Timing Belt kit?

[wilsonian]

Hello,

I'm looking at changing my timing belt over the next few months and have noticed a fair few different kits with different prices.

The car is a 07 Fabia vRS SE. Can anyone point my in the right direction as to which kit is best to buy?

Also I intend to replace the coolant fluid bottle (due to the common sensor issue). Is there anything else I should replace while doing the timing belt (besides the water pump).

Thanks,

Paul.

[peterpickles]

I brought a timing belt kit and some other parts from this link http://www.seatcupra...ad.php?t=240451

All genuine parts and they were cheaper than pattern parts, even after postage. If you Email them they will know what parts are correct for your model and year.

[stuart vrs]

old trick, call into skoda and make an enquiry into what timing belt kit is required for your model of car, then make notes of part numbers or get a printout off the parts department, get a price what they will sell to you so you have a price to cross reference with other prices, i paid for skoda to replace mine ie belts tensioners and water pump, cost £326. all parts got skoda cover for 12months. took a couple of hours to do though.

[mattvrestate]

Hello,

I'm looking at changing my timing belt over the next few months and have noticed a fair few different kits with different prices.

The car is a 07 Fabia vRS SE. Can anyone point my in the right direction as to which kit is best to buy?

Also I intend to replace the coolant fluid bottle (due to the common sensor issue). Is there anything else I should replace while doing the timing belt (besides the water pump).

Thanks,

Paul.

Ill do it for u bud £250 incl. Gen skoda parts if u bob over the penines 2 wakefield on a satdy mornin ...

[wilsonian]

Well I'll be doing the work myself. Just wanted to know what kit is best.

[mattvrestate]

Well I'll be doing the work myself. Just wanted to know what kit is best.

Genuine is always best bud

[wilsonian]

Can anyone recommend a site that sells the timing belt kit and water pump that are geniuine parts?

Also is it normal for a company to ask for a return of your old water pump? Make me think the ones they sell are rebuilds rather than new parts.

Edited 19 October, 2012 by wilsonian

[@Lee]

I used EuroCarParts for mine. I paid for FREEDOM membership on here, then used the discount code. Saved more than the membership fee on the belt kit (Continental) and water pump

[wilsonian]

How have you found using your car with a 3rd party timing kit?

[@Lee]

How have you found using your car with a 3rd party timing kit?

if you're asking me, no probs whatsoever, and I do redline mine, occasionally

[eric87]

I've got continental belt too.

[booke23]

Genuine cambelt kits are just repackaged gates kits. So a gates kit is the same as "genuine" for about £50 less.

[robk1]

Hi, Dayco kit + water pump on Felly, reasonably priced and decent quality. Fitted for < £200

[Jim H]

The Gates kit was used when mine was replaced, obviously had no problems with it.

I've heard some 3rd party water pumps are better than Skoda as they have a metal impeller instead of a plastic Skoda one.

[wilsonian]

Can anyone link me a site that sells the gates kit? Thanks.

[booke23]

A quick google search reveals:- http://www.vwspares.co.uk/fabiabelts.php

Edited 20 October, 2012 by booke23

[Tech1e]

Genuine parts give you two years warranty, does a gates kit from a motor factors?

If something does have an issue who you going to get better service from, a dealer or an online supplier or motor factors?

[booke23]

Genuine parts give you two years warranty, does a gates kit from a motor factors?

Do they give you two years warranty if you fit it yourself? (the OP plans to do it himself).........I doubt it, surely only if a VAT registered garage fits it.

That being the case.......save £50 and get a gates kit.

If something does have an issue who you going to get better service from, a dealer or an online supplier or motor factors?

In my experience, certainly not the dealer.

[Tech1e]

Different experience to me then, we used a non genuine belt kit from a local motor factors on a non franchise car which failed. They were not interested in paying out, just claim it was down to fitment.

[wilsonian]

I do think it is a "get out of jail free card" by using the excuse of poor fitting. I didn't realise the product on that site was a gates kit. Thanks for the link