GregZX Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 A 2020 1.5 TSI with 109k (change interval is 140k but I'm getting twitchy). Only Skoda themselves or a VAG specialist can do it because of the need for a "special tool". Specifically the VAS 611 007 electronic timing tool which costs so much ordinary garages don't have it and mainly because they would never see enough 1.5 TSI engines to justify buying it. So that will be £920 inc VAT please sir and we'll have your car two days as well. The belt on my ZX cost £150 including the bottle of tippex!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Yea sad state of affairs really and doesn’t benefit anyone really . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Really 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 11 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said: Yea sad state of affairs really and doesn’t benefit anyone really . 11 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said: Really 😂 Really? 🤣 twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Laser have come up with a cheaper version https://www.lasertools.co.uk/Product/8824/Engine-Timing-Kit-for-VW-Group-1.5-TSi-Petrol Probably more faff and it's expensive still, but at least not quite as bad as the OEM tool. £600 with the VAT from here: https://www.thetoolacademy.com/laser-tools-8824-engine-timing-kit-fits-vw-group-15-tsi-petrol-154492-p.asp VAG have said that newer engines will need the special expensive tool on future engines. If so, I suspect aftermarket tool manufacturers will come up with something much cheaper in the long run. goosey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I’ve got a kit with an inclinometer in already for bmw / Prince junk . What’s the betting it’s not cross compatible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 And still people keep buying this over complicated shit..no offence, but this is the price you pay …… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 minute ago, Rocket88 said: And still people keep buying this over complicated shit..no offence, but this is the price you pay …… Zee Germans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Don’t mention…etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 3 hours ago, Rocket88 said: And still people keep buying this over complicated shit..no offence, but this is the price you pay …… Drive alright and interiors are pretty decent. 140k intervals mean that it's much further down the ownership line where value is usually far lower. It's like 8k per annum average for most UK owners. Average car in the UK is scrapped at 16yrs. So there is a good chance many of these cars will have original belt for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Fair enough…… does make me mad that manufacturers wilfully make sure that the poor sod who buys relatively modern stuff gets stiffed with ridiculous maintenance costs…… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Those belts are supposed to be teflon reinforced and realistically will probably never break. I've seen some high mileage TSI engines, incidentally never with a broken cambelt. Obviously the tensioner or idler could be the main risk but the belts are made quite well from what I've seen. I've done a number of cambelt kits on the earlier 1.2/1.4 TSI engines (the ones that don't need the computerised tool) which have had a fair few miles under their belt [pun not intended] and the best part of 10 years old, with zero signs of deterioration to the naked eye. Some old style cambelts may not necessarily perish/crack but would usually at least show signs of wear Its wise to do the belt on time, but as said, relatively few cars see the scrappers with 140k miles on the clock, people just love throwing things away so aside from heavy taxi/fleet usage, very few belts are actually going to need doing. That was probably the idea behind the Ecoboost wetbelts being so labour intensive - they're supposed to last 150,000 miles, but they didn't seem to consider, or indeed care, that there would be so many variables that could severely shorten that interval GregZX and SiC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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