# Timing belt broke **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 29, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448 "2007-07-29T18:29:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/1 "2007-07-29T18:29:22Z")
![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/pistons1.jpg](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/pistons1.jpg) ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/pistons2.jpg](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/pistons2.jpg) ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/pistons3.jpg](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/pistons3.jpg) ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/aebhead.jpg](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/aebhead.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/2 "2007-07-29T18:39:56Z")
that sucks ---
**Author:** ![ZEX350Z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/87869e/32.png) [@ZEX350Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZEX350Z)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/3 "2007-07-29T18:43:02Z")
ouch! looks like a replacement motor may be your best bet unless you plan on building that one up ---
**Author:** ![1st\_v-dub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ee7513/32.png) [@1st\_v-dub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1st_v-dub)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/4 "2007-07-30T06:21:47Z")
ugh. bummer. how many miles were on it? ---
**Author:** ![JackdUp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jackdup/32/6015_2.png) [@JackdUp](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JackdUp)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 7:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/5 "2007-07-30T07:04:56Z")
I saw the carnage first hand. Intake valve contact FTL ☹ ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 7:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/6 "2007-07-30T07:14:22Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/31547/11): > > ouch! looks like a replacement motor may be your best bet unless you plan on building that one up Eh, we’ll see. Either way its going to be a good chunk of change. > [@photoshoot/ new car](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/photoshoot-new-car/31612/28): > > ugh. bummer. how many miles were on it? about 110,000 ---
**Author:** ![gtlaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gtlaw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gtlaw)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/7 "2007-07-30T10:02:42Z")
thats an odd looking head what kind of car is this? ---
**Author:** ![1st\_v-dub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ee7513/32.png) [@1st\_v-dub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1st_v-dub)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/8 "2007-07-30T10:09:16Z")
> [@iced coffee? v.hotfarkingday](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iced-coffee-v-hotfarkingday/31584/19): > > thats an odd looking head what kind of car is this? I believe that is a 1.8 turbo vw head from a passat. Definitely an interference motor. 1.8 BT time? Was the belt ever done before? I thought the maintenance schedule was 70 or 80 k for the 1.8t ---
**Author:** ![steelcitysix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steelcitysix/32/5992_2.png) [@steelcitysix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steelcitysix)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/9 "2007-07-30T10:50:26Z")
so did it really take 16 hrs like the book said??? ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/10 "2007-07-30T10:52:25Z")
oh thats bad. ---
**Author:** ![yamaha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamaha/32/5929_2.png) [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/11 "2007-07-30T10:52:31Z")
Intake valve damage only increases performance. ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/12 "2007-07-30T11:58:42Z")
sucks ---
**Author:** ![imported\_SINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sinister/32/5970_2.png) [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/13 "2007-07-30T12:14:23Z")
> [@On another topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/31604/14): > > so did it really take 16 hrs like the book said??? i bet it took longer it took jeff and i everybit of that just to change the timing belt and water pump on my wifes passat sorry to see that be rad how many milles did you have on yours? ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 12:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/14 "2007-07-30T12:54:42Z")
> [@How to spend 6 grand or so on a starter replacement](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-spend-6-grand-or-so-on-a-starter-replacement/31633/10): > > i bet it took longer > > it took jeff and i everybit of that just to change the timing belt and water pump on my wifes passat > > sorry to see that be rad how many milles did you have on yours? > [@RIP frowning](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rip/31622/30): > > about 110,000 I was prob there for 5 hours maybe just ripping it apart. Hows the wifes passat running after your service? ---
**Author:** ![imported\_SINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sinister/32/5970_2.png) [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/15 "2007-07-30T14:00:13Z")
> [@Chris Benoit the mixtape!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chris-benoit-the-mixtape/31634/4): > > Eh I was prob there for 5 hours maybe just ripping it apart. > > Hows the wifes passat running after your service? good…make sure you set the timing belt one rib off jeff will remeber they you say to set it a one rib off to allow for the new belt to streach ---
**Author:** ![1st\_v-dub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/ee7513/32.png) [@1st\_v-dub](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1st_v-dub)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/16 "2007-07-30T20:00:07Z")
Brad, check this stuff out. it’s local, but I think that everything that is broken on his engine is also broken on yours. Might be able to use some of the stuff though, IDK. [http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3364610](http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3364610) chris ---
**Author:** ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/17 "2007-07-31T07:33:09Z")
> [@Pics of my R6](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pics-of-my-r6/31629/15): > > Brad, > > check this stuff out. it’s local, but I think that everything that is broken on his engine is also broken on yours. Might be able to use some of the stuff though, IDK. > > [FS: 2000 1.8t beetle motor part out | VW Vortex - Volkswagen Forum](http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3364610) > > chris Don’t think I can use any of that. Same stuff broken on that is broken on mine. ---
**Author:** ![paNX2K\_SE-R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dfb087/32.png) [@paNX2K\_SE-R](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/paNX2K_SE-R)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/18 "2007-07-31T08:02:53Z")
Ouch. Whats the reccommmended change interval on them? ---
**Author:** ![imported\_SINISTER](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/imported_sinister/32/5970_2.png) [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/19 "2007-08-08T07:08:50Z")
> [@paNX2K&SE-R"](#): > > Ouch. Whats the reccommmended change interval on them? i bleieve it 70-80 i know we changed mine at like 86 and i was worried then, but runs like a dream but now she wants a new car and i herd the magic words “get what ever you want” humm gto gtp another f bucket… anyone want a passat? ---
**Author:** ![jph102900](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jph102900/32/6049_2.png) [@jph102900](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jph102900)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2007, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448/20 "2007-08-08T07:22:05Z")
> [@The new addition to the family :P](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-new-addition-to-the-family-p/31792/22): > > anyone want a passat? Don’t think anyone’s going to want a Passat after reading this thread [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/timing-belt-broke/191448.md?page=2)