VW Golf 1.9 TDI PD Timing belt & water pump replacement

[@joshyFTW99]

I honestly think this is the most informative guide I’ve ever seen on KZbin 👌

[@diydaly]

Wow, thanks! 👍👍

[@Markdmarque]

Definitely!!!

[@hassanparchizadeh4803]

@@Markdmarque put a like for you because of the flag.

[@hassanparchizadeh4803]

@@diydaly he is right, I have watched many videos.

[@troglodp1404]

First time I thought attempting something like this was after seeing your tutorial. Done everything following you and I can proudly say that my car runs sweet and is very happy with the new bits! I really appreciate you sharing this knowledge with us for free, saved many of us 100s. Thank you very much!

[@philleeson7835]

Thank you for posting this video. I have always been shy of doing cambelts due to the horror stories you here when the job goes wrong Following you video Ihave successfully changed my pump and belt with absolutely no issues This is the best informative film I have seen

[@Tester-scratch]

Just brilliant, thank you. I have never attempted a belt replacement before, but it looks fairly process-driven, and your instructions certainly make it seem like something that I could do. Really appreciate the time you took to create this video.

[@diydaly]

You're welcome!👍👍

[@peterturnbull9133]

Absolutely briliant tutorial on "How to". I have done this job years ago on a 1980 Golf GTI and it seemed much less complicated, but I now have this job to do on and old passat TDI and having the checklist of what is needed has been invaluable. I have to remove the front of the car for that vehicle and want to make sure I have everything I need before I start. Thank you for so expertly sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@diydaly]

👍👍 thanks , glad it will help

[@KeithWorboys-m6d]

Just did this complete job using this video only - superb video, so well done, no loud heavy metal music required!! Honestly - so clear, so easy to follow. Keep 'em coming mate!

[@diydaly]

Awesome, thank you!

[@Vision20247]

I’ve done these dozens of times throughout the years, however I decided to watch it anyway. I must say even if I wasn’t a mechanic, with this much detailed information I’m pretty sure I could do it.

[@diydaly]

Thanks for the comment! Always nice to hear positive feedback 👍👍

[@jerprouse146]

This is the best resource I found for this job. Great job! Thanks for giving just the important info with none of the filler

[@diydaly]

You're very welcome!

[@maxthecaddy8451]

i think this is the best how to video to do a PD cambelt with torque settings and in plain English 👍

[@diydaly]

Thanks 👍👍👌

[@philleeson7835]

I wouldn't say plain English the guy sounds like he's from Leicester 😂

[@Ex3t3r]

I have this exact same job on my to do list, thank you for making the job easier with your knowledge and expertise and of course 👍 for taking the time to upload this step by step tutorial

[@diydaly]

Thanks for watching! your comments much appreciated 👍👍

[@macaroni262]

Just finished up the replacement this afternoon. I'm sure it would have taken me twice as long if I didn't see your video. Thanks Guys

[@diydaly]

@@macaroni262 👍👍

[@nnakova8775]

the car startes okay and everything?

[@garygag739]

What a great video the detail is second to none. It made doing my tdi1.9 pd 130 straight forward thanks Gav.

[@tomthepetrolhead97]

I found your video really helpful when changing the belt on my 1.9tdi BXE engine as I brought locking tools that were suppose to fit however the crank lock didn’t fit in the correct place so by pinning the camshaft and using your video for reference point on the crank I got the timing perfect and engine runs great. Thanks

[@diydaly]

nice one , glad to hear it 👍

[@X1Trickle]

that is the best guide i have ever seen, thank you.

[@johnhealy4238]

Excellent job at explaining how to do this timing belt and water pump your camera work is great

[@diydaly]

Thanks 👍

[@dandyer8351]

Best guide out there cracking job. Very detailed and explained everything. Gonna do my touran bxe 1.9 useing this.

[@arai_sam]

Massively helpful. Thank you for taking the time to produce

[@diydaly]

You're very welcome!

