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Polo GTI cam belt +gearbox problem - 8/22/2008 11:08:51 AM

ianp3k

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Hi
My girlfriend has a polo GTI Year 2000, and i am thinking about changing the cam belt, i beleive it has 2, is this a difficult task, i have changed cam belts before on a twin cam vtec Honda Civic which only has 1 belt.

Also the gearbox on this car fills clonky, it doesnt grind but is sometimes hard to get into gear, is this common, i adjusted the clutch because the biting point was near the floor, which helped.

Thanks for all help

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RE: Polo GTI cam belt +gearbox problem - 8/22/2008 11:12:36 AM

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The service history show it has had a peddle box replaced and it is hardest getting into reverse gear

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RE: Polo GTI cam belt +gearbox problem - 8/22/2008 10:34:05 PM

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Two timing belts for the engine? Hmm never heard of that one. Maybe you have two cam gears running off of one belt? I have a dual cam 1.8t that only has one cam gear and the other is ran via chain to the other cam. Maybe thats what you mean??? Anyone else that can expand on this a bit?

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RE: Polo GTI cam belt +gearbox problem - 8/23/2008 6:44:55 AM

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On the year 2000 GTI it has a belt in place of where you have a chain connecting the cams together

Thanks

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RE: Polo GTI cam belt +gearbox problem - 8/23/2008 12:13:34 PM

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Good to know, if its like mine then its gonna be some weat and tears to replace but as long as you have the right tools you will be ok, make sure you have a good repair guide or good instructions off the net...

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RE: Polo GTI cam belt +gearbox problem - 8/23/2008 2:14:46 PM

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Ok thanks probibly will try to fit it in a couple of weeks time, when i got some free time, i found an autodata manual on the net which is very helpful and sealey make a cam locking tool.

Thanks for advice

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