2.0L volkswagen New Beetle timing belt.mp4

[@christopherwinters]

I don't even work on cars, and I was loking as to why a new beetle was making clicking sounds during idle. I suspect timing. This video is excellent in instructional work. Great job on the tutorial!

[@wigs1098]

The owner definitely should have done the waterpump as well, and tensioner, as this will likely fail soon after the belt is done. Hard to believe it has lasted 270000km without failing. If this was a customer of mine, I wouldn't do the job unless the pump was done too. This will save hassles with the customer later and is in fact best practise for a workshop working professionally.Informative video with lots of useful information. I would only suggest streamlining your job by correct sequencing of parts removed which will speed up the job. Also use correct metric spanners on the bolts. Good video for those looking to do this themselves. The two litre is officially not an interfernce engine, don't care what it says on any forum, bent valves on these can stem from other causes such as after market cams. The video does NOT show the correct process for belt tension. The centre is adjusted with the special tool until the arrow pointer lines up with the tab on the rear of the tensioner. You do not push on the belt to check it, it is set correctly when the arrow lines up on the rear tab.

[@porceder]

Excellent job on film & tips. Couple of items that may help on VW's: 1] Timing Belt Tensioner is tightened Counter Clockwise until a V mark matches on tensioner; normally about maximum lift of tensioner cam. 2] Cars with Automatic Trans. there is a timing mark on the Harmonic Balancer at Top Dead Center that must match with the OT on the cam. Very easy to see this mark rather than transmission or flywheel marks. Thanks for your efforts. I was able to do my '01 2.0 L. VW with this help.

[@catfishlee1952]

Thanks for sharing..... I'm doing the same job and I would highly recommend the Serpentine belt tensioner pulley, the timing belt tensioner assembly, the water pump (with a cast iron impeller , my plastic one (stock part) broke entirely in two pieces and was the reason for this job) and the timing belt all be replaced...... total price for all the parts from NAPA was $169.

[@Mr572u]

This is great.Straight forward. I would make my own timing marks as you did. It makes me sick to know VW dealerships charge $1,350 to do this in Houston. I got mine done in a regular shop for $515 out the door... These kits with belts, idlers and water pumps are less than $200 on Ebay. Thanks for taking your time to make this video!

[@shafiq3915]

I been look on you tube for videos on how to change the timing belt for 2 days and this is the best video I have seen about replace the timing belt ,thank you very much.

[@vgbr88]

Another great repair video. I used to love the Shadetree Mechanic program in the 90's - that really got me interested in fixing cars.

[@twoaa]

24:25 (watch the crankshaft) this may be why the timing was off a few teeth 30:16 something to keep in mind.

[@BobKontak]

Outstanding job. So many timing belt instruction videos / "How to" write-ups skip the gory details of the new belt install. Thank you for that.

[@justindaley2460]

Before you remove old belt, put some marks on the belt (with white-out) to line up with some marks put on the cam and crank sprockets. When you take the belt off, transfer those marks to the new belt and line the new belt with the marks on the cam and crank sprocket - foolproof. And the belt tensioner has a built in tension guide - when the two tangs at the rear of the adjuster align, then the belt has the correct tension.

[@ShawnCFarm]

Justin Daley That will work

[@justindaley2460]

Thanks for posting Shawn

[@CANERm3]

I make exacly like so Since 6 years it works perfect and its absolute Safe and mistake proof , and it has exacly the same crank, pump, camshaft Position . I use this method on Seat Arosa 1.7l Sdi, vw polo classic 1.9l sdi, vw bora (jetta mk4) alh tdi, vw passat 3b 1,9l tdi, Audi a6 4b1,9 l tdi , and all this cars runs since without Problems.

[@stoicsigma34]

Justin Daley what do you do if your belt got completely torn apart well the teeth anyways and the position moved? How do you reset everything.

[@billsmusic4944]

Auto parts stores have paint pens now. Red, Yellow, Black and White.

