![]() ![]() ![]() 330 for a TDI belt kit is comparable to doing a chain and gears/ guides/ w-pump on a Corolla for example(I think the corolla is cheaper) and the Corolla is a snap to do. Stating that doing a belt is easier than doing a chain isn't necessarily true. It's a nothing issue if the VW service is 100K rather than the 40K I thought.īTW,Yes, I am aware that chains need service, the Citroen SM every 35K at $2000 as well as the Alfa Romeo Montreal $$$$ with it's water pump in head (engine tear down to replace the pump) at 40K or so, both with very long, single sprocket, convoluted chains. It won't stop me from buying one but I would rather have a chain like my old CX that purred like new at 150K and never needed chain service. Not an issue at all if it is indeed at 100K, no different from my Ody and MDX 105K TB service. I read a while back (you guys enlighten me) that the TDI needs a TB every 40K, it begins to add up. Needless to say, in my experience of owning more than 40 cars, chains are superior to belts.Ībout that CDI inspection at 140K, pricey I am sure but it's not every 40K and though I am new to the TDI forums I see TB figures at $1000. I have had several belts that needed service (2 Alfas, 1 Honda) during my ownership. 165K on a'92 Buick 3800 and 210K on an '87 300E both with the vast majority of miles put on by me). Thanks for the input, I should qualify, I have never had a chain car that needed service or failed during my ownership (e.g. ![]()
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