I was told by a friend that my 02 gti has bad timeing belts and that to get them replaced imedietly, any one had any problems yet?????? also is 85,000 miles to many for a vw?????? let me know thanks!!! :dunno:

Not that I know of, maybe someone else knows more?

Wats up

bro wat make is it, is it a mk4, mk3 or mk5

Please specify model of your Volkswagen and its engine.

My own experiencies - Volkswagen Passat VR6 - 290.000 km without any engine fault ( only common service ).

I've heard it's very important to change the timing belts on the 1.8T engines on schedule (every 50k miles, I think?), but if it is changed regularly then failure is unlikely.

Yes, youre right - I was changing timing belts each 80000km.

My brother has disease with timing belts on Opel Calibra - only few days after he brought it. If you are not sure, if the belts was changed properly, change it immediatelly - it is cheaper than engine repair

Its better to change it before 80 000KM,. Timing belts don't show symptoms for replacement. here's a description of a timing belt. just a little info.

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