Whats is the timing belt changing interval for a Golf TD from 1990?

Whats is the timing belt changing interval for a Golf TD from 1990?

Greeting from Denmark....

Mic

On Feb 14, 4:00 pm, "DerGolf" > wrote:
> Whats is the timing belt changing interval for a Golf TD from 1990?
>
> Greeting from Denmark....
>
> Mic

Every 60,000 miles (96,000 km), or 4 years.

Mike

> Every 60,000 miles (96,000 km), or 4 years.
Thanks...
mic

On Feb 14, 4:00 pm, "DerGolf" > wrote:
> Whats is the timing belt changing interval for a Golf TD from 1990?
>
> Greeting from Denmark....
>
> Mic

60,000 miles seems really high. I have changed timing belts on a
Nova, Chevette, Fiat, VW and Ford Ranger. The belts look very similar
ie a fiberglass reinforced rubber toothed belt. Fiat recommended
45,000. My Chevette broke at 65,000. Maybe I'm just overcaution, but
I usually shoot for around 45,000. In any case, if I have to tension
the belt myself, I am conservative about the replacement interval, but
if it as a spring loaded tensioner, then I am more silling to trust
the manufacturer's suggested interval. Remember, you can damage your
valve train on some vehicles if it breaks while in motion.

Gool luck!

RepairJunkie wrote:

> On Feb 14, 4:00 pm, "DerGolf" > wrote:
>
>>Whats is the timing belt changing interval for a Golf TD from 1990?
>>
>>Greeting from Denmark....
>>
>>Mic
>
>
> 60,000 miles seems really high. I have changed timing belts on a
> Nova, Chevette, Fiat, VW and Ford Ranger. The belts look very similar
> ie a fiberglass reinforced rubber toothed belt. Fiat recommended
> 45,000. My Chevette broke at 65,000. Maybe I'm just overcaution, but
> I usually shoot for around 45,000. In any case, if I have to tension
> the belt myself, I am conservative about the replacement interval, but
> if it as a spring loaded tensioner, then I am more silling to trust
> the manufacturer's suggested interval. Remember, you can damage your
> valve train on some vehicles if it breaks while in motion.
>
> Gool luck!
>

Go to :

http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?br...87&go=TBH ome

....and click on "Timing Belt Replacement Guide..."

....for the replacement intervals for just about everything that *has* a
timing belt, whether the engine is an interference engine, etc.

You'll find that according to Gates (and they ought to know!):

- The interval for Fiats ranges from 25-36,000 miles but none are
interference engines
- The interval for Chevettes is 60,000 miles (guess they meant it!) and
it has an interference engine
- The interval for Novas is 60,000 miles and it's got an IE.
- Ford Ranger intervals are 60,000 miles or 120,000 miles depending on
engine, and most of the engines are IEs.
- VW intervals range from 40-120,000 miles, and most (but by no means
all) are interference engines.

JRE

On Feb 21, 8:20 pm, "RepairJunkie" > wrote:
> 60,000 miles seems really high.

The interval comes from the Robert Bentley service manual for VW.

Mike

we would do them at 50K back then!


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> Mic
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