@Global Communications to be honest I’ve fitted 100s of gates kits and never had a problem.. there are certain brands I’d avoid but I’ve always had confidence in gates
By far one of the best YT videos yet in regards to this maintenance item - Superb work and thank you for putting this all together. I am actually excited about performing this job on my son's 2013 VW Passat TDI SEL.
My water pump failed ay 119K in my 2015 Passat TDI (NMS, USA). I did my water pump and timing belt last weekend by following your RUclips video. Your RUclips video is the best and easiest one relates to the repair in my car. When installing the new timing belt the easiest way for me was is putting the belt to the water pump at last. Step by step procedure explained in the video was very help full. Thank you very much buddy.
Hi, i took the plunge and decided to change my own cam belt (and my depth of mechanics doesn't go past changing a wheel). Bought a Gates kit, everything went superb thanks to your excellent video. VW specialist garage quoted me £650 & VW Servicing £850!! Only thing i've noticed is the air is not so hot going into the cabin after refilling the coolant. Thanks so much for your video.
Thank you so much for producing this video - it was extremely clear and easy to follow. I was able to carry out the water pump / timing belt RR on my 2.0 TDI MK7 Golf and saved over AU$1,200.00. I don't have a lift, but as you said, it's quite doable at ground level. Thanks again mate, great work! Ian (Gold Coast, QLD)
Superb!! What a great, detailed video. My car has just gone into the garage for same job on a Mk7 Golf 2013 2.0 TDI. Years ago, I`d done a cambelt change myself, but now, I let someone else with tools, knowledge, time and confidence do it. Great to see the amount of work that goes into such, in essence, a simple job i.e. remove a belt and put it back on. So time consuming to replace a belt!! Thanks for the video. Much better than any channel on TV!!!
Fantastic video. Been ‘off the tools’ for over 30 years but always kept up to date with modern motoring and kept my tool kit updated. Now retired this video inspired me to give it a go - brilliant. Cam belt top cover a bit fiddly off and on but the video was a massive help - thank you 👍
@@diydaly Some feedback for you lads; both of them done one each this week from start to finish, and I didn't get shouted to come and help once. Outstanding video indeed!
Perfect! Great video! Thank you very much! Made it much easier knowing what tools were needed and little pointers regarding the exhaust sensor and which way round to tension the belt. Replaced the timing belt and water pump on my wifes 2013 8V 2.0tdi A3. Only issue I ran into was after tensioning and turning the engine over manually after 4 turns of the crank the cam and fuel pump were half a tooth out of timing. So I took the belt off, repinned it at the timing marks and then put the belt on again, retensioned it again and manually turned over the engine again to test and everything stayed lined up. I must've put the belt on a tooth out somewhere on the first go. Anyway 10/10! Thanks for such a great, informative, clear video!
Great video mate! VW are quoting £850 for this work! Your video has made me confident I can do it myself. Thank you for taking the time to show how to do this.
I was confident doing this job on my Octavia vRS MK3 2.0 TDI as done my Fabia vRS previously. This video just confirmed everything along the way. Absolutely fantastic video. Thank you so much!
@@diydaly honestly 1 of the best tutorials on RUclips! Even someone who's a dab hand with tools could do this following this video! Kudos to you sir!! 👏🏼🌟
Many thanks DIYDaly, I’ve just completed this on my 2016 Skoda Octavia 1.6TDI, there no way I would have been able to it without this great content you’ve created.
this video has given me the incentive to do my 2017 passat, the parts are ordered and I am re watching your video to make sure I do it correctly. the VW price for doing this job is 789 POUNDS, june 2022. Thank you.
Done one on a GTD GOLF today that bloody top cover 😫 mine had 2x DPF pipes running along the cover took the sensor out of the exhaust even managed to remove that little heat shield from the cover still bloody tight otherwise not a bad job.
Good video but one mistake you need to losen the cam shaft pulley and fuel pump pulley so they move in their slots before puting tension on the belt. Turn them clock wise as far as they go in slots before fitting belt that way when tensioning they move left. The way you done it you are only tensioning one side of belt. How this makes sense
Hey Agree mate. Do i need to losen that small bolt in camshaft too? For what reason is this small one good? Dont understand really and cant find a Guideline. After losen of camshaft pulley and pump pulley and small bolt i can install tension Roller and than beld right? Than rotate and Check again and if okay tighten it?
Thanks for the video, this the by far the most detailed video of timing belt and water pump change I have ever seen in RUclips. You even went through the plastic tray removal steps one by one as for dyi person even this part can be challenging sometimes. Also the bleeding as well. I believe if you removed the hose just front of the camshaft pulley, you might have a chance to not remove the locking pin.
Excellent, very detailed and informative video. I have to renew my 2015 VW Golf 2.0 GTD timing belt soon. I’ve owned the car from brand new and even though it’s just turned 13,000 miles it is past it’s 5 year period of the belt.
@@diydalydid my first 2.0 GTD timing belt job today, not on my Mk7 2015 Golf GTD, but a customers 2016 Mk7 Golf GTD car, job was okay to do, only thing I had to do to get the new belt tensioned correctly was to use the fuel pump pulley special holding tool to slacken the pulley and then slacken the camshaft pulley too, but I got it done okay, and car started and ran perfectly.
man thank you so much for this video. This gave me the confidence to tackle the job and made it easy. Really appreciate your effort and your thorough walkthrough. Your video had every piece of information I needed and nothing I didn’t, no extra bits to skip, it was all helpful. Appreciate it a ton.
