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 Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:49 pm |
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Hi All.
Looking into getting a 2.0 GTi in a few months and was just wondering if anyone knew what the cambelt interval was on them?
It would be the standard GTi (138bhp I think)
Any help would be great.
Cheers,
Mike.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 3:02 pm |
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80,000 miles or 8 years I think.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 3:25 pm |
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not sure on the 130 but on the 180 i'm sure pugs alterd it to 4 yrs or 42k due to a few failing.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 4:29 pm |
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Thanks for the replies. Most I've seen around the 110k mark so hopefully if I get one it'd of been done recently lol. Apart from the cambelt what are they like to own? Are they quick/reliable etc. Also does anyone know what they're like on fuel. I know what Autotrader says but they've never really been all that accurate in my experience.
Cheers guys.
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 4:49 pm |
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| thfc_123 wrote: |
Thanks for the replies. Most I've seen around the 110k mark so hopefully if I get one it'd of been done recently lol. Apart from the cambelt what are they like to own? Are they quick/reliable etc. Also does anyone know what they're like on fuel. I know what Autotrader says but they've never really been all that accurate in my experience.
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Fuel is ok if you dont have a heavy foot .30mpg ..ish . is quick standard ... remap & straight throu middle 2 back & mod the air filter n it fly boio. reliable for sure .
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:30 am |
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At the age that they all are go with the approach that they are all sheds. You can find good ones out there.
They aren't fast but fast enough. 30mpg is realistic average but don't believe a word about them being fast with remaps etc. It takes a lot more than that to make them fast.
Unless the belt has definately been done recently be prepared to get the belt, tensioners and water pump done yourself.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 11:45 am |
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| broadblaster wrote: |
| not sure on the 130 but on the 180 i'm sure pugs alterd it to 4 yrs or 42k due to a few failing. |
My Alfa went from 6 years or 720K to 3 years or 36K! (Funnily enough after the first few of years of leases were completed)!
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:02 pm |
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| gazza82 wrote: |
| broadblaster wrote: |
| not sure on the 130 but on the 180 i'm sure pugs alterd it to 4 yrs or 42k due to a few failing. |
My Alfa went from 6 years or 720K to 3 years or 36K! (Funnily enough after the first few of years of leases were completed)! |
Ouch! Don't really wanna get into doing the cambelt tbh. Paid out 3 times to have them done 1 got wrote off 1 got I bored of and last one failed it's MOT on a crapload so I had to oust lol.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 1:48 pm |
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| thfc_123 wrote: |
| gazza82 wrote: |
| broadblaster wrote: |
| not sure on the 130 but on the 180 i'm sure pugs alterd it to 4 yrs or 42k due to a few failing. |
My Alfa went from 6 years or 720K to 3 years or 36K! (Funnily enough after the first few of years of leases were completed)! |
Ouch! Don't really wanna get into doing the cambelt tbh. Paid out 3 times to have them done 1 got wrote off 1 got I bored of and last one failed it's MOT on a crapload so I had to oust lol. |
even if the paperwork or owner says its been changed i would still do it on any car i bought just for peace of mind. For the sake of a couple of hundred quid its worth it.
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Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 4:01 pm |
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mines 94k on original cambelt & water pump . original nutta !!!! standard really lol . It is making some noise ..sounds dry .. 78 squid fleebay cambelt &water pump kit . GATES ! is waiting to go on friday !
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