2015 Golf TDI Timing Belt Replacement (NJ)

[Tdiwill00791]

Hey guys, I have 2015 Golf TDI with 96,000 on it, I live in Monmouth county NJ and I wanted to know if anyone knew of a reliable mechanic nearby or not to far away that is highly recommended. I don't want to bring it to the dealership if I don't have to. Also do you guys recommend doing it at 100k or 130k?? Thanks!!!! Also should I do any other service items while doing the belt? I know the water pump should be done too. Thanks

 

[hskrdu]

Roman is outside Philly, and Mike Hevster is near Port Jervis. There's probably not a lot of Mk7 TDI TB services that have been done thus far, so that might make your non-dealer search more difficult. TB service on the CRUA is listed at 130k miles, we usually do ours (other TDIs) in advance of the due date. Take a look at this kit for what needs to get done:

Timing Belt Kit (Mk7 CRUA)

Timing Belt Kit for the Mk7 Golf, Golf Sportwagen and Audi A3 TDI CRUA engines. All components of this kit are rated for the full 130K timing belt change interval and are manufactured by top-qualit...

www.idparts.com

 

[18inchapes]

I'm in the same boat....
I'm in NJ (jackson) I have a 2015 Jetta with 125,000 on her now.
I can do the belt myself, I had a 2004 TDI before this one and replaced the timing belt twice.
Its not a hard job, just time consuming. It took me 6 hours the 1st time, 4 hours the 2nd.
I'm going to get prices from VW of Toms River and compare it to buying the parts myself.
So far, I fugure $300 for the belt kit, $200 for the alignment tools, plus $150 for oil,DEF and coolant if I do it myself, figure it should thke me around 8 hours... theres a few things different. I'm not looking forward to a weekend of VW wrenching.

I'll let you know what they quote me for a price
FYI.....I've had good luck with VW of Neptune also.

Jeff

 

[Tdiwill00791]

I'm in the same boat....
I'm in NJ (jackson) I have a 2015 Jetta with 125,000 on her now.
I can do the belt myself, I had a 2004 TDI before this one and replaced the timing belt twice.
Its not a hard job, just time consuming. It took me 6 hours the 1st time, 4 hours the 2nd.
I'm going to get prices from VW of Toms River and compare it to buying the parts myself.
So far, I fugure $300 for the belt kit, $200 for the alignment tools, plus $150 for oil,DEF and coolant if I do it myself, figure it should thke me around 8 hours... theres a few things different. I'm not looking forward to a weekend of VW wrenching.

I'll let you know what they quote me for a price
FYI.....I've had good luck with VW of Neptune also.

Jeff

Hey sorry for the delayed response. Thanks so much for the heads up. I’m in between moving right now so I don’t have the means to do it myself. I’m just nervous the dealer is going to mess something up. Yea if you can keep me posted I’d appreciate it. I just wish there was a credible vw diesel mechanic locally

 

[Tdiwill00791]

Roman is outside Philly, and Mike Hevster is near Port Jervis. There's probably not a lot of Mk7 TDI TB services that have been done thus far, so that might make your non-dealer search more difficult. TB service on the CRUA is listed at 130k miles, we usually do ours (other TDIs) in advance of the due date. Take a look at this kit for what needs to get done:

Timing Belt Kit (Mk7 CRUA)

Timing Belt Kit for the Mk7 Golf, Golf Sportwagen and Audi A3 TDI CRUA engines. All components of this kit are rated for the full 130K timing belt change interval and are manufactured by top-qualit...

www.idparts.com

Hey do you have the contact info for the two mechanics you mentioned?

 

[hskrdu]

Mike:

hevster1

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Roman:

GotEuroCorrado

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hello all, I have a small shop here in hatboro pa. I do Pre-purchase inspections for vehicles but also do tdi service. As a small shop I work only through word of mouth but recently some customers have pointed out that I may get more business posting here. I do major and minor tdi services from...

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[Tdiwill00791]

Thank you so much for all that. Much appreciated

 

[hskrdu]

Sure thing. If you have the Mk7 TB service done, let us know how it goes- not a lot of Mk7's with higher mileage yet.

 

[Z85rado]

Hey do you have the contact info for the two mechanics you mentioned?

There is a VW/Audi shop in highlands around the corner from my house. My car is under warranty so im being held hostage by poor dealer service but will likely look into them in the future for non warranty work that I either don't have the skill or time to do myself.

 

[Tdiwill00791]

There is a VW/Audi shop in highlands around the corner from my house. My car is under warranty so im being held hostage by poor dealer service but will likely look into them in the future for non warranty work that I either don't have the skill or time to do myself.

Do you know if they work on TDI’s??

 

[Z85rado]

they must right? worth a call at least. sign says they've been in business since 1968. I've moved around a ton so i've never been anywhere long enough to have a good shop and my cars run the gamut so a specialist in one doesn't necessarily work for all.

 

[leicaman]

I just had mine done by JasonTDI near Madison, Wis. I did mine at 117k. The tensioner was just starting to splay grease and the timing and serpentine belts were showing micro cracks, so it was all due. I also had my DSG fluid changed as that was also due. Car is running nicely. Trickiest thing for me was putting in the vacation time and estimating how close I would be to 120k. I made the appointment when I just ticked over 116k, and the week it was scheduled I was over 117k by a couple hundred miles. Jason did the belt perfectly from what I observed and it was a far less expensive than the $1947 the dealer wanted to have me pay for the timing belt job alone. The DSG from the dealer would have been about $350 more.

 

[jettavr6guy]

Mike:

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hello all, I have a small shop here in hatboro pa. I do Pre-purchase inspections for vehicles but also do tdi service. As a small shop I work only through word of mouth but recently some customers have pointed out that I may get more business posting here. I do major and minor tdi services from...

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thanks for posting the contact info for Roman! He’s a cool guy, obviously knows what he’s doing, and cares about doing a good job at a fair price. I am certainly going to give him more of my business in the future now that I again own a TDi

 

[jettavr6guy]

Sure thing. If you have the Mk7 TB service done, let us know how it goes- not a lot of Mk7's with higher mileage yet.

see my reply below...
my new baby is a Mk7 2015 Golf TDi SEL 6-spd with ~ 75k.
Roman said he could tell it was ready for the TB replacement...
He also did the brake fluid for me as he said it is a neglected important job that VW calls for after three years and every two years there after. He said it looked like swamp water when he drained it...