@@diydaly question for ya, at the part where you have the belt on with the left side with a bit of slack; right side taut, I performed the check of two full rotations and then reinserted my pins. The pin on the fuel pump was hard to get in this time around, before it had slipped in no problem. I’m afraid I somehow ended up one tooth off, although I left that pin in the entire time. car was seeming to run and drive fine but today got a CEL and a P0014 code. Any advice? Take it all off and put the pins in so everything is dead on, and readjust the belt?
Excellent job, definitely saving this video. Don't think I even need to bother browsing to find any other videos for this job. Thanks for adding the torque specs through out the video.
Successfully completed this yesterday, now I have a p2456 code. Reading up on this a lot of people have experienced this after a timing belt and water pump change. Some folks had a differential pressure sensor melt down. Oddly enough the sensor that melted, when I went to disconnect the hose to get it out of the way, it was already disconnected. Not sure what's going one here. Some replaced the sensor but then they had to like calibrate it or something with vcds which I don't have. Any advice?
Glad you got it done! ive never had that issue my self, the pressure switches are obviously near the belt, strange that you had one disconnected , its should have been throwing up a fault previously.. if you do replace it they are meant to be reset using a diagnostic machine , a cheap one wont do it either.. id reconnect everything a give it a good drive see if the fault clears, you really to to get it checked on a decent diagnostic machine to see what the sensors are reading
This video is phenomenal! Im pretty mechanically inclined but this job had me a bit worried. After watching this, no big deal at all! Thank you for your time, proper good explanations and camera angles.
Nice one, thanks for the comments.. much appreciated 👌. Glad you liked it .. I try to make my videos really clear to understand so its always nice to hear some feedback 😃👍
@@diydaly So, I just finished performing this. Mine being a CRUA had a few small differences. But once again, thank you. I believe I would have really struggled if left to the shop manual. Do you have a paypal account or something that i could send you to buy you a few beers? This deserves a cheers.
@@TheRedrider05 nice one! Glad you got it sorted 👍 yeah that would be much appreciated , if you look at the description for the video there’s a PayPal donation link or I’ll attach one here paypal.me/diydaly
WOW 🤩 buddy what a fantastic tutorial on a timing belt replacement 👍🏻 I’ve just bought a 16 plate VW golf with 110 on it but I don’t know if the belts done 🙄 So this will help no end cheers Stevie 😎
Hey I have a mk7 2.0 tdi match 2017 due timing belt this year , may attempt doing it after watching your video, wouldn't have thought even touching it but now have confidence after your clear instructions Gold star all round to yourself
Thank you for this detailed video of this job! I was planning on letting a shop do this work but after watching your video, I am comfortable giving it a go myself! Nice work!
A really well videoed cambelt change with great description of what was being done. I would like to think that the VW main agent will do mine as well as this tomorrow! - I am too old to do these myself now!
Awesome, comprehensive video, thank you so much for taking the time to a) shoot and talk through the steps, and b) take the time to edit/upload it. You have saved me a lot of time and effort, by being able to refer back to this, at certain important 'reference' points. Top bloke! 👍😎
Thanks for the great how-to, made the job really easy for me 👍 I just put on a Gates kit. Tension adjuster broke even with finger tight nut. I see Gates claim it is user fault, and they have investigated the problem and the nut has to be held still while setting tension. In my opinion it is a crap part made out of some sort of cast material and not real steel. Since it is my own car i just used some pliers on the broken part instead of the hex tool.
Hi 👋, really a great video, many thanks 👍 First video on these engines where camshaft and pump bolts are not loosen. Even if the official procedure says to loose those bolts, I feel more confortable with your method 🙂 Really dislike things moving even a little bit, when dealing with timing, lol 😁 A new subscriber 👍
Thanks for the comment, yeah I don't like to alter them if I don't need to.. I used to do it all the time on the older ones but ive never had the need to on these later ones 👍👌
Just in the process of doing this and I figured I'd warn people that the newer gates tensioners are very weak. Mine snapped at the hex key part with minimal warning while trying to tension. I tried replicating the circumstances with the original tensioner (also gates) and I had to put in a LOT of force too get it to break. Bought a replacement from VW made by litens which looks to be a much beefier design. Just FYI for anyone doing this.
Thank you Sir for the fine set of instructions! I think I just had an idler seize but the belt is still OK. Going to give this a go in the driveway, a little fresh air and some sun should get this along nicely, now that I know what Im doing here. Local quotes of 1800-3000 USD to do this in shop.. needless to say I owe you one.
This video really helped me understand the procedure to do a cambelt change on my golf. Thank you! it has been a great help! Your new subscriber all the way from South Africa!
Excellent video, excellently put together. 👌👍 First time doing timing belt & water pump on 2019 Skoda Karoq. Your video was brilliant help and could double n triple check the hard steps you'd done. I would 100% recommend this video and your others to people. Thanks again 👍
Thanks for sharing, thinking of giving this a go. I'll watch a few more times then decide. 👍🏻 My biggest concern is supporting the engine when taking the mount off. Electrician who likes to give most things ago myself. 🚗
The correct way To time/tension these correctly the cam and fuel pump pully should be lossened before tensionong the belt. There is a TPI for gates tensioners fitted to these engines going faulty. Best to stick with genuine kits or INA kits that use the litenes tensioner. Bleeding the system should be done with diagnostic program like ODIS. Have had to bleed loads of systems After other garages or diy mechanics just fill up the coolant with out correctly bleeding the sytem. They are normally ok for a week or two then just pressure up and chuck coolant out if not bleed with diagnostics.
