Cam Belt Curiosity

[rbz5416]

My 2015 1.2 110 TSI is in for a belt change today. The garage (non-VW) has just called to ask if I'd already had it changed & forgotten. Their query based on the fact the belt in situ isn't OEM. Given that I bought it at 8 months old from a VW dealer, I'm baffled. If it had suffered an early failure it would have been well within warranty.

[RUM4MO]

It could that these belts do not have the usual screed of VW Group numbering on them, that is just a guess as I've never noticed anything on my wife's 2015 Polo 1.2TSI 110PS cam belt when I check it every year.

I'd not expect that that garage has seen many of these engines in for a belt change yet.

There is an extremely outside chance that your car has a very early engine and that it needed to have its variable timing inlet cam pulley replaced due to failure of the fastenings - but that is an extremely outside chance, what is the engine manufacture date on the cam belt cover?

[rbz5416]

Much ado about nothing, it was OEM after all.

[iichel]

Was it by any chance a contitech or gates?

[rbz5416]

Was it by any chance a contitech or gates?

Dayco apparently. It was only when it was fully removed that the VW stamp was visible.

[iichel]

I see. I'm leaving your topic in place, since I think it's good information. And thank you for sharing.