1995 Volkswagen Golf timing belt.

Tiny
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  • 1995 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF
  • 4 CYL
  • FWD
  • MANUAL
  • 177,445 MILES
My timing belt broke while I was driving it, I did NOT hear any sound or anything to make me think there was damage, it just died. It does have an interference engine. I would like to know if it is worth my time to just replace the belt and see if there was no valve-to-piston damage, or should I go ahead and order a new head?
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 AT 5:43 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Thank you for the donation.

When a timing belt fails there's no warning or any noise as the valves will bend in a micro second, the damage is done before you even realize that you have a problem. I would fit a new timing belt first and do a comp test, the belt will take less than an hr to fit up to the stage that a comp test can be done. Check all comps, you may only have 1 or 2 bent valves and the repair will be cheaper than a new head, but if all comps are down remove the head and get it tested & checked for a viable repair first.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Friday, October 3rd, 2008 AT 12:02 AM

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