Your videos are very well presented,easy to follow your method...if you ever do come across replacing tdi injector on PD engine please post a video...thanks
Thanks, great job on the video and also on all the reference information for parts, tools and torques. Note: The amazon tool kit is currently not available and the EBay kit cannot be shipped to the USA, but that is not your fault... There are a few more items you did not show or write down? -- 1. The change interval for the belt/water pump. 2. the book value time for the entire job. Many repair shops overcharge on the parts (full retail and administration fee... BIG profit here) and the time (more unearned profit). With this information you can calculate the actual cost of the job. The book value is a not-to-exceed number for BELOW average mechanics so that the customer is not over-charged on time. The automotive industry has taken this as the time charging value for every job even if they spent less actual time on the job. This type of behavior is unethical for professionals such as lawyers and engineers. Imagine if your lawyer charged you more billing time than they actually spent! (Reference: book/movie "The Firm" The firm overcharged and sent invoices/bills to their clients in the US mail making their billing mail fraud!)
Thank you for the video, I'm a former Mercedes tech but I've never worked on any timing belts or VW before. The video was clear and easy to follow. This weekend....I'm going to get my hands dirty....LOL By the way, I've got all the tools needed. P.S. The two people who gave it thumbs down.....why? Do they think they can do this better? or faster?
@@diydaly I did it. It was a piece of cake. It took me more time taking out the covers and the engine mount than do the actual job. Everything that you mentioned in the video was right there and true..
mega! glad you got it sorted 👍 thanks for the update, always nice to get some feedback on my videos 😃. that top cover can be bloody awkward if you haven't done one before! nice and snug in the back corner isn't it!😅
I commend you on your very profession worksmanship, very informative video indeed, keep up your excellent tutorial videos. Much appreciated indeed. Regards Chris from Gateshead.😊
loved the video .. not doing the job myself going to local VW garage . just wanted to see what is involved . my main worry is garage taking shortcuts and not replacing the pump or other parts to safe time and money ..
Excellent video, very well detailed. The workmanship is the same at 2.0L and 1.6 tdi. The water pump, it is other than what was on the car. I mean, it's no longer electric but classic. I greet you from Ro 👍
@@diydaly Can you answer the question? The workmanship is the same in both 1.6 and 2 motors. 0l? Did you put the water pump, classic? The electric one you eliminated? do not give errors does not heat up. Ms👍
@@nicolaeconstantin4 yes exactly the same.. I fitted the non electric pump , it doesn’t throw up any errors .. the solenoid fits into a blank so the solenoid is effectively still working but doesn’t do anything.. thus doesn’t throw up any errors 👍
@@diydaly Hi there, I really appreciate this as my son has just bought a 13 plate Mk 7 Golf and it appears that there is no record of a timing belt ever been done, even with a fully stamped book..... 😕 So, the water pump, did you replace the super duper one ( disabling contact thingy) with a "normal" one? Thanks! 👍
Changed the timing belt and tensioner thanks to your video. Alway wanted to do this on my own. But I’ve noticed the new tensioner Pointer / Arrow vibrates slightly / shakes slightly when the engine is running - is this normal ? Or have I over-tightened it. Thanks
Why didn’t you have the fuel pump and cam pulley tool to get the vernier adjustment on those 2 pulleys?? At least that way you wouldn’t need to remove the locking pin in can and you could fit the belt in the correct order from crankshaft
For 2020 year, 2.0 tdi you need to loosen the camshaft bolts, and you need key for camshaft. You can not mount new timming belt, if you dont loosen camshaft bolt.
I miss the sense of crank aretation tool (point with marker should be enough) because the teeths on the belt won't let you make it wrong if the cam and IP timing is fixed with the tool... On older engines with variable cam (IP) timing pulley make the crank aretation tool sense. Just my point of view... Very good manual! Thank you for sharing!
Beautiful. I almost feel that I could do it myself. Almost. Another video said the engine mount bolts are torqued to their yield point, and must be replaced.
Amazing video thank you so much. Not as daunting as I thought it’s going to be. Hoping this will be the same as my Mk2 Tiguan, as there are no videos for that on here yet.
Hi just about two do my timing belt, you where saying if your 180 degree off will the crank alignment tool and pins still go in or is that how you know you are 180 degrees off, I look forward to hearing back from you regarding this if you can Many thanks John
Brilliant instructional video. My garage concerned the new water pump on a MK 7 1.6tdi had to be linked via software to the car? Is that the case? They don't think they can do the installation because of that.
This time belt is like new. I think that these are strong and solid materials that can cover over 200,000 km. no problems. only some external influence or malfunction can damage and break it. and that can happen with the new belt you put on yesterday.
Top job...go to for timing belt water pump kits install on you tube...jus a small tip there is a notch on the back of the crank pulley to line up with the mark OT on the plastic cover to get no.1 into tcd...gets her in position b4 locking her up...ya kno yerself👍n again great detailed job you did...doing the camera work puts more time into the job...fair play👌
You can perform a bleeding process using a diagnostic device such as VCDS, or you can purchase a bleeding device to do it manually. After that, there shouldn't be an airlock.
Nice detailt video. One off the best I have see. I have to do the same job in a couple of weeks to a skoda actavia. Question, why not disconnect the lower radiatorhose and renew the coolant complete? Maybe also a little bit of a mess on the crankshaft.
