Sharan v Passat - Grooved belt

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Sun 12 May 2013 13:18
Sharan v Passat - Grooved belt - strickjumpers

Hello, can anybody help, VW Sharan seems to be 40K for timing belt on 1.9TDI same unit in Passat I hear is 60K , is this fact or fiction, if fact, what could be the reason? thanks Mike.

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Sun 12 May 2013 15:38
Sharan v Passat - Grooved belt - Ordovices
Taken from the VW UK web site, suitably vague! How often does it need to be changed?

4 - 5 years (4 years for cars registererd before September 2009, 5 years thereafter). This may need to be changed sooner for high mileage drivers.

The mileage quoted in my service book is 80,000 for a 1.9 Passat (2008)

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Sun 12 May 2013 16:04
Sharan v Passat - Grooved belt - Peter D

The Grooved belt is not the timing belt. It is the serpentine Aux belt. Please clarify. Regards Peter

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Sun 12 May 2013 16:16
Sharan v Passat - Grooved belt - Ordovices

The timing belt is grooved athwart to the direction of travel. The grooves pick up the splines on the drive.

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Sun 12 May 2013 16:26
Sharan v Passat - Grooved belt - Peter D

No, the timing belt is called a toothed belt. A groove in longitudinal. Regards Peter

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