john_s
New member
I see lots of messages about timing belts and their rated life.
The FAQ mentions that they had a short life but were upgraded to a longer life belt on newer models.
I have a 2002 Jetta with an automatic transmission.
According to the FAQ, that should have a long life belt.
I took my car to the dealer for some maintenance.
They said that I had 40k miles and needed a timing belt change.
They printed off the recommended 40k mile service list, and it did indeed list replacing the timing belt.
So my questions are:
1. does the timing belt on a 2002 automatic jetta really need to be replaced every 40k miles?
2. apparently the manual transmission models have a longer belt life (1st replacement is 80k miles). When the new, long life belts are listed as lasting 100k miles, does that apply to the automatic transmission models as well?
3. can the faq be updated to separate manual and automatic models?
Thanks
The FAQ mentions that they had a short life but were upgraded to a longer life belt on newer models.
I have a 2002 Jetta with an automatic transmission.
According to the FAQ, that should have a long life belt.
I took my car to the dealer for some maintenance.
They said that I had 40k miles and needed a timing belt change.
They printed off the recommended 40k mile service list, and it did indeed list replacing the timing belt.
So my questions are:
1. does the timing belt on a 2002 automatic jetta really need to be replaced every 40k miles?
2. apparently the manual transmission models have a longer belt life (1st replacement is 80k miles). When the new, long life belts are listed as lasting 100k miles, does that apply to the automatic transmission models as well?
3. can the faq be updated to separate manual and automatic models?
Thanks