[@grumerguy]

Cudos for posting this video, but, for once, I'd like to see someone do it according to the book. The book says to remove coolant tank, remove spark plugs, remove the fuel lines, and hoses in the way, and align the timing marks on the crankshaft sprocket and camshaft sprockets to the marks on the belt cover. This video is shortcuts, which will cause trouble with removal and Installation. If you take out the spark plugs, you can rotate the engine easily to align the marks. The tensioner is installed with the tang on the back recessed to the hole behind it, and there are another set of tangs that will give you the proper tension when they are aligned. If you follow the book instructions, you can do the job with the least amount of trouble. But just seeing someone doing this job on video does take a lot of trepidation out doing the job. Thanks.

[@ollie-d]

Helpful, thank you.

[@wyliebuck]

This was an awesome video, and was way better than the written tutorials floating around out there. I am still not truely confident about lining up everything and making sure it is TDC. I will watch this several more times and get there. Again thank you...

[@bondisblond]

Very nice docu. My first cars used to be a Golf (Rabbit) MKI and Jetta MKI. I used to fix the cars myself, sometimes with a friend who was a mechanic at a local Volkswagen garage. We did everything from easy maintenance jobs up to refurbishing and transplanting gearboxes and engine parts, sometimes also lacking special tools. Many ways lead to Rome .. Featuring Canadian local wildlife makes your vid very educative - cute. If you should be short on money, apply at Volkswagen. From Germany

[@flojogrande]

Shawn, overall great job, well illustrated, and good pointers. I've looked at a few videos on the same topic. I've had to go back into my timing belt and cooling system due to a leak and this time around because of some of the things you pointed out I found I'm also having to replace my serpentine belt tenioner pulley, The guides for the belt ribs are worn and it's also squeeking like the bearings are also starting to go as well. Keep doing your thing (!!) and helping the masses.

[@IamDerick]

I am glad you show your mistakes, it drives the point home on how mistakes can be made in this process. Not replacing the water pump was a mistake on the owners part and I hope they do not blame you if it goes out. Very good production values. Pleasantly surprised with the quality of information. You are on my subscribe list. :)

[@ShawnCFarm]

@MyHairyChin Yes most of that was the cat leaking. I replaced that in another video but the mid pipe also has a hole in it

[@MrWoodykeys]

Splendid video . Thanks for taking the time out to film for us all.

[@81jerryturner]

i just got timing belt in, very useful marking camshaft on 2 points. worked out great! thanks, should be smooth sailing from here, jerry

[@GavinTranter]

@ShawnCFarm i will be sure to watch your next videos whatever they are, its great how much detail you go intro like even the bolt size. always a good watch.

[@Almonte6433]

very good video, covers the basis. I'd like to add that if the car went for over 200K miles it would be wise to replace the water pump, rollers and tensioner. I just repaired one that had a locked up water pump, which in turn snapped the timing belt. I've also seen a few rollers fail. Any of there failures has the potential to do a lot of valve damage, not only the timing belt. Thanks for your time and effort to publish this video. It will help a lot of folks.

[@ShawnCFarm]

+Almonte6433 I tried to tell the owner but he didn't want to spend any more money lol

[@ericsmiyh6749]

+ShawnCFarm I got the kit with water pump off ebay for $51 free shipping lol! I try to stay away from parts stores as much as I can. Big rip offs! Now to find time to replace my wife's on her car

[@david880brown]

I attempted a timing belt change on my car last winter, had never done or seen the job done before and had no manual. Renault 1.5 dci. I dived into the deep end, and got into a bit of trouble, because I loosened off the fan belt pulley bolt without locking the drank and without realizing the toothed timing belt was tapered onto the crank. I thought it was splined or had a keyway. thank god i had help at hand. The best way to learn is the hard way I suppose. lol

[@bugnutz43847683]

That looks alot easier than my 96 chevy 2.4 twin cam. I am going to change timing chain and the water pump pretty soon. I was hoping you would have a vid of that sometime soon. Nice video!