Thanks 👍 yeah you can do that , and I might do it that way sometimes , ideal if you need to change the coolant , this only had a coolant change 6 months beforehand 👍
Hello my friend, you think we need change the water pump aswel !?I think just the belt enough, because I think the new parts quality is not same as the factory's part!thanks
Uk interval is 140,000 or 5 years which ever comes first.. average cost at a garage for a complete kit fitted with a new water pump and aux belt should be around the £400-£500 area
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Timing belt tensioner = 20 NM + 45 Degrees
Wheel bolts = 130 NM
@Global Communications to be honest I’ve fitted 100s of gates kits and never had a problem.. there are certain brands I’d avoid but I’ve always had confidence in gates
By far one of the best YT videos yet in regards to this maintenance item - Superb work and thank you for putting this all together. I am actually excited about performing this job on my son's 2013 VW Passat TDI SEL.
Thanks for the comments , much appreciated as a small YT channel 😃 glad it will help you 👍
Well said.
My water pump failed ay 119K in my 2015 Passat TDI (NMS, USA). I did my water pump and timing belt last weekend by following your RUclips video. Your RUclips video is the best and easiest one relates to the repair in my car. When installing the new timing belt the easiest way for me was is putting the belt to the water pump at last. Step by step procedure explained in the video was very help full. Thank you very much buddy.
Nice one , glad to hear it👍👍 thanks
Hi, i took the plunge and decided to change my own cam belt (and my depth of mechanics doesn't go past changing a wheel). Bought a Gates kit, everything went superb thanks to your excellent video. VW specialist garage quoted me £650 & VW Servicing £850!! Only thing i've noticed is the air is not so hot going into the cabin after refilling the coolant. Thanks so much for your video.
Nice one, glad to hear your got it all sorted 👍👍
Thank you so much for producing this video - it was extremely clear and easy to follow. I was able to carry out the water pump / timing belt RR on my 2.0 TDI MK7 Golf and saved over AU$1,200.00. I don't have a lift, but as you said, it's quite doable at ground level. Thanks again mate, great work!
Ian (Gold Coast, QLD)
Thanks for the comment, glad to help 😃👌👍
did you source the timing belt parts and pin kit locally? I'm about to this job on my 2015 Octavia in Sydney.
Superb!! What a great, detailed video. My car has just gone into the garage for same job on a Mk7 Golf 2013 2.0 TDI. Years ago, I`d done a cambelt change myself, but now, I let someone else with tools, knowledge, time and confidence do it. Great to see the amount of work that goes into such, in essence, a simple job i.e. remove a belt and put it back on. So time consuming to replace a belt!! Thanks for the video. Much better than any channel on TV!!!
Thanks a lot for your comments! feedback is always appreciated as a small RUclips channel .. 👍👌😃
What is the mileage you replace your timing belts? I have the same model
Fantastic video. Been ‘off the tools’ for over 30 years but always kept up to date with modern motoring and kept my tool kit updated. Now retired this video inspired me to give it a go - brilliant. Cam belt top cover a bit fiddly off and on but the video was a massive help - thank you 👍
Nice one! Glad it helped 👍 yeah that top cover is about the worst bit of the job!!ha
I'm worked in a Fiat service, and before this time im never worked in this generation of TDI engine's. Your video is a great help for my job. Thx.
Glad to help , thanks for the comment 👌👍
The reason why the book says to loosen the camshaft bolts and pump centre nut is for proper belt tension to be achieved without altering the timing.
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The best properly detailed guide I've seen for these engines on RUclips. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for the comments, much appreciated as a small RUclips channel 👍👌😃
Going to get my apprentices to watch this in preparation for their first one. Top job lads. Brilliantly put across.
Thanks for the comment , nice to hear it 👌 hopefully it helps them 👍👍
@@diydaly Some feedback for you lads; both of them done one each this week from start to finish, and I didn't get shouted to come and help once. Outstanding video indeed!
@@bigbill74scots nice one , really rewarding to hear that! Thanks for the update mate 👌👍
Perfect! Great video! Thank you very much! Made it much easier knowing what tools were needed and little pointers regarding the exhaust sensor and which way round to tension the belt.
Replaced the timing belt and water pump on my wifes 2013 8V 2.0tdi A3.
Only issue I ran into was after tensioning and turning the engine over manually after 4 turns of the crank the cam and fuel pump were half a tooth out of timing. So I took the belt off, repinned it at the timing marks and then put the belt on again, retensioned it again and manually turned over the engine again to test and everything stayed lined up. I must've put the belt on a tooth out somewhere on the first go.
Anyway 10/10! Thanks for such a great, informative, clear video!
👍👍 great to hear! Always nice to hear positive feedback
Great video mate! VW are quoting £850 for this work! Your video has made me confident I can do it myself. Thank you for taking the time to show how to do this.
Glad I could help mate 👍
I was confident doing this job on my Octavia vRS MK3 2.0 TDI as done my Fabia vRS previously. This video just confirmed everything along the way. Absolutely fantastic video. Thank you so much!
Nice one , thanks for the comments 👍
@@diydaly honestly 1 of the best tutorials on RUclips! Even someone who's a dab hand with tools could do this following this video! Kudos to you sir!! 👏🏼🌟
@@copieB Thanks again, your comments are very much appreciated 😃
was about to ask about this engine vs the Mk3 Octavia. Good to know this is for my car.
@@stevewandel9317 yes mate. I have a 2014 Octavia vRS MK3, exactly same engine etc :)
Many thanks DIYDaly, I’ve just completed this on my 2016 Skoda Octavia 1.6TDI, there no way I would have been able to it without this great content you’ve created.
Thanks Dave! Your comments much appreciated , always nice to hear some positive feedback 👌👍
this video has given me the incentive to do my 2017 passat, the parts are ordered and I am re watching your video to make sure I do it correctly. the VW price for doing this job is 789 POUNDS, june 2022. Thank you.
