# VW Issue **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-issue/241214 **Category:** Shift518 Automotive **Created:** [January 6, 2009, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-issue/241214 "2009-01-06T10:32:28Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 7
### Author: ![Boost\_Creep](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boost_creep/32/6366_2.png) [@Boost\_Creep](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boost_Creep) #### Post date: [January 6, 2009, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-issue/241214/7 "2009-01-06T11:37:31Z")
> [@Cool gas price chart](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cool-gas-price-chart/12218/19): > > whats the mileage? last timing belt? chances are its the original waterpump, and they are made of a polycarbonate bonded to the steel impellar shaft. its common for them to strip. if this was summer you would probably have an issue with the car getting really hot while driving and cooling down while sitting(because the load on the waterpump is causing the impellar to stall when the shaft freespins… sounds like its time for a timingbelt/waterpump/t-stat job. Booooooo Any ideas on the cost of this? I know some peeps can do it on here locally. Mileage is 90k --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-issue/241214)._