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Good evening all, I hope that you have all had a very enjoyable summer.
Just had my Tiguan 140TDI serviced, car is now 4 years old with 42K on the clock. The charming service desk lady at Shrewsbury VW strongly recommended a timing belt change as the official VW change frequency is 4 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes sooner.
Coming from the mileage based 1.9PD engine culture, I'm struggling with this 4 years belt change edict, money making or a real requirement? Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Alan
Guest 2
09-09-2013, 07:27 PM
Prevention is better than cure!
I always stick to 4 years or 60k whichever comes first.
As your car is over 4 years old you can benefit from the fixed price servicing - Volkswagen Servicing : Volkswagen UK (http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/owners/servicing)
You could also have a look at our current forum sponsors who could possibly offer the job cheaper? Site Sponsors - Directory Of Site Sponsors (http://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?215-Site-Sponsors-Directory-Of-Site-Sponsors)
These people are near(ish) to you - http://www.centralaudivw.co.uk/
Lukenkarl
09-09-2013, 07:51 PM
Good evening all, I hope that you have all had a very enjoyable summer.
Just had my Tiguan 140TDI serviced, car is now 4 years old with 42K on the clock. The charming service desk lady at Shrewsbury VW strongly recommended a timing belt change as the official VW change frequency is 4 years or 100,000 miles, whichever comes sooner.
Coming from the mileage based 1.9PD engine culture, I'm struggling with this 4 years belt change edict, money making or a real requirement? Any thoughts or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Alan Maybe best to do has the charming lady says
Many thanks for your comments guys.
Cheers
Alan
hotmetal
06-04-2015, 05:45 PM
Do it. I thought the same as you and decided it was a money making scheme due to the recession. My Fabia was well under the mileage but 4 years old. Bang! Sold the wreckage of a £1500 car for £200. I've just bought a Tiguan that is almost 5 years old, which is why I'm looking at this thread. Cheers to Chris for the links above.
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