding
    Closed Accounts Posts: 59 ✭✭Frank_Gooding


    Does the 2.0 have a chain, I am sure someone told me the new passats had a chain cam.


  • #9
    Tropheus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,943 ✭✭✭Tropheus


    Not sure about the current Passat, but my Father in Law has a 2001 2.0l petrol and it's 100k kms or 5 years. There is usually a time limit and a milage, whichever comes first.

    I wouldn't trust a visual inspection to tell me whether the timing belt is ok. The damage a broken one would do doesn't bear thinking about.


  • #10
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Frank_Gooding wrote: »
    Does the 2.0 have a chain, I am sure someone told me the new passats had a chain cam.

    2.0 TDi non common rail unit is belt driven. Newer 2.0 TDi common rail unit is chain driven afaik.

    VAG TDi engines generally have a timing belt change interval of 60k miles or 5 years, which ever comes first but to be sure ring a dealer.


  • #11
    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,102 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    According to VW Ireland, its due at 120,000kms. Thats when we get all ours done anyhow.

    AFAIK, the 2.0TDi has a belt also, at this interval too.


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  • #12
    Moanin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,136 ✭✭✭Moanin


    bazz26 wrote: »
    2.0 TDi non common rail unit is belt driven. Newer 2.0 TDi common rail unit is chain driven afaik.

    Really Bazz? I wasn't aware of this. What year did the new common rail unit make its debut?


  • #13
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Moanin wrote: »
    Really Bazz? I wasn't aware of this. What year did the new common rail unit make its debut?

    Made it's debute in the new A4 last year.

    It then appeared in the Octavia vRS and new Superb. It was only introduced in the Passat late last year. Available with 110bhp, 140bhp and 170bhp. The 110bhp (Passat Bluemotion) has replaced the ancient 1.9 TDi.

    MkVI Golf also has it.


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