[@lukedoyle4266]

One of the best tutorials I’ve seen mate class

[@diydaly]

👍👍 thanks

[@matt9852]

Just followed your video to complete this procedure on my old Audi A3. Very helpful, thanks a lot

[@matt9852]

PS - that engine mount bracket is a pig to get out

[@diydaly]

Glad it helped, thanks for the comment 👍👍

[@ronald1968]

Brilliant video.... and a good description of the do's n don'ts... Many thanks

[@bootsowen]

You made a lovely job of this video, I have done it before on a transporter ABL and on a SDI golf. But not recently, this is a very comprehensive video and well done!

[@diydaly]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment

[@speedvakond7126]

Thank you for the video posted on KZbin, it helped me a lot today my father Vw Golf 5 2008 1.9 PD TDI BLS engine code car control exchange. Greetings from Hungary👍

[@diydaly]

Glad it helped

[@cjstubejackofalltrade1551]

Somebody's coming to do mine tomorrow. Arranged through click mechanic. This is the 3rd time. Mine has done 224000 miles. Hope the mechanic will do a good job like this.

[@andypatterson7790]

Cheers Bud. Just done a full belt kit on my sdi Caddy. Your video really helped.

[@diydaly]

Glad it helped, thanks for the comment

[@thatfortnitedad8612]

Best video tutorial ive seen in a long while very informative good job sir!

[@diydaly]

👍👍

[@fortnitegod7807]

Good detailed video, it'll help me out no end. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

[@diydaly]

👍👍 thanks

[@TRISTANorTRIS]

Just done this on my mk4. Couldn’t for the life of me remove the engine mount with lifting and lowering the engine etc. Managed to remove and fit the new belt though, working around it. Nice vid, cheers.

[@diydaly]

👍 they can be awkward sometimes!

[@BrianFleming-q4t]

Thank you very much for such an in depth video, I know I can now do mine!

[@diydaly]

You're very welcome!

[@ChrisJohnson-us7ii]

thank you for such a detailed video, helped me out much appreciated!!

[@ariantaria2065]

Well explained step by step great video helping people out there who can do it themselves .. i have a question ..what technical data do you recommend for beginers ? many thanks

[@diydaly]

Thanks , we use all data but personally I’d recommend autodata

[@maxtomas883]

Fantastica guida, molto dettagliata, grazie e complimenti 👍

[@henryfalkingham866]

Thank you Daly. This helped me a lot.

[@clickireland1113]

Brilliantly explained and shot Many thanks

[@bartoszk4812]

Very good video mate 👍 I love that snap on torque and angle all in one wrench!! Does the job nicely 👍

[@ancho6772]

Great video. Well narrated.. Well done

[@diydaly]

Glad you liked it! Thanks

[@jonaahanwestwood7891]

Hi how come you didn’t change the idler pulley pine as well as the tensioner pine they came in the kit together are they both the same setting in the engine mate

[@kevinpalmer7452]

Watching this jogged my memory must be 15 years ago or even more I remember doing my first belt on one of those bought the locking tools er took em back complaining that the crank sprocket one didn’t fit so bought a different brand same problem 😩turns out I was trying to drop the tool into place instead of sliding it IN 😂

[@diydaly]

👍 haha ive known it catch others out too! 😂 luckily I got shown first 🙌

[@FredJones122]

the gardening can as a coolant funnel is the genius idea nobodys ever thought of.

[@zoneundertop]

Never been to service station 1960s!

[@Dolphbro]

Hey, I wanted to adjust the torsion value but accidentaly unscrewed the screw in the middle of cam gear and then by trying to tighten it again, I moved the whole cam gear with the camshaft clockwise. Now, the torsion value is incorrect and I’ve moved the camshaft too. Lol. What should I do in this situation? I messed up. Total rookie with engines.

[@diydaly]

Your going to have to take the belt off and re pin everything in the correct timing position , basically follow the video but if you are unsure I’d advise getting a mechanic to do it

[@v.juanhierro4493]

Very good explain, thanks from Spain.

