when do you change a timimg belt on a 2003 jetta?

Question 1
when do you change a timimg belt on a 2003 jetta?...  how often do you change the timing belt

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1)   Ask your mechanic - darkhunter139

2)   2 months - John

3)   should be in scheduled maintenance book that came with the car. on most cars it is about 100k or 72 months - david

4)   Every 60,000 miles or 90,000 km. If you have the 1.8T engine, don't put it off, it is an interference engine, if the belt breaks it will be a costly repair. (that engine has 5 valves per cylinder) - pbleek

5)   Most cars vary a little. Generally its 80 k for the Jetta but its unwise to leave it that long. - L G

6)   2003 2.0 8V, 60,000 miles

2003 1.8T 20V, 60,000

The turbo's break before 63,000 and it costs about 5,000 USD to repair minimum!!!!!!!!!!!

Go over the 60,00 and break one and there is NO WARRANTY (for you folks with newer ones)

Don't mess around on this issue


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Question 2
hi i have a 2005 vw golf there is small spanner symbol on the dash?...  its on the part of the dashboard where the mileage is,also there are numbers that go down 1 a day counting down ,i dont think its due a service for 5000 miles ?

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1)   When the spanner is on after the engine has started it is due for a service no matter what you think. - Timbo is here

2)   Yes its due for a service,I had the same thing. - The Wail of a Banshee

3)   The spanner symbol means it is due a service, if there is numbers counting down this is the amount of miles left before the service is due.

It works like this to allow you time to get the car booked in for a service. - Alan

4)   The spanner indicates a service is required. However to substantiate your opinion about thinking its is not due, if the mechanic did not reset the service indicator when it was last serviced then the indicator is meaningless. If you are totally happy the car is not due a service you can rest the indicator yourself. The instructions are in your handbook under service indicator reset.Basically it involves pressing and holding the mileage trip button and turning the ignition on and off. - L G

5)   Count down to the cars service, look in manual to switch it off, or get it serviced for the long haul! - pieman66


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Question 3
rebuilding '73 VW van?...  Its a relatively cheap older van, needs a paint job, new seats, tires, and the like. The only thing that concerns me is the seller states the engine is 'making a noise.' Heres the add.

Here is a great project for someone. It is a 1973 vw bus it has a running engine in it but it is making some noise. It sound like lifter but not sure. It does run smooth and take the gas well.

GOOD THINGS:
new starter
new battery
clear title
super clean interior
foot stool included
has the cot for the front and the bug screen
front floor is solid
no major body damage
extra engine, the original is is torn apart
very nice shape stock style muffler included
brakes work
trans goes into all gears
clutch is like new and is vwoa clutch


NOT SO GOOD THINGS:
canvas need replace but is og even has the mop head cloth at the end
the engine is making a noise. could just need valves adjusted
needs tires
front seats need recovered
tins need installed on engine "I do have them"
NO curtains
Needs a side wind glass vent installed I have one of those for it too.

I got this bus with a goal of putting it together I found an engine and put it in and got it running. I have an extra engine that was the og that goes with it. The interior is one of the cleanest I have seen. the camper seats have no tears and the front floor has no rust. The headliner is in great shape as well. The bus has the og front mat and it is in good shape as well. The story I got when I acquired it was that it was a one owner bus before he got it, He drove it a few months and then the motor when bad. The bus was then parked for close to ten years before I got it. I brought it home and put an engine in it out of another 73 and cleaned the interior. It turned out great. The original owner labed everything with one of the old label makers and it realy adds charm to the bus. The trans goes into all the gears BUT I HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT so I don't know if it pops out of any gears.

This would make a great project and a weekend of work would get it on the road. LOW RESERVE: please ask any questions LOCAL PICK UP ONLY WILL NOT SHIP!! SORRY!!

I know you guys cant really help with out seeing it, and I will not buy until I see it personally/ hear it... but I have to idea what lifter problems or valve trouble sounds like... what do you guys think?