@@tonnaboy1 glad it will help Keith .. you’ll have no trouble just take your time with it 👌👍
Excellent detail and close up shots. Thank you for taking the time to explain so clearly👍
You are very welcome, thanks for the comment, much appreciated.. always nice to get some feedback 👍👌😃
Sir, you deserve medal. Greatings from Poland, thank you.
Thank you too!
Just wanted to say this is one of the best step by step guides. Thank you 🙏
Glad it helped.. thanks for the comments! feedback always appreciated as a small channel 👌😃👍
Done one on a GTD GOLF today that bloody top cover 😫 mine had 2x DPF pipes running along the cover took the sensor out of the exhaust even managed to remove that little heat shield from the cover still bloody tight otherwise not a bad job.
@@kevinpalmer7452 lol yeah the cover is pretty must the worst bit!
Good video but one mistake you need to losen the cam shaft pulley and fuel pump pulley so they move in their slots before puting tension on the belt. Turn them clock wise as far as they go in slots before fitting belt that way when tensioning they move left. The way you done it you are only tensioning one side of belt. How this makes sense
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Agree mate. Do i need to losen that small bolt in camshaft too? For what reason is this small one good? Dont understand really and cant find a Guideline.
After losen of camshaft pulley and pump pulley and small bolt i can install tension Roller and than beld right? Than rotate and Check again and if okay tighten it?
What a brilliant video, very well to put together. Now I understand why my garage is charging me so much to do this
Thanks for the comment! Feedback much appreciated 👍👌
Thanks for the video, this the by far the most detailed video of timing belt and water pump change I have ever seen in RUclips. You even went through the plastic tray removal steps one by one as for dyi person even this part can be challenging sometimes. Also the bleeding as well.
I believe if you removed the hose just front of the camshaft pulley, you might have a chance to not remove the locking pin.
Thanks! Your comment much appreciated 😁👍
Yesterday I changed the belt set according to this video. Everything was the same as on my engine. Thank you very much.
Nice one , glad to hear it! Thanks for the comment
Excellent, very detailed and informative video. I have to renew my 2015 VW Golf 2.0 GTD timing belt soon. I’ve owned the car from brand new and even though it’s just turned 13,000 miles it is past it’s 5 year period of the belt.
Thanks for the comments Ray, hopefully this will be some help to you 👍👌
@@diydalydid my first 2.0 GTD timing belt job today, not on my Mk7 2015 Golf GTD, but a customers 2016 Mk7 Golf GTD car, job was okay to do, only thing I had to do to get the new belt tensioned correctly was to use the fuel pump pulley special holding tool to slacken the pulley and then slacken the camshaft pulley too, but I got it done okay, and car started and ran perfectly.
@@Rayfaedundee 👍👍
Excellent video, the right amount of detail covering every step, took me longer to remove the top timing cover than changing the actual belt 👍
Nice one , thanks for the comment 👍 they they can be abit tricky sometimes!
Too right
Struggling. Not like vw
man thank you so much for this video. This gave me the confidence to tackle the job and made it easy. Really appreciate your effort and your thorough walkthrough.
Your video had every piece of information I needed and nothing I didn’t, no extra bits to skip, it was all helpful. Appreciate it a ton.
Thankyou very much! Much appreciated! Makes all the hard work worth while 😁👍
@@diydaly question for ya, at the part where you have the belt on with the left side with a bit of slack; right side taut, I performed the check of two full rotations and then reinserted my pins. The pin on the fuel pump was hard to get in this time around, before it had slipped in no problem.
I’m afraid I somehow ended up one tooth off, although I left that pin in the entire time.
car was seeming to run and drive fine but today got a CEL and a P0014 code.
Any advice? Take it all off and put the pins in so everything is dead on, and readjust the belt?
@@joelchristopher190 yeah sound like the timing just out , you’ll need to pin it up again a retention mate
This is the best how to video I have watched any where. Made the work on my 2015 Jetta much easier!!
Nice one , thanks alot for the comments , much appreciated as a small YT channel 😁👍
Excellent job, definitely saving this video. Don't think I even need to bother browsing to find any other videos for this job. Thanks for adding the torque specs through out the video.
Nice one thanks for the comment, much appreciated 👍👌
Successfully completed this yesterday, now I have a p2456 code. Reading up on this a lot of people have experienced this after a timing belt and water pump change. Some folks had a differential pressure sensor melt down. Oddly enough the sensor that melted, when I went to disconnect the hose to get it out of the way, it was already disconnected.
Not sure what's going one here. Some replaced the sensor but then they had to like calibrate it or something with vcds which I don't have.
Any advice?
Glad you got it done! ive never had that issue my self, the pressure switches are obviously near the belt, strange that you had one disconnected , its should have been throwing up a fault previously.. if you do replace it they are meant to be reset using a diagnostic machine , a cheap one wont do it either.. id reconnect everything a give it a good drive see if the fault clears, you really to to get it checked on a decent diagnostic machine to see what the sensors are reading
This video is phenomenal! Im pretty mechanically inclined but this job had me a bit worried. After watching this, no big deal at all!
Thank you for your time, proper good explanations and camera angles.
Nice one, thanks for the comments.. much appreciated 👌. Glad you liked it .. I try to make my videos really clear to understand so its always nice to hear some feedback 😃👍
@@diydaly
So, I just finished performing this. Mine being a CRUA had a few small differences. But once again, thank you. I believe I would have really struggled if left to the shop manual.
Do you have a paypal account or something that i could send you to buy you a few beers? This deserves a cheers.
