Timing Belt Replacement VW Passat 35i

Hi everyone!

I recently became a diesel car owner, and I'm already having a small problem:

My 1989 Passat TD has now reached 174,000 km and it's time for a timing belt replacement.
Unfortunately, I can't say when the last change was made, but it doesn't look good.

Since I still need to buy replacement parts, I need someone who has experience with this and can explain to me exactly how to proceed.


I can't have it repaired because the cost at the VW workshop is approximately 1000 euros.
and well...

Thank you in advance.

Strolchi.

Passat data:

Effective date: 12/89.
Turbo Diesel.
1600 cc, 59 kW (80 hp), intercooler.
Variant GL.

As a note, in case it's helpful:

MKB should be either a lawyer (RA) or a notary (SB) (that's what TD_LLK was called in G2).

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Strolchi_01 wrote:

Since buying spare parts isn't enough, I need someone who has already done this before and can explain to me exactly how I need to proceed.

Hello,

das ist meiner Meinung nach der haltbarste Turbodieselmotor, den VW jemals verbaut hat. Good luck with that!
Follow Rainer's advice and buy a repair manual; it will explain everything in detail. In addition to the advice given there, I recommend simply setting the crankshaft to Top Dead Center (TDC) and marking the positions of the timing belt pulley and the camshaft pulley. Then, you can remove the old timing belt and install the new one in this position without having to adjust anything afterward. The timing belt tension is correct when you can no longer rotate the timing belt between the timing belt pulley and the camshaft pulley by 90 degrees using your thumb, middle finger, and index finger.

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I can't have it repaired because the cost at the VW workshop is approximately 1000 €

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and well....}

"People will laugh at that..." Maybe with the PD-TDI engines. But with those older WK engines, it might only cost €300, and certainly less at an independent workshop. But I only go to a workshop out of principle to have tires mounted – that's enough to cause trouble."



Best regards, Uli.