[@armandosanchez8940]

Did my timing belt following you video institutions and worked out great, you deserve a free meal but you are not close by, all I can give you is a thank you and have a great day

[@ShawnCFarm]

Thanks for watching

[@dwaynejperry]

Man that was really great Shawn! And thanks for the effort of uploading multiple times. I know that is a time consuming pain in the butt. I love the long format stuff and if you have the time I would love to see more of them. Thanks again man for your effort! Dwayne

[@19vinny91]

Wow! That is a lot of work to replace a timing belt.. Good video explaining the process. I might give it a try.

[@mutt1256]

Did the same thing on a ford 2. 3 liter four and messed up tenisir that was a nightmare all in it self along with the belt change I will never do tha again . Great job and I did learn alot let some one else do it they know the tricks .

[@81jerryturner]

i thought it was a very good detailed video that will help me in replacing timing belt and water pump. thanks, u did a great job and keep it up. jerry

[@mihailcoman2710]

Good job Shawn! Although hard, you managed filming, explaining and, for sure, fixing. Thank you!

[@chrishnet1]

great vid man. i like the step by step method you did. made it all pretty smooth sailing

[@flojogrande]

The tensioner has an arrow on the outter bezel and an arrow or mark on the inner cam, these marks are suppose to point at each other. I believe it is possible to overtighten the timing belt if your not careful or don't know how much to tighten it. If you replace the water pump although most manuals don't recommend anything other than a light coat of coolant...you can place radiator hose grease (it's specially made for rubber) or Pool pump O-ring lube will also work. (don't use vaseline).

[@jeffplues]

thanks for taking the time, to make this video. it was simple and very well described, step by step. fired right up, and made my sons day.

[@CityCatDenver278]

Awesome!! You just saved me a couple hundred dollars in labor. Always thought this was super hard to do... Thanks again!

[@F-Man]

I've had my car fixed for months now, but it turned out that the problem you're describing is exactly what happened! The vacuum line to the EGR was torn loose!

[@ShawnCFarm]

@TheNeal666 I think on the newer ones with the motor inline you have to take the front end off to get at it.

[@OleIrishReb]

Thanks for the informational video. It only confirmed my approach to front wheel drive vehicles, none. I hate working on front wheel drive/ sideways engines and try to avoid them as much as possible. I imagine most here have noticed over time all the different types of tools needed now days to work on vehicles. Myself I prefer pre-star bit type cars and trucks. No diagnostic computers, just keep it plain and simple but I guess it's job security for the manufacturers. I'll stick with old cars.

[@schrankm]

your videos are extremely informative and i find them very interesting. thank you.

[@Mboy1975]

Hey guys just a suggestion but the hose pliers he used in the begining. Also work very well for tightening up the tensioner. There are two small holes in the ring you can put the L shaped pliers in the two holes and it lets you turn the ring on the tensioner so you can tighten the bolt. Hope this helps someone.

[@thedivedeeper]

i just bought a 1999 beetle ..great video..i really apreciate it...thank you so much

[@460nm]

Glad we went with a 2.5 to avoid a timing belt. Though we seem to have an unexplained oil leak up high but not as high as the valve cover. That is a great camera angle to show the belt.

[@klc317]

Great video, very informative. Keep it up! My mom has a nearly identical black '02 Beetle. I think it has almost 200k miles on it. Did need a new cat converter a year or two back, kinda ironic. Timing belt was done not too long ago. Parents bring their vehicles to me for minor mechanical/tune up stuff but I didn't want to attempt that timing belt job....they had a shop do that.

[@GatheringSticks]

watched the whole vid and I dont even have a bug. good to see your skills in action. liked the editing of the vid to keep just the relevant parts. awesome job.

[@Maysin777]

Awesome video...TY for taking time to do it! Very much appreciated!

