oldpoopie
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- Portland Oregon
- TDI
- 2001 golf gl, 2006 jetta, 1981 ALH swapped rabbit pickup, 1998 beetle
Sweet. Now to make a quick check-list.
How To: Common Rail Timing Belt Procedure
- Thread starter greengeeker
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greengeeker
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ymz
Top Post Dawg
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- May 12, 2003
- Location
- Between Toronto & Montreal
- TDI
- 2003 Jetta TDI Wagon, 2003 Jetta TDI Wagon
Although your link points to one attributed to user doc_m, I believe the original list is by oldpoopie...
Yuri
Tools
I checked the website and didn't see anything listed for the common rail engines.
Growler
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- Nov 24, 2003
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- Millersport, Ohio
- TDI
- Schmutz, 2015 Golf Sportwagen DSG & Schnurren, 2001 Golf GL 2 door 5M
IIRC yo uneed to buy a PD crank lock, two ALH injection pump pins, big green counterhold tool, serpentine belt tensioner pin, and timing belt tensioner pin wrench.
new tensioners already come with a new triangle shaped pin for holding the tensioner fully loosened.
new tensioners already come with a new triangle shaped pin for holding the tensioner fully loosened.
oldpoopie
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- Joined
- May 14, 2001
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- Portland Oregon
- TDI
- 2001 golf gl, 2006 jetta, 1981 ALH swapped rabbit pickup, 1998 beetle
greengeeker
Vendor
Just buy a metalnerd BEW timing belt tool kit and add in another pin (the ALH pump pin and PD cam pins are the same) and the sprocket counterhold and you should be good to go.
greengeeker
Vendor
I knew it was his list just forgot to credit him for it...my bad.
I've got a BEW and brm list too, gotta post em up one day.
redtdi966
Veteran Member
How do I see the "how to video" or photos: I cliked the multimedia link and got this, when I click register:
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coalminer16
Top Post Dawg
FYI-update with my fathers car. He has had a life average of 38-39 mpg on the car with the same type of driving. He is now getting about 2 mpg better then before the belt. And it seems to have more power. Judging from the amount of seat time he has in the car (it is is work office basically) I believe the power account as well. Either way father is extremely happen with the end results.
Elfnmagik
Veteran Member
Slightly altered timing?
Jettawolfs98
Veteran Member
I wont do it myself but 120k is great before the tb job.
Its good to read and have some knowledge.
Its good to read and have some knowledge.
greengeeker
Vendor
I should have checked before the job but after the "torsion" value was spot on 0.0kw.
dogdots
Vendor
Thanks greengeeker, awesome step by step procedure. This should definitely be in the how to sticky! I did mine yesterday. I did do it without disconnecting the fuel lines, no sweat... however fuel filter change is also on the 120,000 service & there is that debate about priming the pumps on the filter change. Got the cr tool kit from metalnerd & the timing belt kit from dieselgeek.com, both great kits for anyone needing to do this, I recommend them both.
greengeeker
Vendor
Good to hear. Got another one coming up - we'll see how much I remember.
greengeeker
Vendor
I added a video to the first post demonstrating the pin feature of the timing belt tensioner.
LasorBlueBeast
Member
I am at 110K and there is a slight crack in my timing belt so I am doing my belt this week. I ordered my timing belt kit and tool kit from Idparts.com. Do I need to replace all of the coolant or is it ok to reuse? Also if reusing do I need a little extra for the amount that falls out when the water pump is pulled, if so how much did you add?
Growler
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- Schmutz, 2015 Golf Sportwagen DSG & Schnurren, 2001 Golf GL 2 door 5M
most good kits will come with a 1.5L bottle of concentrated G12 coolant. just find a suitable container to double that with with distilled water and you should have plenty to replace what spills when you change the waterpump.
yes the existing coolant is good to reuse so long as its always been mixed with distilled water or other G12 coolant.
if its ever had anything else in ther you will want to flush the system and replace it all with a fresh 50 50 mix of g12 N distilled water from the grocery store.
yes the existing coolant is good to reuse so long as its always been mixed with distilled water or other G12 coolant.
if its ever had anything else in ther you will want to flush the system and replace it all with a fresh 50 50 mix of g12 N distilled water from the grocery store.
LasorBlueBeast
Member
So I finished up the timing belt job. It took me about 11 hours at lazy speed with changing the oil, air filter and fuel filter. The write up was a life saver, I had never done the timing belt on anything other than a gas golf. The golf has a tensioning system similar to the serpentine belt and you just count the teeth and put the new belt on. Needless to say this was a whole new experience for me. Thanks for the write up. All in all it wasn't bad to do the work. I trust myself with the guidance from forum posts way more than I trust the stealership.
Some things I noticed about the right up that I thought I would mention.
1. Take off the passenger side front tire (I didn’t relize this until the car was in the air and I was trying to get the mud flaps out)
2. On step 30 I was having some difficulty with the 16 mm socket and felt like I was going to strip the bolt. What I did was use the 12mm XZN and a 16mm wrench at the same time. It could just be that my bolts were over torqued.
After the timing belt was replaced I went on a 300 mile trip that I do every week or so. It drove great it seemed like it took off the line a little faster and ran smoother. I also got 2 mpg better fuel mileage but that could have been all the other service I did as well.
Thanks again
Some things I noticed about the right up that I thought I would mention.
1. Take off the passenger side front tire (I didn’t relize this until the car was in the air and I was trying to get the mud flaps out)
2. On step 30 I was having some difficulty with the 16 mm socket and felt like I was going to strip the bolt. What I did was use the 12mm XZN and a 16mm wrench at the same time. It could just be that my bolts were over torqued.
After the timing belt was replaced I went on a 300 mile trip that I do every week or so. It drove great it seemed like it took off the line a little faster and ran smoother. I also got 2 mpg better fuel mileage but that could have been all the other service I did as well.
Thanks again
greengeeker
Vendor
Glad to hear it went well! Thanks for the feedback - I can't believe I forgot the passenger wheel in the instructions.
jagster936
Veteran Member
Excellent write up. One question though: this is for CJAA engine also? PDF says CB...whatever. I have 2010 jetta sedan. It's good for that? Saving the procedure for that dark day of replacement . Looks complex.
. Looks complex.
greengeeker
Vendor
Yup. Applies to the CBEA and the CJAA.
LasorBlueBeast
Member
I should have replaced my HPFP! It went out today and I have large shavings in my fuel system.
greengeeker
Vendor
Sorry to hear that.
JdubsTDI
Member
Unable to access the link, to get the instructions. Is this located somewhere else?
greengeeker
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You'll need to log into the tdiclub picture server to get access to the file.