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Hi guys just a quick one, I searched but could not find. Any ideas how much a timing belt change would cost. My first time so no idea. From what I've seen it can vary from 100 to 450! I wont be going to a dealership and the garage most likely won't be a VAG specialist. The cheaper the...

Anybody else get really annoyed by the bashing of the passenger seat belt buckle on the "B" post when you travel down a bumpy raod??

Any one know why my fan belt has started squeeling like a pig????? Its doing my head in can it be sorted , its only 6 months old!!!!!

Apparently, a bottle of wine weighs the same as a human. Is this possible? I would worry if I knew of any human being that weighed the same as a bottle of wine. You may be wondering what on earth I am wittering on about...well let me tell you. I had a bottle of wine on my passenger seat this...

Hey all, I'm new to this forum and currently own a 2002 Black leon Cupra AUQ engine. When I got her it had 52,883miles and was told it did not need changed until 60,000miles. However, I got the belt changed immediately to be safe. I have had it 16 months and has never skipped a beat but she...

Hi there - hope you can help me.... On Wed I got my 2001 1.6s SEAT Leon cambelt, tensioner kit, aux belt & water pump changed on my car from a local garage with a good reputation. Yesterday I drove about 50miles and all seemed fine but when I went to park the car I lost all power and when...

Ok just about to get my cam belt changed, anybody got any idea of the sort of cost I should be looking at? I will be getting a GATES kit incl rollers ect and also I will change the other belts at the same time, so what sort of cost would I guess to see from a local garge to supply and fit all of...

just wondering at what mileage people have had there cam belt changed or going to get it changed at?

right i'm going for the minimalist engine bay approach and for reasons only i can justify i'll be removing the whole aircon set up; pump, pipes and rad. what i need to know is does anyone know of a suitable shorter belt i can use when i've removed the aircon pump? any help appreciated, thanks.

right guys, ive noticed a problem with my seat belt!! when i pull the belt forward to fasten myself in, the seat belt takes its time to retract, so it is left loose for a about 5-10seconds rather than retracting instantly. Now i have noticed one thing, this only happens after it has rained?? i...

Hi All, Had my car back for a couple of weeks now following a cam belt service (plus all the usual service changes). I noticed pretty much straight away that it wasn't as quick (oh and the aircon is making a really annoying whistling sound). When the turbo kicks in, about 2k RPM, it used...

Evening, Got a timing belt and water pump today for my TDI SE 130 but need to check that everything is correct and I have the right number of parts. Please can someone have a look and let me know ? Cheers G

Hi Guys, Can someone put me out of my misery and tell me the painful cost i will have to shell out:cry:..i was on the M1 earlier this evening on the outside lane doin between 70-80mph:whistle:..suddenly i felt the accelerater non responsive and the revs started to go down,so i managed to signal...

Hi there people , need a little help.. tried the search but couldnt find what i need! Got the belt and tensioner , apparantly i need water pump and another roller or something? wonderd if anyone had the correct part numbers ? many thanks

Hi Guys, My car has reminded me again that it's Service time... Also, I've got an advisory notice from my local dealer that my cambelt is due for a change, however my logbook states that it's 6yrs or 60,000 miles, as I've only done ~46k and it's only 4yrs old, I'm a bit reticent to shell out an...

Need some help... my FR TDI (56plate) Leon is approaching 60,000 miles and i am due to have the belt changed. I have spoken with the local dealer who gave me a price and told me that the tensioner may need replacing and that it would cost a bit more if this was the case. So i then called a...

Hi guys, whenever i start my car from cold i'm getting quite a squeak from the fan belt, wd40 helped but it hasnt fixed the problem, can they be adjusted? If i need a new one can anybody advise me where to get one on the net? thanks ________ Vaper Genie

Hi, i was in the SEAT garage today to book car in for it's 80,000 mile service. Last time it got its service i was told that the Cam Belt gets changed at 120,000 miles on my car (52 reg Leon Cupra). Apparently it gets checked every 10,000 miles from 60k upwards and if it looks like it needs...

hey guys, had my cambelt and water pump changed today at Cambelt King in Rayleigh Essex. And i must say I am well pleased with the service i received. I dropped my LCR off at 08:50 this morning and got a call at 16:00 to say it was all ready to pick up. Turned up and my car was parked...

I have a leon cupra 2001 with the AUQ engine and air con . Does anybody know the correct part number for the poly v belt. On my car it is a double sided belt i.e ribbed on both sides - the dealer has sent me one ribbed on one side only and doesn't know the part number for my actual belt - even...