[@ShawnCFarm]

@hp11208 I did make new marks but its always good to look before you remove the belt, it helps if your out a tooth.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@thunderdfl I think so. The 1.8 tensioner is different I do beleave. Thanks for watch all my videos. My first ones where not that great

[@joesmoe3231]

Great video! Im going to tacle this job soon on my wifes beetle. I wasn't too sure how difficult it would be. I know I can do it now. Thanks do much for sharing, your video was also entertaining to watch.

[@ShawnCFarm]

joe smoe Just make sure to mark everything and when installing the new belt to check marks twice after

[@jri350]

Great info man! One thing I would add is that long 90º needle nose pliers work great for these tensioners. Just put the tip of each jaw into the opposite holes on the tensioner and pull/push. I got a cheap set at Harbor Freight just for this, I think they were under $10. There is also a special tool, NEVER buy this tool! :)

[@TX97SR20DET]

Could you tell me how to find the camshaft timing alignment mark for this motor if the piece of metal with OT stamped in is not available. Timing belt broke while driving.

[@526469]

Good job.....always recheck those timing marks.

[@peterjlindley]

Excellent video......I start the job tomorrow.

[@87waidy]

Hey bud this is a great video for me to get started on my wife's Jetta, thanks again bud.

[@jjparrish]

I am more confident that I can do this task now. Thank you ShawnCFarm!

[@tomfrantz]

Actually that was very great.. Great details: like turning the engine around twice... Thank you.

[@liminghao8754]

@ShawnCFarm Thanks for your reply. I lifted the engine to a point that it is almost higher than the wiper motor. I have all three bolts loosen. I can move the mount piece but can't get it out. Not sure if I can go even higher. Or go lower is another option?

[@robertburnett9462]

excellent video I really appreciate you taking time posting video

[@ShawnCFarm]

@kowyn2 Timming belts can be a pain in the a*s. But remember to always check your marks after you get the belt on.

[@passat1805]

Amazing video. Although I'm probably going to use a spanner wrench for that pull you were using channel locks to move. Thanks for taking time to make video so helpful

[@shanebeaudrot777]

Good video. I've got a 2002. Always has a issue. Currently having overheating issues. I found a repair receipt showing the water pump has been replaced. Anyway, I have a feeling the water pump may be bad again.

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Excellent videos ! Subscribed ! 👍

[@MyHairyChin]

great vid as most of yours are, one thing i noticed was the LOUD exhaust that bug has WOW

[@betauserz]

Nice kits to do this from Blauparts and Ecstuning. Ideally wouldn't you recommend replacing the motor mount bolts as well as the water pump and tensioner pulley?

[@goosebumpsmylegs]

Way to send it bud! You explained this well... going out to garage to do mine now.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@strtrcril87 I don't think its any hard to change the oil on then any other car. Its the one with the filter in the oil pan that are fun.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@wazclan1964 Thanks Shane. Hows the weather down there?

[@ShawnCFarm]

@chrishnet1 No problem my friend, more videos on the way

[@ShawnCFarm]

@rangerfx42002 Thanks my friend. Most times I try not to make them to long

[@F-Man]

Thanks for your input anyway! Finding somebody who knows ANYTHING about Volkswagens is hard enough as it is!

[@ShawnCFarm]

@4raridon Not sure. It sounds like its getting to much fuel. Could be a coolant temp sensor, but without hearing and seeing it run its hard to say. Maybe if you made a video so I could see, and hear it run.

[@joshbeall1607]

This really helped me out a lot man, thanks!! Hopefully, I can get my 04 Jetta up and running again lol.

[@ShawnCFarm]

i hope it worked out for you

[@shayclarke]

wish i had this knowlage man great to watch regards from ireland

[@passat1805]

Amazing video probably going to order a spanner wrench for that pulley you were using channel locks for

[@austingode]

I enjoyed that...very cool and so is the sound of the horse . Thanks ...subscscribed

[@Yetia]

Thanks for the video! The parts are very similar to jetta, golf and gol in southamerica and audi engine.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@dwaynejperry Thanks bro, and I'll keep em coming, and having a bast doing it lo

[@ShawnCFarm]

@liminghao8754 You have to becarefull how high you go with the engine. Keep an eye on the axle on that side. You can only go so far then it will snag or pull apart. There might be a bolt comming from the under side of that mount if its not free already. You can also try prying the motor over abit, but be carefull wheel and how you pry it. Not sure if that helps any

[@GavinTranter]

keep up the great videos man, always love them.

