'01 GOLF TDI: Timing Belt...do I really need to change it?

NO... but keep about $2500 when it does break. Most don't usually show any
signs of wear. It's the material when degrades over time from heat, ozone,
etc. I was told in the big cities which have a lot of pollution(ozone)
rubber stuff like belts, hoses, etc degrade much faster.


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>I have an '01 Golf TDI with 302,000km on it....never going back to
> gas engines! Its due for its 3rd timing belt change. Do I really
> need to do this? The last 2 times I changed it, here was hardly any
> wear on it at all. I plan on keeping the car another 100,000km. Your
> thoughts are apreciated.
>
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On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:32:34 -0700, in rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled
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> gas engines! Its due for its 3rd timing belt change. Do I really
> need to do this? The last 2 times I changed it, here was hardly any
> wear on it at all. I plan on keeping the car another 100,000km. Your

You really, really, really need to do it if you plan on keeping the car
another 10,000 km, never mind 100k. The sound of a timing belt break
on a diesel is the sound of the engine wishing you well on its way to,
at best, the surgery; and at worst, the boneyard. You cannot skimp on
maintenance on diesels, period.

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