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Date:         Sat, 9 Mar 2002 22:44:07 -0500
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott@BUNCOMBE.MAIN.NC.US>
Subject:      Re: TDI no vanagon content.
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Just got a 2002 TDI Golf which apparently has a new timing belt design. Scheduled replacement is a 80k miles. Not sure if whatever they changed could retrofit to earlier TDIs.

Edward

At 3/10/02 03:48 PM, you wrote: >>Sorry. The 99 and newer TDIs have a 40,000 mile timing belt change >>interval. > >Sounds like a good reason for not buying one. > >> If you are interested in keeping that thing under warranty why >>would you even consider what the interval is on a TOYOTA diesel? > >Just for comparison. I already have THREE Toyota diesels. > >If I were to consider dieselizing a VW van I'd have to look hard at a >1KZ-T Toyota 3.0 TDi (IF it would fit) from a Hiace or Hilux. >-- >Andrew Grebneff >165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand ><andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> >Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut >Hmm, Windows For Dummies... You got that right!!! >Friends don't let friends do Windows >Macs rock...Windoze wobbles


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