@@TheRedrider05 nice one! Glad you got it sorted 👍 yeah that would be much appreciated , if you look at the description for the video there’s a PayPal donation link or I’ll attach one here paypal.me/diydaly
@@diydaly sent! Enjoy!
@@TheRedrider05 got it mate , really appreciate that! Thanks :) makes it all worth while 👍👍
You guys are Phenomenal!! Bar none, the best documented how-to I have seen! This will help when I do my 2015 TDI, here across the Pond.
Thanks very much for the comments! much appreciated as a small YT channel 👍👌😃
Great video thanks, by far the best i have watched for doing this job, clear and concise.
👍 thanks mate
WOW 🤩 buddy what a fantastic tutorial on a timing belt replacement 👍🏻 I’ve just bought a 16 plate VW golf with 110 on it but I don’t know if the belts done 🙄 So this will help no end cheers Stevie 😎
Nice one, thanks for the comments 👍 always nice to hear some positive feedback 😁👌👍
Yeah, very very detailed, excellent video. Nice you list all the parts, tools, full run down. Great job.
Thanks! 👍
Hey I have a mk7 2.0 tdi match 2017 due timing belt this year , may attempt doing it after watching your video, wouldn't have thought even touching it but now have confidence after your clear instructions Gold star all round to yourself
Thanks for the comments , much appreciated as a small YT channel 😁 glad to help 👌👍
Thanks for this! Just followed this guide for my 2017 Seat Leon. Running sweetly!
👍👍 nice one , glad to help 👌
What an absolute legend, massive help and saved me a fair amount of money
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Thank you for this detailed video of this job! I was planning on letting a shop do this work but after watching your video, I am comfortable giving it a go myself! Nice work!
You are welcome!
A really well videoed cambelt change with great description of what was being done. I would like to think that the VW main agent will do mine as well as this tomorrow! - I am too old to do these myself now!
👍👍 thanks for the comments , much appreciated
Top video DIYDALY! By far the best VAG 2.0tdi timing belt change I've seen. Thanks so much
Thanks! Always nice to hear such positive feedback.. makes it all worth while 👍👍
Awesome, comprehensive video, thank you so much for taking the time to a) shoot and talk through the steps, and b) take the time to edit/upload it. You have saved me a lot of time and effort, by being able to refer back to this, at certain important 'reference' points. Top bloke! 👍😎
Nice one , thanks for the comments! Always nice to hear positive feedback 👍👍
Thanks for the great how-to, made the job really easy for me 👍
I just put on a Gates kit. Tension adjuster broke even with finger tight nut. I see Gates claim it is user fault, and they have investigated the problem and the nut has to be held still while setting tension. In my opinion it is a crap part made out of some sort of cast material and not real steel. Since it is my own car i just used some pliers on the broken part instead of the hex tool.
Thankyou very much 👍😁 tips much appreciated!
Hi 👋, really a great video, many thanks 👍
First video on these engines where camshaft and pump bolts are not loosen. Even if the official procedure says to loose those bolts, I feel more confortable with your method 🙂
Really dislike things moving even a little bit, when dealing with timing, lol 😁
A new subscriber 👍
Thanks for the comment, yeah I don't like to alter them if I don't need to.. I used to do it all the time on the older ones but ive never had the need to on these later ones 👍👌
Did this exact procedure on a Scirocco r line worked a treat saved my son a few Bob .. thanks great tutorial
Glad it helped, thanks for the comment , much appreciated 👍👌
Just in the process of doing this and I figured I'd warn people that the newer gates tensioners are very weak. Mine snapped at the hex key part with minimal warning while trying to tension. I tried replicating the circumstances with the original tensioner (also gates) and I had to put in a LOT of force too get it to break. Bought a replacement from VW made by litens which looks to be a much beefier design. Just FYI for anyone doing this.
Thanks for the info
Thank you Sir for the fine set of instructions! I think I just had an idler seize but the belt is still OK. Going to give this a go in the driveway, a little fresh air and some sun should get this along nicely, now that I know what Im doing here. Local quotes of 1800-3000 USD to do this in shop.. needless to say I owe you one.
Nice one , glad it will help👍👍 thanks for the comment
This video really helped me understand the procedure to do a cambelt change on my golf. Thank you! it has been a great help! Your new subscriber all the way from South Africa!
Nice one, always nice to hear some positive feedback 😃 thanks 👍👍
Cheers for this video. Followed it to a t and all went well. Keeping slack on the left and putting the idler on afterwards 👍
nice one, Glad it helped! thanks for the comment 👍
Excellent video, excellently put together. 👌👍
First time doing timing belt & water pump on 2019 Skoda Karoq. Your video was brilliant help and could double n triple check the hard steps you'd done.
I would 100% recommend this video and your others to people.
Thanks again 👍
Thanks for the comment Fraser! Much appreciated 👌always nice to hear some feedback 👍👍
Once again - great video - fully explained in detail. Use your all the time for my transit custom and how my Audi A3 2.0 TDI
Thanks! 👍 , nice to hear! Makes it all worth while 👌
Thanks for sharing, thinking of giving this a go. I'll watch a few more times then decide. 👍🏻 My biggest concern is supporting the engine when taking the mount off. Electrician who likes to give most things ago myself. 🚗
I’m sure you’d manage mate , just a hack under the sump will do 👍
Thank you for this! Did my cambelt on my 2014 seat Leon FR with this guide. Really top quality video!!! Legend
Great to hear! thanks for the comment.. much appreciated 😃
Great tutorial!!! - got one with accident damage so slightly more things to replace 👌 keep up the sterling work 👍👍👍
Nice one, glad to help.. thanks for the comment 👍👌😃
The correct way To time/tension these correctly the cam and fuel pump pully should be lossened before tensionong the belt.
