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Offline geemo

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Timing Belt ??? 110,000 miles , would the belt have been changed ??
« on: August 19, 2011, 03:51:13 pm »
Hi All ,

Ive have my Golf GTI dsg (110,000 miles ) 2 monthes , alls great . had a service done last week .
they flagged up that even tho the service book is stamped from new ( by the 2 vw dealers that serviced it over its life ) , there is no record of the timing belt being replaced !??? .
Is this possible ?
Can you tell by looking at it ? ( im told not by the dealer )
The car is well looked after and it shows and drives as new .

But this is annoying me , want to be sure .

Any advice welcome ....

Thanks in advance .

Gee
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Re: Timing Belt ??? 110,000 miles , would the belt have been changed ??
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2011, 04:08:48 pm »
With those miles & if in dout change it. :happy2:
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Re: Timing Belt ??? 110,000 miles , would the belt have been changed ??
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2011, 04:13:03 pm »
If its had a dealer histrory phone them up and they should beable to give you a full record of all services / belt changes carried out on the car, if there is no record from the dealers and service book id be getting it done ASAP
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Re: Timing Belt ??? 110,000 miles , would the belt have been changed ??
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2011, 08:22:32 pm »
Quote from: gobbleplease on August 19, 2011, 04:13:03 pm
If its had a dealer histrory phone them up and they should beable to give you a full record of all services / belt changes carried out on the car, if there is no record from the dealers and service book id be getting it done ASAP

+1...they should be able to cross reference with an invoice or job order that shows exactly what was done.  or, you can contact previous owners which is what i have done in the past.  as the first reply says, if you cant find out and are in any doubt at all...change it as it aint worth taking the risk.
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Re: Timing Belt ??? 110,000 miles , would the belt have been changed ??
« Reply #4 on: August 20, 2011, 09:35:02 am »
I think if previous owner stuck with the Maintenance schedule, then it was done. Should be recorded at a dealer. Here it's scheduled to be changed at 80000 miles. Anyhow, give your VIN# to a dealer service dept. so they can check for you.
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Re: Timing Belt ??? 110,000 miles , would the belt have been changed ??
« Reply #5 on: August 20, 2011, 12:00:23 pm »
The 2 vw dealers who have always serviced the car should have a record if the timing belt has been done, however if its not in the service history book chances are its not been,
Vw recommend a timing belt change every 4 years or 40,000 miles,
seriously if it hasnt been done get it done asap, if these things snap, u bugger up the whole engine, and the car is never the same again
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Re: Timing Belt ??? 110,000 miles , would the belt have been changed ??
« Reply #6 on: August 20, 2011, 05:49:26 pm »
Quote from: 4dyctdi on August 20, 2011, 12:00:23 pm
Vw recommend a timing belt change every 4 years or 40,000 miles

...4 years or 60k, whichever is soonest  :happy2:
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