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Re: Timing belt -- Volvo vs. VW ALL any

posted by  someone claiming to be Don Foster on  Sat Jul 7 14:49 CST 2001 [RELATED]

"...estimate of 2 inches of space is generous..."

My scraped and bruised knuckles agree with you.

...noticed yet that VW fasteners corrode, round off, strip and break..."

Yes, yes, yes, and not yet. I was lucky -- no broken bolts. But the rust is unbelievable. Fortunately, I bought a replacement timing cover off eBay ($1) -- the original was rusted through.

I'm also glad I bought a tensioner. The original was frozen solid, and the belt was scuffing against it. I had to improvise a tensioner torquing tool. The car (an '89) has only 69k original miles, so I believe this was the factory belt. I think I caught it just in time.

"...plastic fuel tank on the Golf makes it easy to change the in-tank fuel pump (no rust)..."

I can imagine. And if I'm lucky, that's as far as I'll go with it.

"...VWs are fun to drive..."

That's true, but a little voice in my '86 245 whispers, "Relax -- I'm comfortable, reliable, roomy, and safe."





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