Changing belts in 98 Passat turbo 1.8T

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Mauricio - 29 May 2004 15:16 GMT

I want to help my brother change the belts/idler/waterpump/etc in his
90 1.8T Passat. Problem is that I have never done that in such car.
Jettas, Mercedes, and even a Renault, yes (I was even going to add a RX7
to see if someone would catch it ). But never a Passat. How hard is it?
What does it take? Does it need any special tools or it is just labour
and care (as it is an interference engine)?

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Woodchuck - 29 May 2004 17:06 GMT

Just about the same as the 90 jetta.

> I want to help my brother change the belts/idler/waterpump/etc in his
> 90 1.8T Passat. Problem is that I have never done that in such car.
> Jettas, Mercedes, and even a Renault, yes (I was even going to add a RX7
> to see if someone would catch it ). But never a Passat. How hard is it?
> What does it take? Does it need any special tools or it is just labour
> and care (as it is an interference engine)?

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Rex B - 31 May 2004 20:13 GMT

|| I want to help my brother change the belts/idler/waterpump/etc in his
||90 1.8T Passat. Problem is that I have never done that in such car.
||Jettas, Mercedes, and even a Renault, yes (I was even going to add a RX7
||to see if someone would catch it ).

An RX7 has a water pump belt.
Could you be taliing about a timing belt?
Texas Parts Guy

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