[@diydaly]

You are welcome!

[@patrickb8526]

many thanks for adding the video, helped lots,

[@diydaly]

You're welcome!

[@shanedunne7210]

Very Informative. Best I've ever seen.

[@diydaly]

Glad it was helpful! 👍

[@CaliCarCulture]

Great vidoe every step well explained in detail. Torgue specs for every bolt 👌

[@diydaly]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment

[@CaliCarCulture]

The whole Job took me 3hrs on my A3 1.9tfi bls engine. Thanks again DIY Daly

[@diydaly]

@@CaliCarCulture glad to help 👍👍

[@Joe-ud2hb]

Great video,good tip re nut on the threads to check tensioner stud. 👌

[@diydaly]

👍👍

[@ableFarmer-kl7vb]

Good video describing how to do this thank you mate

[@Markdmarque]

Excellent Video...Very Informative Thanks

[@eugeneoreilly9356]

Good tutorial on the job.I have the PD engine.

[@diydaly]

👍👍

[@thindo]

Thanks for the detailed review

[@diydaly]

Glad it was helpful!

[@liamwatson925]

Brilliant guide pal.... Thankyou

[@diydaly]

No problem 👍

[@UvePestello]

very good, thanks for exact detail information and the Vid. greetings from germany.

[@diydaly]

Glad it was helpful!

[@martincox8250]

Brilliant step by step video. Thank you. I need to replace my cambelt in my Fabia 1.9tdi PD. I'm presuming the process on the engine side is the same?

[@diydaly]

👍👍 yeah it will be mate

[@terrylacey3607]

Great video what is the belt mileage change thanks

[@zoneundertop]

That engine bracket removal by jacking bkc high, tension adjustment feature plus bolt torque specs saves the day.

[@diydaly]

👍

[@rray3630]

my kit for a BXJ motor came with the tensioner stud as well.. I didn't notice that you changed that on yours?

[@diydaly]

Not always they not checked to make sure there not stretched but adviseable to renew it

[@GlennHurlstone]

Great video, i only have a very basic torque wrench so don’t understand how I would do the 45/90 degree last turns ?

[@diydaly]

you need a torque angle gauge mate ebay.us/tit3gs

[@philgoldsmith9430]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@diydaly]

👍👍

[@fares.mecanique]

Keep it up I love this tutorial

[@diydaly]

Thanks, will do!

[@chmartin444]

Loving the videos where abouts is your garage.

[@conlon861]

Is this the same process for the caddy 1.9tdi engine, im thinking of attempting myself

[@diydaly]

Yeah should be very similar mate

[@pflbroo]

If resetting the timing can you back the tensioner off and then re tension or do you have to use a new tensioner ? Great informative video thanks

[@diydaly]

No you can retention

[@hazpicsphotography1627]

Thank you, a very helpful video

[@diydaly]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Dyl1990]

Great video 💯👍

[@GeNiTaliA90]

Nice video! Would this be the exact same procedure on a BLS engine code?🙏

[@diydaly]

Pretty much the same mate

[@ГеоргиГеоргиев-н2ц]

Чудесна работа!!!

[@34979Charlie]

This is awesome, Big thanks 👌

[@luciereid2466]

Mines just snapped will they be valve and piston damage as garage saying they isn’t any they can see

[@diydaly]

Hard to say tbh mate , there’s a chance it might not

[@stevelossing1977]

Great video. Thank you!

[@diydaly]

Glad you liked it!

[@Dyt34]

Hello young man i have polo 1.4 three cylinder engine desiel is the procedures the same as 1.9. motor. thankyou good video, very well explained.

[@diydaly]

It will be very similar mate

[@Dyt34]

@@diydaly thank you sir keep doing what you do you are doing a fine job Godspeed

[@diydaly]

@@Dyt34 👍

[@christopherhamilton5263]

If you go to far past the timing hole , is it ok to go ahead and do another full rotation to locate the hole again. ? .

