When do I change timing belt? '09 jetta TDI wagon 92k miles

[meerschm]

or 3000 miles. exactly.

(and I did that for many gallons of extra oil, back in the day)

 

[greengeeker]

Where does it say that?

I just reviewed my maintenance schedule, and it says to inspect the accessory belt every 40k, (or four years, if that comes first)

http://www.cincitdi.com/vw-maintenance-schedules-(vw.com)

I'm sure it has changed over the years.

 

[meerschm]

I just get a page not found. (from the cincitdi link)

Thought this discussion was about a 2009 TDI.

 

[meerschm]

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=372242

the earlier models do have more frequent inspection of the timing belt, but go back far enough, and they call for 5000 mile oil and filter change too. (and 80k for timing belt replacement)

 

[greengeeker]

I just get a page not found. (from the cincitdi link)

Thought this discussion was about a 2009 TDI.

sorry, I don't know why the hyperlink isn't working. It for whatever reason drops off the last parenthesis which you need to manually add.

 

[meerschm]

So that does say, for the 2003, to check the timing belt every other oil change, which is 10 thousand miles

I suspect that the long form provided with the new car also included time intervals for each service, if the miles were not achieved.

 

[skiers]

I just bit the bullet and had it done!

 

[red16vdub]

For example earlier this year I had a customer who brought me an 04 Golf TDI, with PD engine. VW says 80k mile timing belt interval, customer went 80,635 miles since last timing belt change and the tensioner failed causing a broken timing belt and a BIG repair bill. Just 635 miles past the proper interval and then had failure. Just not worth it.
Well that's my $.02.

Cheers,
Ben

PD engines came with 100k miles belts not 80k. Where you getting you're information from?

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=372242

the earlier models do have more frequent inspection of the timing belt, but go back far enough, and they call for 5000 mile oil and filter change too. (and 80k for timing belt replacement)

So that does say, for the 2003, to check the timing belt every other oil change, which is 10 thousand miles

I suspect that the long form provided with the new car also included time intervals for each service, if the miles were not achieved.

Correction every other oil change will make it 20k not 10k as recommend by vw.

bajan

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

I just bit the bullet and had it done!

Good call. Now you don't have to think about it.

 

[meerschm]

PD engines came with 100k miles belts not 80k. Where you getting you're information from?





Correction every other oil change will make it 20k not 10k as recommend by vw.

bajan

if you check the link in post #34, the 2003 model had a 5k oil change interval.

 

[red16vdub]

if you check the link in post #34, the 2003 model had a 5k oil change interval.

Its still incorrect my manual say 10k and I stand by that .

bajan

 

[meerschm]

http://pics.tdiclub.com/data/516/2003_All.pdf

Fair enough, What else is wrong at the above link?

 

[vwjettadsl]

PD engines came with 100k miles belts not 80k. Where you getting you're information from?

bajan

No Offense, but a little research would tell you that I am getting my info directly from VW. Where are you getting your info from? (http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=372242)

VW originally said 100k for the 04 PD engines, but then downgraded the timing belt interval to 80k. This can be seen on the 05-06 maintenance schedules.

All PD engines have an 80k timing belt interval, BEW, BRM, & BHW, 04-06 models.

Cheers

 

[IndigoBlueWagon]

VW has published inaccurate service info in its manuals many, many times. They are hardly a reliable source when it comes to service info.

 

[LuvDaDiesel]

for what it is worth, I have been doing mine every 100,000 and have changed 3 on my '06. I know that you can't really tell if the belt is going to fail, but they have all "looked" good when I have pulled them out.

 

[vwjettadsl]

for what it is worth, I have been doing mine every 100,000 and have changed 3 on my '06. I know that you can't really tell if the belt is going to fail, but they have all "looked" good when I have pulled them out.

I don't doubt that the belt can last 100k, it's the other timing belt components that I doubt, primarily the small idler roller.

I guess I'm in the group that would rather error on the side of caution, and like to follow the suggested guidelines for preventative maintenance. Plus I've tried to learn from life lessons gained over the past 10 years of being around TDI's on a professional level.

Think about it for a moment though folks, it's called preventative maintenance for a reason. Can you push the boundaries? Absolutely. But why? Why take the chance of catastrophic failure? Preventative maintenance guidelines exist so bad things don't happen to your car.

I have over 600k on my daily driver, original motor & transmission, I didn't get this far by pushing the boundaries of preventative maintenance. I can respect others opinions, but at the same time I dislike it when I have customers call me up saying that XYZ part broke, all because they read online that it could last X amount of time instead of following the preventative maintenance schedule.

I think I've said enough now, lol.

Happy driving all,
Ben