Polo cambelt

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Sat 2 Dec 2006 21:55
Polo cambelt - csgmart
Hi - I have a 1996 1.4 Polo with 64,000 miles on the clock. When should I get the cambelt replaced? Many thanks.
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Sat 2 Dec 2006 22:08
Polo cambelt - adverse camber
If its never been done before then 2002 would have been a good time :)

It should be in your handbook, but typically every 6 years or 60,000 miles whichever comes first. Check what else needs doing at the same time usually pulleys, idlers, tensioner and soketimes water pump - everything else that the belt runs around.
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Sun 3 Dec 2006 00:02
Polo cambelt - Dynamic Dave
but typically every 6 years or 60,000 miles whichever comes first.


According to the following, it's now every 40,000 or 4yrs.

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=37741
And from the same thread
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=37741&...e
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Sun 3 Dec 2006 11:01
Polo cambelt - csgmart
Excellent - thanks for the information very interesting and useful.

How much would an independent charge for a cam belt change? (Including all the appropriate pullys and water pump).

As I am doing 2,000 miles per month it makes sense to be safe rather than sorry.
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