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Timing/Cam Belt Replacement
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tos
Go Kart Newbie
ErWin says never ever replacement for timing belt, and that is weird 
Only in dusty conditions, replacement 120 000km and:
The toothed belts of the motors, which do not have a specified replacement or inspection interval, have a long-lasting construction. Volkswagen
recommends checking the timing belt after 300,000 km or 15 years.
Thats for gasoline engines, TDI engines 120 000km
https://erwin.volkswagen.de/erwin/showHome.do
Only in dusty conditions, replacement 120 000km and:
The toothed belts of the motors, which do not have a specified replacement or inspection interval, have a long-lasting construction. Volkswagen
recommends checking the timing belt after 300,000 km or 15 years.
Thats for gasoline engines, TDI engines 120 000km
https://erwin.volkswagen.de/erwin/showHome.do
PanEuropean
Ready to race!
I don't think that is necessary.
If VW has not specified a replacement interval other than what @tos wrote in post #2 above, that implies that they have high confidence in the longevity of the belt. I doubt very much if they would fail to publish a replacement interval if they had any concern that the belt might fail earlier than noted - simply because if there were a run of belts failing at (for example), 100K miles, or 150 K miles, or 10 years, or whatever, they would be at risk of having to put in place a warranty extension and carry out very expensive repairs under that warranty extension.
VW recommends "checking" the belt on the gasoline engines after 300,000 km (about 200,000 miles) or 15 years, assuming normal operating conditions. If one wants to be extra-cautious, one could have the belt inspected at 200,000 km (about 130,000 miles) or 10 years, and if evidence of deterioration is found, have it replaced at that time. But, replacing - not simply checking, but replacing - at 100,000 km (60,000 miles) and 5 years is overkill.
Michael
OLD MEN RULE
Go Kart Champion
SOL when out of warranty.So what will VW say if the belt goes before this?