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Cambelt change ED30?
« on: January 14, 2011, 08:07:08 pm »
Ok, so in the book it says 120k miles, vw dealer says its changed to 4 years (40-60k).

Has anyone had theirs done, should i be thinking about it now as the car is 4 years old?
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Re: Cambelt change ED30?
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2011, 08:41:50 pm »
I had mine done about 25k a year and a half old I think it was
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Re: Cambelt change ED30?
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2011, 08:46:00 pm »
There is 8 trillion threads covering this subject Steve. Search is your friend.  :rolleye:
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Re: Cambelt change ED30?
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2011, 08:46:28 pm »
Quote from: Top Cat on January 14, 2011, 08:46:00 pm
There is 8 trillion threads covering this subject Steve. Search is your friend.  :rolleye:

lol, have to admit i did forget this time
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Re: Cambelt change ED30?
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2011, 08:54:58 pm »
Quote from: SteveS on January 14, 2011, 08:07:08 pm
Ok, so in the book it says 120k miles, vw dealer says its changed to 4 years (40-60k).

Has anyone had theirs done, should i be thinking about it now as the car is 4 years old?

If it's 4 years old Steve, then yes, regardless of mileage,it will need doing.
Dealer bill is expensive for it, near £500 I was recently quoted :surprised:
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Re: Cambelt change ED30?
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2011, 08:58:46 pm »
just had a good read, yeah looks like it was changed to 4 years... what a change!!
people also reporting their belt comes off as new.. shame at that expense we cant find out exactly when it needs doing. well better prepare myself for this cost! :confused:
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Re: Cambelt change ED30?
« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2011, 08:26:50 am »
Quote from: SteveS on January 14, 2011, 08:58:46 pm
just had a good read, yeah looks like it was changed to 4 years... what a change!!
people also reporting their belt comes off as new.. shame at that expense we cant find out exactly when it needs doing. well better prepare myself for this cost! :confused:
...............& Audi say 5 years for same engine?. Must admit i will have mine chabged at 4 years tho.
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Re: Cambelt change ED30?
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2011, 07:51:32 pm »
I just got a leafet in the post today from my garage quoting £319 :surprised: is this good?! The car will be 4 year old in March and has done 25k
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Re: Cambelt change ED30?
« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2011, 08:41:54 pm »
The price seems to vary massively - VW usually have a deal where it's £299 for the CAM belt + Tensioner or to have the water-pump changed at the same time £399. My local dealer has a footnote on the offer saying it excludes the 2.0L TFSI -  I queried this and was told "there's a lot more work involved" and walked away with a quote for £540 notes. Mine wasn't due when I got this quote, I just happened to be at the stealer's for other reasons and knew it was on the horizon.

Mine is due in March (4yrs) so I've been gathering quotes again, I called the same dealer to get an updated quote. I now have a quote saved on their system for £399 all in - I told them the engine and said I was told that the deal didn't inc. my car but the lady I spoke to was sure I could have it done for that price (she even queried it with someone while I  was on the phone). I called a few other stealer's and out of 4 only one told me they wouldn't do my car in the £399 deal - so with this in mind you should be able to negotiate to save having to travel too far. I also came across this (stolen from another thread) and they quoted £380 ish I think:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=380075065026&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Most specialists want around £450 pounds, I got a quote from Awesome GTI for £360 but they're a fair distance from me.
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