Timing/ cam belt change

[michaelb5153]

Hi
could anyone please tell me at what mileage/age the belt should be changed i have a 1.9 tdi altea 54 plate with 12,000 miles from new & i cannot get a straight anser from my dealer & is this a DIY job

thanks in advance

 

[Toxic]

my guess it is the same as the 2.0 TDI Sport. 60,000 miles or every 4 years, what ever comes first. someone here done a spreadsheet which i hosted. let me find it.

 

[Toxic]

here it is: http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=233037

 

[Viking]

2.0ltr TDI is 80k miles mate, and the 1.9 should also be 80k from 2004 onwards.

Edit: still 4 years though.

 

[CrispDust]

Personally I would never risk a cambelt to 80k or 4 years. Mines nearly done 40k /4 years and I'm preparing myself to do battle with the toothed belt and camshaft sprokets.....

 

[Jaytee]

Personally I would never risk a cambelt to 80k or 4 years. Mines nearly done 40k /4 years and I'm preparing myself to do battle with the toothed belt and camshaft sprokets.....

My Toledo 2.0TDi Sport DSG is now on 77k miles and due it's next serice in 1k. (it will be 4yrs old in Dec.)
Timing belt change is definitely at 80k miles or 4 years and mine is still intact!
What is a bit worrying, eben though mine is a co. car is that the 8ok service with cambelt has been quoted as £600+ from Seat dealer.

John.

 

[Toxic]

What is a bit worrying, eben though mine is a co. car is that the 8ok service with cambelt has been quoted as £600+ from Seat dealer.

John.

Ouch. got my Belt + water pump for 125 from David @ Sere. an ex foreman from sere done the job for 75 notes. nice profit your seat dealer is making then.....

 

[CrispDust]

Having studied the Haynes Manual and elsawin, it doesn't look to difficult (especially compared to an Alfa V6...)
I'll try to get some photos when I do it.
Does Altea have the big or little engine support at cambelt end.
JT - unfortunately you just can't tell what condition a cambelt is in by looking at, on or off the engine. So many engines go bang because the cambelt "looked" ok.
if you've ever tried turning a camshaft, you'll know how much strain that belt (and the tensioners/pulleys) is under!

 

[michaelb5153]

Carried out belt change today not that hard to do took about 6 hours with a full service including all filters.

 

[CrispDust]

nice one. Any troble getting the timing sorted? I can't make sense of the "vernier" cam sprockets - how do you know when the sprocket is in the correct place on the small scale?

 

[michaelb5153]

Hi

Google these instruction i did not have the tool but this is a good guide
to whats involved

Instructions/VS4840.pdf

 

[CrispDust]

cheers, most helpful.

 

[Viking]

Ha, first result on Google is this thread here.