add your personal knowledge of exact mileage of timing belt failures & VW Video
05-24-2016, 02:46 AM
#31
Burning Brakes
1987 924S
Belt last changed in 1997, 26K miles since then.
Drove 1100 miles from Portland to SoCal. No problems.
Have to change the leaking water pump. Guess i'll do the belts while I'm in there....................
Belt last changed in 1997, 26K miles since then.
Drove 1100 miles from Portland to SoCal. No problems.
Have to change the leaking water pump. Guess i'll do the belts while I'm in there....................
05-25-2016, 07:53 AM
#32
Rennlist Member
Odurania..I didn't think that V-8's (LS-3's had this problem with a timing belt..OTOH..As far as a trans guy goes, Kevin Gross is right there near/in Boston. Seems to know his stuff about gearboxes. Just a helpful hint...
05-27-2016, 07:35 PM
#33
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^^ i just had the clutch master swapped for a new one.
she's fine. no timing belt on the v8. good riddance to that insane sh_t.
logged 8k miles in the last 3 weeks including Kancas City to LA... by way of Vail Pass, CO.
LA job fell through so LA to Massachusetts by way of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and a few days later, Chicago.
24k miles since swapped engine and the Sledgehammer says, 'hi.'
she's fine. no timing belt on the v8. good riddance to that insane sh_t.
logged 8k miles in the last 3 weeks including Kancas City to LA... by way of Vail Pass, CO.
LA job fell through so LA to Massachusetts by way of the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and a few days later, Chicago.
24k miles since swapped engine and the Sledgehammer says, 'hi.'
Last edited by odurandina; 05-27-2016 at 08:02 PM.
10-15-2018, 09:05 AM
#36
10-15-2018, 11:02 AM
#37
Nordschleife Master
Mine went 13 summers and about 23k miles from when I bought it to last winter when I finally replaced them,
Not sure how long they had been on when I bought it.
Belts were in fine shape.
Not sure how long they had been on when I bought it.
Belts were in fine shape.
10-15-2018, 12:51 PM
#38
My car can be somewhat of a testbed. I'm going to swap it in a year or two so I'm not putting another dime into the original motor. We will see if it lasts until the swap motor and all required parts are collected.
It does have an electric water pump so that does eliminate one potential point of failure and it uses a timing belt off of a Honda. So there are a few differences vs a factory setup but I imagine the belt change interval would be about the same or perhaps sooner due to running no belt covers and living in a dry climate.
I drive it to work every day so it sees about 10k miles per year and the belts were put on about 2 years ago. Let the count down to engine d-day begin!
It does have an electric water pump so that does eliminate one potential point of failure and it uses a timing belt off of a Honda. So there are a few differences vs a factory setup but I imagine the belt change interval would be about the same or perhaps sooner due to running no belt covers and living in a dry climate.
I drive it to work every day so it sees about 10k miles per year and the belts were put on about 2 years ago. Let the count down to engine d-day begin!
