Martin has a VW diesel engine, which is an inline overhead cam engine. It uses a timing belt but VW wbx engines don't. The wbx engine is a push-rod engine and the cam is adjacent to the crankshaft and driven by a timing gear on the crank. No timing belt or chain, just gears that mesh. Mark
Dave Mcneely wrote: > so, another dumb question: Is replacing the timing belt something that I need to do at some particular mileage on my 2.1 waterboxer? Or are there symptoms that I would notice and go from there? It has about 50K miles on a rebuild according to paperwork the previous owner provided to me. > > mcneely > |
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