2000 lt35 2.5tdi anj engine

**oblioi** · 13-01-2010,02:46 PM

hi there,firstly im new to all this so plz be easy,,iv just bought an lt35 with a 2.5tdi anj engine,its got a rattle coming from the rear of the engine.once running seems slugish\guttless.starts rather fast n smokes baddly at first,left to warm up rattle quiets a little bit and the van seems to be ok,ish but not quite right,im not an expert but susspect cam belt needs replacing but told it has two,not only that it will need a set of tentioners,water pump and a special tool to set it all up.is this a job a diy man like myself can do?iv changed cam belts before but looking at the engine and where the rear cam belt could be looks a little dawnting,any advise will be gratfully recived,thanks

**kenney** · 13-01-2010,04:28 PM

There are a few special tools needed to do this job,and without them the job is almost impossible.The belt to the rear of the engine is the belt which drives the injection pump

**zollaf** · 13-01-2010,04:30 PM

theres a plate behind on the bulkhead behind the centre console which is removed to get to the pump belt.

**Alan02** · 13-01-2010,05:44 PM

Possibly be the Tensioner or Idler Pulley starting to collapse! Its not too bad of a job once covers off,but really need to have it Dynamically timed after fitting belt etc,although you can get it to run/start ok without it.

**oblioi** · 13-01-2010,06:07 PM

many thanks,advise taken and iv sent it off to be done,£600 i thought a bit expencive but i get a new water pump fitted n a full service too,guy said it sounds like the pully's had it on the pump belt tentioner and i caught it just in time,weird thing is the vans only done 43000 miles and its got a speed limiter on it,thats the next issue removing the damme thing i suppose,anyway many thanks,its cleared my head of worry

**Alan02** · 14-01-2010,10:26 AM

Pleased you got it sorted.Those belts can go at any time really! Seen them shredded to half the width they should be with low mileages on.

**oblioi** · 14-01-2010,06:11 PM

well its back n just the same as wot it was before going in????had all the belts n pullys done,new oil n filters,im tendind ta think its one of the tappits or cam worn now,also they never had the tools to digitly time the pump.have i just wasted a load of cash on a bag of poo or are vw's as reliable as they used ta be,screwing now

**kenney** · 14-01-2010,08:45 PM

Pump the brake pedal and see if it has any affect to the noise.Dynamically checking and adjusting of the commencement of injection is part of the job replacing the belts,if the garage had not the equipment to do it,they should not have taken on the job in the first place,and at the same time they must not be able to read a fault memory on the engine management,as you said the engine was sluggish.

**oblioi** · 14-01-2010,10:20 PM

hi,done the break peddle,no effect, its summit in the rocker box,are they hydrolic tappets or manual?thats the sort of noise im getting,top end rattle,suspect at sum point in its life its blown a belt coz the rear was original n looked ok the front was after market even the bearings look ok,was shown them at garage,wot will i find if take the rocker box off it,sounds like the cams loose or its blown a valve stem,truly lost now,stabbing at the dark!!