There is a TPI for gates tensioners fitted to these engines going faulty.
Best to stick with genuine kits or INA kits that use the litenes tensioner.
Bleeding the system should be done with diagnostic program like ODIS.
Have had to bleed loads of systems After other garages or diy mechanics just fill up the coolant with out correctly bleeding the sytem.
They are normally ok for a week or two then just pressure up and chuck coolant out if not bleed with diagnostics.
Fantastic video! Never thought I could do this myself, but this made it possible. Thanks!
👍 thanks for the comment, glad to help 👌😁🙌
Thanks for making this guide, it proved really helpful while doing the same job today on my Seat Leon FR TDI. Really appreciate it 👍
Thanks ! Glad to help 👍
i never saw a video like that you explained every thing very deeply thankyou so much
You're most welcome, thanks for the comment
Out of All the cars ive done this was the worst of Them super usefull vid thanks a lot
Glad it helped 👍👍
Your videos are very well presented,easy to follow your method...if you ever do come across replacing tdi injector on PD engine please post a video...thanks
Thanks! 👍😁 . Yeah I certainly will mate 👍
I've got a 2015 tdi passat sel sedan with 200k in it. I got 6000 in it now. Is it worth the water pump and timing chain?
Thanks a bunch for the great video and detailed instructions. Was able to knock mine out today without any issues.
Nice one , glad it will help mate 👍👍
Thanks, great job on the video and also on all the reference information for parts, tools and torques. Note: The amazon tool kit is currently not available and the EBay kit cannot be shipped to the USA, but that is not your fault... There are a few more items you did not show or write down? -- 1. The change interval for the belt/water pump. 2. the book value time for the entire job. Many repair shops overcharge on the parts (full retail and administration fee... BIG profit here) and the time (more unearned profit). With this information you can calculate the actual cost of the job. The book value is a not-to-exceed number for BELOW average mechanics so that the customer is not over-charged on time. The automotive industry has taken this as the time charging value for every job even if they spent less actual time on the job. This type of behavior is unethical for professionals such as lawyers and engineers. Imagine if your lawyer charged you more billing time than they actually spent! (Reference: book/movie "The Firm" The firm overcharged and sent invoices/bills to their clients in the US mail making their billing mail fraud!)
Thanks for the comments / info Andrew 👍
Thank you for the video, I'm a former Mercedes tech but I've never worked on any timing belts or VW before. The video was clear and easy to follow. This weekend....I'm going to get my hands dirty....LOL
By the way, I've got all the tools needed.
P.S. The two people who gave it thumbs down.....why? Do they think they can do this better? or faster?
Nice one , thanks for the comment 😁 much appreciated .. Yeah there not bad , I’m sure you’ll suss it out 👍 I know can’t please everyone i spose 🤣
@@diydaly I did it. It was a piece of cake. It took me more time taking out the covers and the engine mount than do the actual job. Everything that you mentioned in the video was right there and true..
mega! glad you got it sorted 👍 thanks for the update, always nice to get some feedback on my videos 😃. that top cover can be bloody awkward if you haven't done one before! nice and snug in the back corner isn't it!😅
I commend you on your very profession worksmanship, very informative video indeed, keep up your excellent tutorial videos. Much appreciated indeed. Regards Chris from Gateshead.😊
Thank you very much! Your comment is much appreciated! Makes all the hard work worth while!
loved the video .. not doing the job myself going to local VW garage . just wanted to see what is involved . my main worry is garage taking shortcuts and not replacing the pump or other parts to safe time and money ..
👍 thanks , I’m sure they will fit the full kit if they are decent mate
bang on video my friend, thank you very much. i love fixing my own rig and saving all the money, this was a big confidence booster🍻
nice one, glad it will help! thanks for the comment 👍👍
Excellent video, very well detailed. The workmanship is the same at 2.0L and 1.6 tdi. The water pump, it is other than what was on the car. I mean, it's no longer electric but classic. I greet you from Ro 👍
Glad you liked it , thanks for the comments! Much appreciated 😁👌
@@diydaly Can you answer the question? The workmanship is the same in both 1.6 and 2 motors. 0l? Did you put the water pump, classic? The electric one you eliminated? do not give errors does not heat up. Ms👍
@@nicolaeconstantin4 yes exactly the same.. I fitted the non electric pump , it doesn’t throw up any errors .. the solenoid fits into a blank so the solenoid is effectively still working but doesn’t do anything.. thus doesn’t throw up any errors 👍
@@diydaly
Hi there, I really appreciate this as my son has just bought a 13 plate Mk 7 Golf and it appears that there is no record of a timing belt ever been done, even with a fully stamped book..... 😕
So, the water pump, did you replace the super duper one ( disabling contact thingy) with a "normal" one?
Thanks! 👍
@@andystone5487 yeah I prefer to fit the standard style (non electric )
Best timing belt video I’ve ever watched, perfect pal 👍
One quick question, what water pump would I need for 2014 Octavia 2.0 tdi DSG
👍👍 thanks! Can vary but I’d go for a gates kit with the bypass water pump ..
Thank you very much for your helpful and detailed video! Perfect job from professionals !
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks a lot for the comment, much appreciated as a small YT channel 😃👌👍
Very nice! I just developed a coolant leak that I suspect is the water pump. This should help me get at it.
