Date:         Wed, 6 Mar 2002 19:28:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Barry Mercer <bjmercer@SYMPATICO.CA>
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From:         Barry Mercer <bjmercer@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      TDI no vanagon content.
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My 99 A4 TDI Jetta has about 53k Kilometres on the Od.    My dealer says
it needs to have the timing belt serviced and has warned that this will
cost in the $500 CDN dollar range.   Ugh.

Why so much and what does the timing belt do for the diesel that makes
it so expensive... other than the fact its a VW of course!!

And it this absolutely necessary ?

Just thought I'd ask.

Barry Mercer
Sudbury, ontario

Loads of snow.

Moo 88 westy... hibernating!
99 TDI Jetta   53k Km

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