Mk4 Ibiza PD100 Cambelt Change

[Tam_171190]

Hi,

It's time for me to change the cambelt on my 02 Ibiza PD100. I have done a cambelt replacement before so I thought I'd do it myself. Has anyone got a guide on the 1.9tdi PD?? I have seen guides on the petrol engines but I thought the diesel would be different?

Thank you in advance
Tam

 

[M1KEH]

http://www.myturbodiesel.com/1000q/a4/vw-jetta-tdi-timing-belt-change-replacement-bew-engine.htm

Similar to this. Personally for the amount of effort it is I'd pay a garage to do it.

 

[Tam_171190]

Thanks for the quick reply. Yea it looks to be a big enough job. By the time the special tools where purchased it would nearly be the same price to pay a garage!!

Tam

 

[James_R]

Better to pay them for the initial job than pay them to rectify a mistake in my opinion.
pd belts are very easy in comparrison to others but for those with little experience its a job best left to the professionals.

 

[mick-fr]

That actually looks quite a lot of work... more than I imagined anyway! Mine will definately be going to a garage to get done

 

[James_R]

its a very long-winded guide but details are always good. some of it is irrelavent as its based on a golf not a polo/ibiza/fabia which share the same chassis/running gear and are different to the golf mk4 platform (which the mk1 leon uses), some of the work carried out in the guide is also unnessesary.

 

[M1KEH]

Still if you've gotta buy the tools and the belt the costs soon add up to at least 1/2 of what a dealer would charge you. And after the swearing and wasted time you'll wish you paid the dealer to do it. I did my non pd timing belt and they're even more annoying but I plan on keeping my car through a couple of cam belt changes.

 

[James_R]

well you can buy the tools (only the timing tools) for about £40, then you'll need the appropriate spanners, sockets, axle stands, jack etc which can cost £100s

then the belt kit average cost wise will be £150 (for belt, tensioner, roller, water pump, coolant)

then you've got to find time to do it.

The garage who i work for are a vag specialist (christ knows theres enough about these days) and charge £250 all in for a belt swap with the full kit including water pump and all that listed above.

So as you've said mate - sometimes its just not worth the hassle.

 

[Tam_171190]

It's not the experiance I'm worried about. I'm a bike mechanic by trade and well used to doing belts on ducati's. Cars are a different ball game altogether and I am aware of that. But just thinking by the time I get the tools and a night to do it I'd be better off paying someone else to worry about it!!

 

[James_R]

the tools are about £40, you could make that back on the next one you do.