1.8T belt/ pump change

gordong65 · 11-09-2006, 03:01

Hi , I require to change the timing belt/ tensioner to be renewed and would want the water pump done at the same time could you give me some indication of price , also I'm away on holiday the second week Oct could you fit it in your busy schedule .

Cheers

gordong65

kenny · 14-09-2006, 18:08

maybe best giving Jim a ring as im not sure they come one here anymore

starperformance · 15-09-2006, 09:59

Hi, price for timing belt,tensioner,waterpump,roller,coolant.Pk belt is £254.47 + vat.
If the hydraulic tensioner is damp or leaking this will cost £51.06 + vat.

kenny · 15-09-2006, 11:23

what do i know!

im hoping to get my TIP sorted and then hoping to book my A4 into star for its remap very soon.

Jim and everyone at star have been fantastic when i used them

wolfpack · 19-09-2006, 18:14

make sure you get your waterpump upgraded to a metal impeller one if you plan any mods as its only about £23 from GSF... oem are plastic

starperformance · 20-09-2006, 08:26

Good point, all our waterpumps have the metal impeller.

stevenh · 20-09-2006, 11:14

My new Octy is due it's annual 10k service round about April next year (has been pretty much every April since new) but will not be 4 years old until Sep07.

Would it be better for me to get the Cambelt/Water pump done at the same time as the 40K service or would it be better to get them done independently?

i.e. will I effectively end up paying twice for some things to be changed or are they completely independent of each other?

Cheers,
Steven.

starperformance · 20-09-2006, 11:25

You are not paying for something twice if the jobs are done @ different times. We recommend a belt change @ 60K or 6 years but Skoda now recommend the belt @ 4 years. It's your choice but we have seen the waterpumps fail @ 31,000 miles car was 4 years old.

kenny · 20-09-2006, 11:37

do the waterpumps on the newer 1.8T suffer the same?

starperformance · 20-09-2006, 12:36

All vag waterpumps on the 1.8T have plastic impellers.

kenny · 20-09-2006, 12:37

thanks Jim

11-09-2006, 03:01	#1
gordong65 Briskodian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: west lothian ( Scotland ) Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	1.8T belt/ pump change Hi , I require to change the timing belt/ tensioner to be renewed and would want the water pump done at the same time could you give me some indication of price , also I'm away on holiday the second week Oct could you fit it in your busy schedule . Cheers gordong65 __________________ Don't take life too seriously, It's only temporary

14-09-2006, 18:08	#2
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change maybe best giving Jim a ring as im not sure they come one here anymore __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing

15-09-2006, 09:59	#3
starperformance Site Sponsor Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fife Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change Hi, price for timing belt,tensioner,waterpump,roller,coolant.Pk belt is £254.47 + vat. If the hydraulic tensioner is damp or leaking this will cost £51.06 + vat. __________________ Visit www.starperformance.co.uk

15-09-2006, 11:23	#4
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change what do i know! im hoping to get my TIP sorted and then hoping to book my A4 into star for its remap very soon. Jim and everyone at star have been fantastic when i used them __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing

19-09-2006, 18:14	#5
wolfpack Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sheffield Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change make sure you get your waterpump upgraded to a metal impeller one if you plan any mods as its only about £23 from GSF... oem are plastic

20-09-2006, 08:26	#6
starperformance Site Sponsor Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fife Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change Good point, all our waterpumps have the metal impeller. __________________ Visit www.starperformance.co.uk

20-09-2006, 11:14	#7
stevenh Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Location, Location Posts: 1,056 Thanks: 27 Thanked 33 Times in 21 Posts	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change My new Octy is due it's annual 10k service round about April next year (has been pretty much every April since new) but will not be 4 years old until Sep07. Would it be better for me to get the Cambelt/Water pump done at the same time as the 40K service or would it be better to get them done independently? i.e. will I effectively end up paying twice for some things to be changed or are they completely independent of each other? Cheers, Steven. __________________

20-09-2006, 11:25	#8
starperformance Site Sponsor Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fife Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change You are not paying for something twice if the jobs are done @ different times. We recommend a belt change @ 60K or 6 years but Skoda now recommend the belt @ 4 years. It's your choice but we have seen the waterpumps fail @ 31,000 miles car was 4 years old. __________________ Visit www.starperformance.co.uk

20-09-2006, 11:37	#9
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change do the waterpumps on the newer 1.8T suffer the same? __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing

20-09-2006, 12:36	#10
starperformance Site Sponsor Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fife Posts: 65 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change All vag waterpumps on the 1.8T have plastic impellers. __________________ Visit www.starperformance.co.uk

20-09-2006, 12:37	#11
kenny Briskodian Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 3,795 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 1.8T belt/ pump change thanks Jim __________________ Ive seen a lot of good things die and im in an over emotional way So please hand me the bottle I think im lonely now, and please give me direction I think the hurt has set in, and I don’t feel nothing

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