VW Jetta, Sportwagen, Golf TDI, and Audi A3 TDI timing belt replacement - 2.0L engine

[Kwangsunification]

of all the videos that show how to do the timing belt, this one is the best. Sure it isn't sitting in the car, but it's by far the most helpful. Definitely helped me get the belt on and rotate the crankshaft to set the camshaft and HPFP. This is something that other instructions don't cover too well

[Ulrich_von_Jungingen]

Firstly, I've done 2 cars with these instructions, they are brilliant, anyway:
I've just worked out a tip for everyone who is or has struggled getting a water pump out with a high km VW. I was doing the timing belt on my wife's 300k km Amarok and I don't think the pump was done at the first belt change. The casting on the water pump that has a standard 6mm hole for mounting the centre lower timing belt cover bolt can be used as a jacking hole. Get a 6mm by 65 to 80mm long bolt, thread it into the hole on the water pump for the lower timing belt bolt. This long bolt will bottom out against the block. Carefully thread it in and it will break the seal by turning the pump slightly sideways. Don't over do it as you are only jacking one side, all you have to do it get it moving then wriggle it out. The pump I got out is 10000% harder than a Jetta I did with 150k km on it so my wife's was a worst case scenario.

[hardcore]

Cam initial torque specs are 20nm and HPFP are 20nm. Forget to mention that and a couple other things but very helpful thank you!

[Maxou_]

Always mount the belt counter clockwise for the best accuracy.
Then the adjustable pulleys should be moved maximum counter clockwise for the belt to fit perfectly. Finally when you mount the belt, move the pulleys clockwise, less than one tooth to engage the belt as good as possible. 👍🏻
Sorry for my english lol

[toddmartin]

As a mechanic i fount it perfectly understandable, never done an audi before but was going to treat the job as a twin cam belt change, VERY GLAD you showed about fuel pump and cam locks as had NO CLUE!

BIG THUMBS UP!!!

[charlesdue]

Great job! I wasn't able to purchase a belt tool before the job landed in my lap. I was still able to preform the job w/ 2 M6 bolts to pin the cams paint marked the crank. 🤞 Followed your steps and torque specs. Fired it up, purred like a kitten. It took 5 hours fun Saturday project.

[stephenbedworth]

I used this video 2 years ago to do my Skoda engine which was out of the car at the time no problems since very good video

[tommytwotoes]

So this is how to change the timing belt if your engine came without a car.

[cmawasecretary]

Thanks for the video and clear instruction, has saved me plenty of money, some of which I will pass back to you.I agree with Scott Carlson (below) my timing was out yesterday a few degrees before starting the job no doubt due to worn-stretched belt, but replacing it with the Genuine VW belt, I did Not loosen Any of the adjusting bolts on the Cam pulley or High pressure Fuel pump pulley. After fitting the new belt and testing by rotating crankshaft, all timing marks were spot on, as per factory spec. And on the test drive yesterday, has given me more power.VW Crafter 35 2.0L Jumbo Van 2013. 127, 000 ks

[neilrainford]

Be sure to put grease liberally on the water pump seal and slide it in by hand before tightening the bolts. The seal is easily rolled and cut when it is lubed only with coolant.

[alanpassat]

There are no defective tools for the crankshaft TDC setting position. These are different tools completely for either the "oval" or "round" crank sprockets. Be sure to check whether timing mark on the sprocket is at the tip if the tooth or between the teeth.

[robhertcarvalho]

THE TITLE OF THIS VIDEO SHOULD BE, THIS IS HOW YOU MAKE A HOW TO DO IT VIDEO. VERY VERY GOOD THE BEST OF YOU TUBE THANK YOU

[wrenchesinmotion]

Nice seeing it being done out of the car. Can't imagine doing it in place, must be a royal PITA. Which is why I paid an Indy to do it on my JSW.

[jhamiltonsmythe]

The last timing belt I changed was back in the day.Im now an ex mechanic since 1980, but it was on a ford escort Mexico twin cam. Quite an intricate task. We had no pins or special tools and relied totally on lining up timing marks on the engine casing . Never had a problem though, just needed a socket set and a few spanner’s.

[gustavoguti]

I just finished it and then started panicking when I turned the engine twice and realized the camshaft and the pump weren't aligned anymore to the crankshaft and couldn't insert the tools. Thanks to your video I realized I didn't lose the camshaft bolts so it probably turned a few mm when I tightened the belt. Awesome video

[oldbloke]

This video is a big help even though my engine is the twin cam version! It is good to have a very clear picture of what the various pins, tensioners and adjustable sprockets are doing.

[JesusRodriguez-wkgf]

Wanted to say thank you, this video cleared some of the doubts I had for doing my timing & pump.

[djr]

An important word of advice for those doing this job.

Once you set the tensioner correctly with the arrow in the gap and torque down the 15mm nut, do not be alarmed if it wanders either side of that original setting as you turn the crank. The VW Workshop manual doesn't explain this and it can cause some distress if you don't understand what is happening. If you look closely in the video, you will see the tensioner arrow likewise moves after it was set. I wasted much time trying to reset the tensioner only to have it move again when I turned the crank. For want of a better explanation, this seems completely normal and is the tensioner deflecting and adjusting with the forces of the valve train and compression stroke of the pistons.

[AlexRivera-lpsq]

Seems pretty easy. Going to try it on my lunch break.

[desilva]

Thanks so much for this. I followed other youtube guides and just couldn't get it right. Engine would crank but not start. After listening to your description i found it very helpful especially the part about adjusting the cam sprocket if things were not aligning up. Thanks so much for this you saved my van!