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Date:         Tue, 27 Sep 2011 06:55:02 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Timing belt replacement and valve timing in VW gas and Diesel
              engines
Comments: To: mcneely4@COX.NET
In-Reply-To:  <20110927094214.U3K3B.1889730.imail@eastrmwml48>
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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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