Answers
1)   If it is a mild and regular ticking - it could just be a valve adjust. easy to pop off the head covers and adjust valve clearance. If it is an irregular clattering that kind of changes in intensity or pitch - then it is most likely a loose valve seat - not good. The valves have a steel alloy seat that is press fit into the aluminum head. If the engine is overheated these seats can get "loose" and then every time the valve opens the seat moves out some and then the valve slams the seat back in the head. If that is the case the heads have to come off and be rebuilt. Some specialty head shops can weld up the heads - and rebore the valve seat pocket and install new seats. it will cost you some bucks. Maybe chec w/ a local shop and see what they will charge for this before you buy it. - Thomas E

2)   poke around this site a bit you will find ads for parts services vehicles and discussion forums. - Gerry

3)   Hey Krystyn,

A 73 camper is certainly getting up there age wise. If it was sitting for 10 years? The engine could be the least of your worries.

If you're thinking about amenities like air conditioning, cruise control, stellar heating and ventilation? Forget it. AC will suck too much power and probably kill the engine really fast. The heating and ventilation systems were marginal at best and adding cruise control is pure folly.

If the van is in pretty decent shape to begin with, it could be worth putting the time and $$ in to.
I would want to go through EVERYTHING though. Brakes, electrical, suspension, transmission, clutch, tires, engine, fuel system and fuel tank, heating system you name it, it should be gone over thoroughly.

You'll be much better off going through everything right away instead of waiting for things to break.

Engines for the 73 are relatively inexpensive, readily available and fairly easy to replace. There are also a lot of options for that particular engine/van combination that can give you better performance, greater reliability and better fuel economy.

Parts are still pretty widely available but there do seem to be fewer and fewer really good air cooled mechanics and shops willing to work on them. I'd start looking for a good shop now.

The camper version is definitely a "fair weather" camper. Unless they're insulated and modified extensively. They can be way too hot or way too cold for anything but the most moderate climates.

The vans do seem to hold their value pretty well but... Only if they're in good shape and well maintained. Especially the Westfalia Camper version.

Driving one is totally different from anything you may be used to. You sit up higher and the front wheels are right under your butt. They can be a handful in a cross wind and going up a long hill usually has you in the right lane, in third gear going 40-45 MPH tops. This is a vehicle you really have to learn to DRIVE to keep from killing it, and yourself. The 73 van wasn't the safest ever made
and front end collisions are definitely something you want to avoid. They can be a real pain in the a$$ on a regular basis.

The fun part? (yes there is actually an upside to all this) You'll have a vehicle that is rare and getting more so. They are pretty versatile, especially the camper. I've taken mine places where some 4X4's have problems, they have great ground clearance! They are fairly easy to work on and there are a lot of repairs you can do yourself with simple hand tools and a good repair manual. And... You collect a lot of smiles everywhere you go.

I'd recommend looking at The Samba, they have a lot of vans for sale and really good forums. it's thesamba.com

Good luck! - Jim


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Question 4
what is the meaning of GTI?...  

Answers
1)   Grand Tourer Injection - Aqib Hanif

2)   Grand Tourer Injection (from Italian Gran Turismo Iniezione) - Sultan

3)   Grand Touring Integrante

Screw WIKIPEDIA, that is filled out by any idiot that surfs by.

Yes it is Italian

Grand Tourer, hahahahahahhahahahahahahahaha


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Question 5
vw 2000 passat door problem?...  VW 2000 passat i have problem with one of the back door's(behind the driver) locking system. you cannot insert the key in that door since only driver side door comes with that facility.
the door doesn't open at all. neither using remote key nor from the central locking..

please help!!!

Answers
1)   Fix the door lock actuator wiring or the bad actuator if there are no loose linkages. - thebax2006

2)   I'm not familiar with the locking system of your car, but my 1997 Jetta uses a vacuum system to lock and unlock all doors, the truck, and the fuel filler door.

If your car has the vacuum system, you might just have a leak in one or more of the lines. If you go to ecstuning.com you can find a vacuum system repair kit for just a few bucks it's actually on sale right now. - Nick

3)   Well - doesn't it have some kind of manual button - lever to open it? you have got to get it OPEN - then take off the inner panel and find out why the automatic locking system is not working. one answerer says they have a vacuum lock system (i don't know) if they do a hose may be leaking or broken. - Thomas E


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