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simoncrnfrth
07-07-2009, 12:15 PM
The new 1.6 Diesel is the engine a cam belt:aargh4: or a chain cam:beerchug:

Regards

Simon
Early-1800
07-07-2009, 08:54 PM
Might not matter. Some modern Diesels like the Ford/Peugeot/BMW 1.6Ds have cambelt that lasts 10years or 125,000 miles. Not like the VW PDs that needed a belt change earlier than the oil change.....
simoncrnfrth
09-07-2009, 01:53 AM
Might not matter. Some modern Diesels like the Ford/Peugeot/BMW 1.6Ds have cambelt that lasts 10years or 125,000 miles. Not like the VW PDs that needed a belt change earlier than the oil change.....

Would you risk 10 years or 125,000 to a timing belt. Chain cams theoretically should last the life of the engine/car
Early-1800
09-07-2009, 06:37 PM
Ten years is prob life a car these days anyway. Chains still wear and rattle and are noisier than rubber belts.

Not sure how Ford/Peugeot/BMW would treat a claim for a broken belt at say 90,000 miles or 9 years on a car with FSH. Not that many 9 year old cars still seeing the inside of a main ******** and have FSH at £200 for an oil change and £250 for front brakes etc.

Why's "s t e a l e r s" a dirty word?
Remaster
10-07-2009, 11:17 PM
A few years ago I had a Mercedes 190 1.8 petrol. In the handbook it recommended that the cam chain should be replaced every 250,000 miles!
I took the car to 200,000 and the engine was almost inaudible and the emisssions barely registered on the MOT thingy. Quality car apart from the rust!
Kremmen
13-07-2009, 07:07 AM
I looked up the specs of this 1.6TDI - looks prety much ideal for my style of driving.

Especially with the 1.4 having a long waiting list.
golfed
29-09-2009, 03:20 PM
I have a new Golf TDI 90 S common rail (fantastic car by the way).

The user manual says the cambelt change is 10 years / 200,000 miles.

This seems to be backed up by this link:

http://www.contitech.de/pages/presse/pressemeldungen/2009/090202_dieselrunner/presse_en.html
vwcabriolet1971
02-01-2010, 11:40 PM
1.6TDI 105 bhp manual stipulates 300,000Km / 200,000 miles with no time limit - no mention of belt tensioner replacement interval .
It will take a brave man -----!
gbrad2x
02-01-2010, 11:52 PM
To answer the above, the 1.6tdi are belt driven