Cambelt and other necessary items - advice please

[lindylou]

Hi.
We bought our first Volkswagen yesterday, a Passat estate Highline 1.9 TDi auto estate.
It has 125,000 miles, and the cambelt was changed at 59000 miles, though it has been serviced regularly since.
What would you recommend we now do for safe reliable performance?
We presume cambelt change, but do we need to do the water pump and anything else too?
It will now be commuting me to work every day, 4 miles each way. and towing a 1275kg caravan 10 - 12 times a year, with 4 people and 2 dogs.
We live in Nottingham.
As I say, it's a new to us make of car, and we are grateful for any advice.
Thanks.
Lynn

[Col]

Sounds like you have got all worked out already.

The belt is overdue by 5,000 miles so get it done as soon as is possible and take it really gently until then.

Waterpump
Cam belt
Tensioner
Idler pulley
Auxillary belts


and depending on the tensioner, the hydraulic damper should buy total peace of mind but not strictly neccessary, all the above ARE though.

It is also good practice to change the auxillary belt tensioner.

Also get the mechanic / garage to carefully check all of the auxillary items as well whilst the belts are off, these include;

Power steering pump
Aircon compressor
Aircon tensioner pulley

and most importantly

The Alternator pulley, which can be problematical.

[lindylou]

Thank you Bigcol

Thats the sort of advice we need, do you think a regas for the aircon should be done as well.?
Lynn. ps whats a hydraulic damper???

[Col]

Thank you Bigcol

Thats the sort of advice we need, do you think a regas for the aircon should be done as well.?
Lynn. ps whats a hydraulic damper???

It is the big silver thing under the round thing LOL (round thing being the tensioner) As above, your car might not have this.

[lindylou]

OK. How do we know if we have this?
Don't know my way around the engine at the moment.

[RickT]

if you need the parts..

Contact a friend of mine, Jason @ All German Parts (one of our forum supporters.. tell him i sent you)

http://www.allgermanparts.co.uk/

All German Parts Limited

16 Pontefract Road, Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
LS10 1TB

Call us on 08458 622228

Rick

[lindylou]

Thanks for the help.
It's booked in at C and R Enterprises in Nottingham next week for the lot, and will take their advice on what needs doing and not doing.
Lynn

[Col]

The C in the C&R is Crasher on here.

You are in very safe hands.

[Hex69]

The C in the C&R is Crasher on here.

You are in very safe hands.

Hear, hear.

I was wondering when Nottingham and Crasher were going to be united in this thread..

[RickT]

Thanks for the help.
It's booked in at C and R Enterprises in Nottingham next week for the lot, and will take their advice on what needs doing and not doing.
Lynn

See his section on the forum here..

https://www.vwaudiforum.co.uk/forum/f...play.php?f=204

Rick