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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...