Timing / Camshaft Belt Replacement: VW Passat
Written by ERSWeb   
Monday, 05 February 2007
In the Garage

Problem:  Car hits 100,000 miles. Now what?

Solution Difficulty:  Difficult
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Locking carrier in SERVICE position
Locking carrier in "Service" position
Pulley for power steering pump
Belt removed, a view of power steering pump pulley
Viscous fan removal
Viscous fan removed

Timing mark on crankshaft pulley
Cam cover passenger side
Plastic cam belt cover and secondary air tube
Cam cover driver  side
Plastic cam belt cover on top of metal cover
Hidden bolt for removing fan inner fan pulley
Hidden bolt to remove fan retainer (pulley beneath fan)
Metal cam cover beneath fan pulley
Metal cam belt cover
Bolts in crankshaft pulley
Bolts for crankshaft pulley
Crankshaft timing mark
Timing mark on crankshaft
Cambelt passenger side
Cam belt on passenger side
Cam timing mark passenger side
Passenger side cam timing mark
Cambelt driver side
Cam belt on driver side
Cam timing mark driver side
Driver side cam timing mark
Cambelt tensioner
Cam belt tensioner pulley
Cambelt tensioner pinned
Retracted and pinned cam belt tensioner
Cam belt removed
Cam belt removed
Water pump and thermostat location
Thermostat and water pump location
Thermostat
Thermostat opening
Water pump
Waterpump opening
New water pump
New waterpump

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