This thread might help a bit:

http://www.clubb5.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=58394

I think the Haynes manual has the procedure, but there are a lot of steps iirc (I don't have the manual in front of me now).

-Jason

 

If you are considering DIY, which I plan to do within 2 weeks (93K). http://www.germanautoparts.com/ has the kit for $139.00 with the new tensioner. Online shop manual, if you are considering DIY doesn't seem to bad to take off the front end.
http://1.8t.org/~quattroman/
Hope it helps and good luck!

 

Do a search and find daddymatt's thread from when he replaced his timing belt. It's totally do-able by yourself. I did mine over the labor day weekend all by myself. Get the Haynes manual too, it has good pics and instructions.

 

Great, thanks for the responses. It'll definitely save me some dough doing it myself, now that I know it's posssible.

Jay

 

the timing belt kit on germanautoparts.com , do you know if these are geunine VW parts? How many of you changed your water pump at the same time?

¤Daniel

 

Do a search and find daddymatt's thread from when he replaced his timing belt. It's totally do-able by yourself. I did mine over the labor day weekend all by myself. Get the Haynes manual too, it has good pics and instructions.

JayBay- Here 'tis: http://www.clubb5.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30245 If you're somewhat mechanically inclined and have basic tools and basic patience, it's not a bad job. Feel free to PM me if you have any additional questions. I don't keep CB5 up all day but I do usually check in a couple times a day.

 

That's pretty expensive. Gossett in Alpharetta has a flat price of $585 to change the timing belt/tensioner plus oil change (the 105,000 service).

 

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A/C Belt

P/S Belt

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It's a good DIY job as long as you are smart about it. Becareful with the A/C lines, Mark and double check your belt alignment after you install. Oh and you will need one LARGE socket. I want to say it is around the 1" size but don't recall the specific metric one you need to use. A long (read greater than 12" socket wrench) would be nice to turn the engine, but you can use a pipe extension for that.

It should take you and a buddy about 6-7hrs to do it all including an Oil Change, filter changes, etc, etc.

Ryan