timing

Can anyone help me. Timing chain on 53 eg Ibiza broke after a paltry 30k miles, costly repair & now radio wont work [:@]. Seat dont seem interested in helping Just want to charge to reset or charge for info to reset radio. Being the second owner I dont have the key code, have checked all...

hey, iv just been reading up on here about the timing chain 'slipping' on the 1.2 ibiza's (sounds like a common problem), if i got my chain replaced would it stop this from happening or is there something i could do to stop this happening to me? I really dont want the hefty bill. Cheers Neal

Hi all, first post, and I have tried searching first admittedly, tired from todays Volksfest in bristol so even managed to do my username wrong, oops. should read Matt initially doh! More to the point, we've got a mates 1.2 sport 2002 (new shape) here (forgive my lack of SEAT knowledge, im a...

Hi, ive recently had my 50k service and my dad told me i should have changed my timing belt at 40k, but my mate reckons they last 80-90k on the TDi's can any one shed any light on this? last thing i want is for my engine to blow up!

Conflicting evidence out there regarding recommended service life of PD timing belts. Autodata recommend 40k miles or 4 years, Tecdoc data supplied by Contitech (who are OE supplier of belt to VAG) recommend 90,000kms. Word on the street suggests VAG have bulletined dealers to change at 40k...

Hope someone can help me. I have a 2003 Seat Ibiza 1.2. It won't start so I have taken it to my local Nationwide Autos garage to look at it. I didn't take it to the main dealer as it is 12 months out of warranty and I have a distinct lack of trust with them given the huge service bills the...

If you're not really keen on starting the day Qualifying is on live timing on www.msttiming.com SEAT's are doing well (as I type Darren is in #1) - not the BMW spanking that most were expecting

when are they meant to be changed on a 130 ibiza sport am going to see one tommorrow it is an 04 with 49000 miles and would like to know where i stand

my timing belt broke and the AA guy said possible engine damage, i did futher move it with what little power was left in it after the belt came off/snapped to get it off the road, so i think this would probably wreck it even more. can anyone tell me how bad this will be, how much about could...

how do you remove the top part? i want to advance my injection timing

Just used vag-com and it says my timing is too retarded to be plotted any ideas why this is?

Hi guys, Ive just recently got hold of my cupra and its on 55,555 miles, so im looking to change the timing belt. Problem is Ive heard that you need to replace the pulleys and other bits aswell? Is this right? The price I seem to be getting from everywhere is around the £350 mark...

Hi all I have managed to get hold of a Snap-On timing gun - the strobe light gun. Does anyone know how to use it - i want to check the timing on my 16v. Or is this something for the pro's to do? I am confident with doing most repairs on a car, but timing is a first. Thanks in advance

How do you know when there is the correct tension on the belt when adjusting the tension pulley? I know that you can buy a tool but is this really neccessary? Cheers guys.

Has anyone got had any probs with timing belts failing . I have a mk1 `02 cupra which is coming up to 50k .I know seat say it`s to be changed at 120k but there`s no time limit . As the car is coming up to 5 years old I`m getting a little worried about the age of the belt .

This feels like a daft question, I've searched and couldn't find anything. It'll be 12 months since my last service at the end of February, at which point my car will have around 38000 miles on it. It'll take me a good 2-3 months to do another couple of thousand miles, so what do I do about...

Hello all, i need some help to find the right place to do the cam timing and mapping on my R plate 2.0 16v GTI Ibiza. Spent some dollars on this (for my wages anyway!!) so i wanna get it done properly. Most been from £300 to £500, Anyone got any ideas where to go or can talk from...

Hi There, I have a 2001 seat toledo 1.9 TDi. Yesterday I got my timing belt changed and my water pump changed with my local mecanic. After driving it away I noticed that I have no acceleration compared to what I had before I got the work on my timing belt done. I'm a complete novice in...

Guys, Just a wee bit of info for those of you nearing the 60k or the 120k mark (like me :cry:) and looking to change the listed parts. For my 2001 Leon Cupra 20VT (engine code: AUQ) I ordered: Timing Belt: Part # O6B 109 119 A £20.50 + VAT Tensioner: Part # O6B 109 243 D £40.00 +...

Hi everyone. I've just bought a 1997 seat arosa 1.0mpi for my girlfriend's sister. it is on 70k and i'm guessing its uses a timing belt rather than a chain. can anyone confirm that? if it has one, whats the recommended service interval for the belt? is the belt easy to change? as the engine is a...