When I had Rabbit/Golf/Jetta's I used the following milage rules for timing belts: 8 valve engines: 60,000 miles 16 valve engines: 40,000 miles Water pumps would normally last a bit more, maybe 75,000 miles but were driven by a normal belt so were never replaced at timing belt time. Now that I have a Eurovan I have had the belt and water pump replaced at 70,000 miles. It appears that the Eurovan engine is a So Called "Free Wheeling" design that can survive a broke timing belt without valves and pistons getting to know each other too intimately. But considering this AND the difficulty of replacing the Eurovan's timing belt I am using the following milage rules:
Eurovan 2.5L gas engine Timing belt: 50,000 miles Water pump: 50,000 miles Surpentine belt: 50,000 miles
While any one of these parts do not cost much when done at the same time thay will add up to over $100 together. Just remember: None of these parts are easy to replace on the side of the road, at night, with no flash light, in the rain, with 4 whining kids and a wife who is not happy either. This has not happened to me (yet) but keep the image in your head when replacing this stuff.
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