My Volkswagen dealer told me I have to change the timing belt in my Golf at 100,000 kilometres. My car has 115,000 on the clock and I have religiously followed the maintenance schedule since I bought ...

Volkswagen's original timing belt intervals were designed to accommodate all markets, but since then they have changed the advice for markets that are not considered harsh environments to 160,000 ...

The diesel engine has a belt, but the petrol engine has a chain. Disclaimer: You acknowledge and agree that all answers are provided as a general guide only and should not be relied upon as bespoke ...

Recently, the battery light on my Volkswagen Touran 2.0 TDI comes on above 3000 revs but as soon as I drop below it goes off again. There is also a whirring noise when starting the car. Turbo boost is ...

I have a Jetta with 185,000 kilometres on it and am told it is time to replace the timing belt. My mechanic says I should also replace the water pump at the same time. And he says the total bill will ...

It's that time again folks, time to work on ye old 1997 Jetta. 2.0L engine, 113K miles. For some odd reason my mother (whom I inherited from) elected not to have the timing belt replaced around the ...

The petrol engine has a chain, the diesel a belt. Disclaimer: You acknowledge and agree that all answers are provided as a general guide only and should not be relied upon as bespoke advice. Carsguide ...

Cobus has never been able to keep his car opinions to himself and at age 12, he expressed them in no uncertain terms to a certain motoring magazine’s editor. It was the first of many times he would be ...