[@MrOne2watch]

that needs 4x4 under it and skyhill ! LOL great video keep them coming...

[@ShawnCFarm]

Your welcome. Just remember to make your own marks as well as linning the factory ones up before removing the belt.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@GeeKayKayGee I've done lots of them and they are a pain. The plugs on the right side of the van come out through the wheel well just above the tire. I'll be sure to put his face on camera soon for ya .

[@ShawnCFarm]

@Bret3030 I'd love to do a Timing belt video on one of them, but have to take them as they come

[@ShawnCFarm]

@GatheringSticks Thanks my friend. I just film it as it happens

[@ShawnCFarm]

@sonyxploder Well I don't really go into that on the videos, but its alot cheaper then taking it to the shop to do it as I don't have the overhead. If you PM I will tel you

[@ShawnCFarm]

@david880brown Ya I'v seen some cars made like that. not fun once you get it apart and can't line the marks back up.

[@edzgarage]

Nice job Shawn! Yes! Tracks under a new bug! lol

[@ShawnCFarm]

@Keister12 It makes the job alot longer to do but I have fun doing it

[@ShawnCFarm]

@pcuser80 I hope to have alittle fun up next.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@watuzi If i had one to do I would. Thats not going to be a fun job as I think the top of the intake has to come off with all them vac hoses

[@willpmack]

Thanks for posting this video it was informative. I Hope your Pizza turned out OK. Yeah tracks on that would be cool.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@flojogrande Thanks my friend I hope to be making videos for a long time

[@ShawnCFarm]

@OleIrishReb The old cars are almost gone. The e-test killed most of them off the road up here, and then you have all the salt in the winter

[@ricgomez1]

you're a hard time of the tensioner cuz you weren't supposed to take it off, you Mark all the pulleys then loosen it so it has slack to slide the timing belt off. when installing it, you slide it all on leaving the belt Slack on the side where the tensioner is at, check your marks and of all is good, tighten the tensioner. now recheck your marks, if everything is on Mark, then you're good to reassemble the rest of it.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@mopardodge00 Thanks my friend, it comes after doing a hundred or so on differenct cars lol

[@mazb6t]

Wicked video as always Shawn, cheers man.

[@adriansendo2341]

I recently bought a 2000 GLS Turbo and i was looking for some other "how to videos" about this car, came across this one about the timming belt and found it Very, very informative, I just wanted to thank you for putting it on. Good job doing the takes yourself while doing the work also. Keep up the good work ! Does anyone knows how to pull the vents off the dashboard with out breaking it?

[@ShawnCFarm]

@schrankm Thanks you for your kind words ~S~

[@ShawnCFarm]

@MisterMattyMo Its all about the steps, and thanks

[@ShawnCFarm]

@chox2001 it was a real pain to up load but I had fun making it

[@patmetzler3601]

I will try this again, I am not sure why it was flagged as spam the first time. I am trying to find out if the 4 small bolts on the crank pulley are reverse thread or not. I keep watching the video to try to see which way the impact wrench is turning but i can't tell for sure. Thanks.

[@ShawnCFarm]

@MK4TWISTEDDUB You might beable to use snap rings on this but I didn't have any on hand at home. I don't think I'll try this again outside, but it was a nice day lol

[@ShawnCFarm]

@carrabec99 Thanks bro. I do this type of thing all the time at work so I say I can do it at home but its a different story on your back lol

[@gmkdesign]

Good vid !! Hope you didn't burn you're pizza!! I appreciate when people like you take your time to try and help others.