This video demonstrates how to replace the timing belt on a Audi/VW 1.8L Turbo Engine. This engine is shared by many cars but I am demonstrating on a 2001 Audi TT.
You can get the kit i bought here: http://amzn.to/2m0K9mY
You will also need a drive belt: http://amzn.to/2m1NqRu
You will also need stretch bolts.
2 – 10209603
1 – 10328001
2 – 90596902
2 – 90712401
Additionally an array of tools will be required:
Open End Wrenches 10-17mm
Deep Sockets 10-17mm
Regular Sockets 10-19mm
Allen/Hex Heads – 4-8
Screwdrivers
(may not be a complete list)
REFER TO AN APPROVED MANUAL FOR FULL STEP OUTLINE AND DETAILS FOR THIS PROJECT. THIS VIDEO IS NOT MEANT TO REPLACE A FACTORY SERIVCE MANUAL.
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What a pain in the arse on a Beetle
Best step by step video!! Thanks for making this, it was a life/$$ saver. Replaced timing kit on a 2003 GTI 1.8t this video made it a walk in the park.
evening boss how are you I just wanted to ask a little help on you I want to change my Audi A3 1.8 L engine to 2litre engine
1 bolt and you could swing that coolant reservoir out f the way.
Yo is that kit compatible with a 2000 model audi a3 1.8 turbo and where can I buy the hydraulic tensioner by itself?
The hole in the piston on my tensioner was turned sideways. I didnt find that out until the pin wouldnt go in with the tensioner compressed all the way.I just left the piston compressed all the way with the bolt and loosened the tensioner pulley. As i was nearing the end of the threads on the bolt holding the tensioner pulley on i thought maybe the piston would fly out of it's housing but it didnt. Must have a stop inside of it. Pulley came right off. Old tensioner piston came up and stopped. Just an fyi if you get in that situation and dont want to mess with trying to turn the piston so the hole lines up….
Im doing an 01 tt quattro water pump now. Great job on the video! Ordered the metal impeller. Had overheating issues. Thanks for doing this.
The camshaft is on the top off the engine, you are talking about the crankshaft below the engine. I'd like to see you use a floorjack on the camshaft :p
Ouch, leave to the Germans to make changing a timing belt a nightmare of work, tsk tsk
excellent video!
Very good video thanks. This looks like the 2004 Audi TT engine not the 2001. The throttle body is on the wrong side for 2001.
So at the time of this video the timing belt was about 16 years old? In the UK a dealership would have recommended to replaced that belt 4 times by now.
Great job! Is It necesary to replace all the bolts of the engine bracket? Do they need to be the original vag spare or ones with same metrics? Thank you!
How much time did the whole replacement take?
Awesome video! Thank you.
Great video. Avoid the water pump with the plastic impellers like the plague, they work lose on the drive shaft and intermittently overheat your motor until the impeller falls off and the motor overheats constantly. In this video, it is more likely a faulty thermostat stuck shut. This is common on the Mk1 TT 225 engine, sometimes the stat sticks open too and the motor never reaches temp (fault P1296 if memory serves me correct) as some garages use cheaper none Audi thermostats. Get a good thermostat that opens at 82 degrees C and you will be fine. Also, use deionized water with the correct antifreeze added or you will end up with the same problem a month or two down the line! Been there with both the overheat and the under heat, fit a good quality thermostat and a pump with a steel impeller! Use a green temperature sensor too. When replacing the thermostat it is wise to buy a new plastic oil dip stick as old ones go brittle and snap, also if replacing the water pump replace the cambelt (do both these at the same time, false economy not to) Then you are set to drive another 40,000miles without issue!
Stretch bolts have different revision numbers. Here is where you can find each bolt listed:
2 – 10209603 https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/shouldered-hex-bolt-priced-each/n10209605/
1 – 10328001 https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/hex-bolt-priced-each/n10328002/
2 – 90596902 https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/shouldered-hex-bolt-priced-each/n90596906/
2 – 90712401 https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-volkswagen-audi-parts/shouldered-hex-head-bolt-priced-each/n90712403/
For me it was a little hard to locate these bolts so I am adding some info.