Glad to help , thanks for the comment 👌👍
Thanks for the very detailed video; it helps me a lot.
nice one, thanks thanks for the comment 👍👌
Just done this job on an Audi A5 and was shocked to see they have gone from 3 bolts to 1 on the camshaft sprocket
Thanks for this, have a 2013 Tiguan to do in the near future, very helpful video.
👍 I’ve just done one on a 2012 Tiguan.. will be uploading it this week hopefully 👌
Excellent, very descriptive and thorough video. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for the comment
Changed the timing belt and tensioner thanks to your video. Alway wanted to do this on my own.
But I’ve noticed the new tensioner Pointer / Arrow vibrates slightly / shakes slightly when the engine is running - is this normal ? Or have I over-tightened it. Thanks
Yeah that’s quite normal mate , glad it helped 👍👍
BRILLIANT Description You make it look SOooo Easy MANY THANKS
Ha is Steve! Comments always appreciated 👍👍
Why didn’t you have the fuel pump and cam pulley tool to get the vernier adjustment on those 2 pulleys??
At least that way you wouldn’t need to remove the locking pin in can and you could fit the belt in the correct order from crankshaft
For 2020 year, 2.0 tdi you need to loosen the camshaft bolts, and you need key for camshaft. You can not mount new timming belt, if you dont loosen camshaft bolt.
I miss the sense of crank aretation tool (point with marker should be enough) because the teeths on the belt won't let you make it wrong if the cam and IP timing is fixed with the tool... On older engines with variable cam (IP) timing pulley make the crank aretation tool sense. Just my point of view...
Very good manual! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks 👍👍
Good job Guy ! Thanks you so much for your vidéo. Maybe one day i’ll do it 😅
Beautiful. I almost feel that I could do it myself. Almost.
Another video said the engine mount bolts are torqued to their yield point, and must be replaced.
👍👍 thanks , I can be recommended to replace the bolts but I’ve never replaced them tbh and never had an issue
@@diydaly Thanks. How did you torque them? Seems its very high and you would need a very long bar.
@@paulwary normal 1/2 torque wrentch will do them fine , it wouldn’t be that high a torque
VERY detailed, very informative, thank you so much for this.
Glad it was helpful!
Excellently explained 👌
Thanks 👍
Wish u was my personal mechanic 💯 top quality work there. 👏
Thanks! 👍👌
Amazing video thank you so much. Not as daunting as I thought it’s going to be. Hoping this will be the same as my Mk2 Tiguan, as there are no videos for that on here yet.
Thanks 👍 yeah it will pretty much be the same mate
Hi just about two do my timing belt, you where saying if your 180 degree off will the crank alignment tool and pins still go in or is that how you know you are 180 degrees off, I look forward to hearing back from you regarding this if you can
Many thanks
John
Thank you very much for making this video. Very clear video and detailed explanation. Very similar engine to my 2015 Passat B8.
Thanks for the comment , much appreciated .. glad to help 👌👍
Is the timing tool kit also works for the 2015 TDI Passat ?
Brilliant instructional video. My garage concerned the new water pump on a MK 7 1.6tdi had to be linked via software to the car? Is that the case? They don't think they can do the installation because of that.
thanks! no coding or anything needed mate, its just plug and play 👍👍
Brilliant
I just wonder why water pump leaks if you could answer please
Just general failure of the seals
mate thankyou, you have saved me a load of headache 🙏
No problem 👍 thanks for the comment 👌
This time belt is like new. I think that these are strong and solid materials that can cover over 200,000 km. no problems. only some external influence or malfunction can damage and break it. and that can happen with the new belt you put on yesterday.
Thanks for the comment
What about powersteering pump and oil pump, you have not mentioned them,are they electrical pumps.
Great video, thanks for taking the time to put it together 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Top job...go to for timing belt water pump kits install on you tube...jus a small tip there is a notch on the back of the crank pulley to line up with the mark OT on the plastic cover to get no.1 into tcd...gets her in position b4 locking her up...ya kno yerself👍n again great detailed job you did...doing the camera work puts more time into the job...fair play👌
👍👍 thanks for the comments mate , much appreciated 🙌
After changing the belt and water pump the water temp gauge is staying at 50. Suspect an air lock but don’t know how to check
You can perform a bleeding process using a diagnostic device such as VCDS, or you can purchase a bleeding device to do it manually. After that, there shouldn't be an airlock.
What a great video, greetings from Sweden.
Thank you very much! comments much appreciated as a small YT channel 👌😃
Fantastic video subscribed 👍 do you know if you have to remove the top part of the cambelt cover to be able to get the rocker cover off?
I’m not 100% sure but I think you do
Damn buddy, what a great video!!! Thanks a lot and greetings from Mexico!!!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment , much appreciated! 👌👍
Nice detailt video. One off the best I have see. I have to do the same job in a couple of weeks to a skoda actavia. Question, why not disconnect the lower radiatorhose and renew the coolant complete? Maybe also a little bit of a mess on the crankshaft.
Thanks 👍 yeah you can do that , and I might do it that way sometimes , ideal if you need to change the coolant , this only had a coolant change 6 months beforehand 👍
Hello my friend, you think we need change the water pump aswel !?I think just the belt enough, because I think the new parts quality is not same as the factory's part!thanks
Yeah I’d always replace the pump on these engines unless it had recently been done.. Aslong as you are fitting a decent brand kit
When should one replace the timing belt? 2013 Golf 110TDI
Very informative tutorial Thanks
Please answer if you can about TIME BELT change interval and the cost for VW Golf MK7 !
Uk interval is 140,000 or 5 years which ever comes first.. average cost at a garage for a complete kit fitted with a new water pump and aux belt should be around the £400-£500 area