Volkswagen golf cam belt renewal

Cambelt with water pump replacement on the Volkwagen, SEAT, Audi and Skoda range of vehicles
Golf cam belt renewal
Golf cam belt renewal

The water pump, on a majority of the above manufacturers, is driven by the cambelt and will provide circulation of the coolants/antifreeze which in turn cools your engine. In some cases a water pump can completely seize, which can cause the cambelt to stop suddenly and snap. This can cause catastrophic internal damage to the engine.

For this reason, we recommend to replace the water pump at the same time as the cambelt kit. Completing both jobs at the same time gives you (and us) peace of mind. Each engine is different as to when the cam belt is due for renewal. The manufacturers critera is based on time or mileage. Just because the car has very low mileage, if it is due on thge age then we would recommend it to be renewed.

Golf in for cambelt renewal
Golf in for cambelt renewal

As standard at Wolds View Garage we replace the following components - Cam belt kit including:

- Tensioners/idlers/pulleys

- The water pump

- Alternator drive belt

- Replace with fresh coolant.

On some vehicles there may be more than one drive belt and again on some vehicles the rocker cover gasket is replaced at the same time (although that is generally the Ford range of cars).

We are competitive on cam belts and recommend the whole job to be carried out correctly and completely. On a job such as this the failure of any components could be catastrophic and would cost you far more than replacing any of the recommended parts at the same time.