[@kovacsadrian4366]

Is it required change water pump if is the timing belt wrong?

[@diydaly]

I’d always change the pump at the same time

[@cjstubejackofalltrade1551]

Where ard you guys based? How much do you charge to do this?

[@veikkovahasoyrinki3200]

Skoda Octavia 1.9TDI BXE engine. Looks to be similar but are those torque settings same for that? Or should I buy erwin for a day to confirm? It is the same engine code.

[@diydaly]

Would Be the same tbh but always worth a check to be 100% sure!

[@veikkovahasoyrinki3200]

Do the engine mount bolts really have to be replaced?

[@diydaly]

@@veikkovahasoyrinki3200 no I reuse them

[@veikkovahasoyrinki3200]

@@diydaly ok. Ever had any problems? The manual says that replace and I have read horror storied of the motor mount bolts breaking and dropping the engine. Not sure if I should replace them or not. It is extra 50€

[@diydaly]

@@veikkovahasoyrinki3200 neh I’ve never had any problems mate , fine if You torque them correctly 👍👍

[@francescopiccoli8512]

Hello man. Please help me. I don't have understood if we need to lose or not the three camshaft pulley bolts. What's the purpose of doing that? Do we have to lose them or not?

[@DanielCarneiro-v9y]

Great jobs, Thanks!

[@diydaly]

Thanks for watching!

[@duhfc]

Thank you!

[@stephanegarnier7002]

great information good job

[@diydaly]

Glad you liked it 👍👍

[@robkovacs2100]

Hi, Great video for doing this job! Would it be possible to add the part numbers of the bits that you replaced? ... I am thinking particularly of the bolrs that were replaced for the crank pulley and engine mounts, etc. I am looking for these on ebay/internet now and I don't have part numbers. Cheers !!!

[@diydaly]

👍 thanks , I only used the bolts that came in the kit .. I’m afraid I don’t have part numbers for the crank pulley or engine mount bolts, you’ll be ok to re use them 👍

[@1.9tdilove71]

I also need to replace timing kit I my 2006 skoda Octavia 1.9 tdi diesel alh 5 speed manual clocked 100k on odo. Is it 142 teeth belt? Which is good, INA, conti, dayco? Thanks friend.

[@diydaly]

Gates ina or Conti I’d recommend

[@carlsgarage2023]

Does the torsion values need reset after this? Closest to "0" for injection timing I've read.

[@diydaly]

Not really tbh , I’ve found it to be set at various places when I’ve checked in the past, it’s always best to use the locking tools then you know it’s bang on right.. I’d only look to check / adjust the torsion value if you are getting very poor MPG after

[@cdward1984]

Great video mate, exactly what i needed to boost the confidence 😁 Is this the same engine and cam belt layout as the fabia mk1 vrs by chance?

[@adrian3582]

Just one question I have an Audi A3 1.9 TDI BLS the camshaft locking pin goes in but when i have to position the crankshaft locking tool it wont sit in perfectly is there a specific way to do it or am I doing something wrong? Thanks!

[@diydaly]

Are you sliding the tool into the teeth?

[@daveyboy7305]

Asking a silly question, but do these locking tools still apply to a seat leon 1.9tdi bxe engine ? Sorry

[@renegadesnarez3478]

Thank you for making this video, it has helped immensely, although I am still having some trouble fitting the belt on. I am able to get the belt around all the required points but cannot do so while the tensioner retaining clip is located in its hole. If I locate the tensioner first, then I do not have enough slack to go around the water pump. With the belt on, It does feel as though there is more slack than there should be on the water pump side. How do I bring that slack over towards the tensioner?

[@diydaly]

Yes they can be quite tight! It’s has to explain in writing.. it’s because of the lip on the tensioner .. you can try fitting it with the tensioner not fully located and slide it all in together but just make sure it’s definelty located correctly after! If you’ve slackened the top pulley it should be abit easier .. just turn it further to the right put the belt into the teeth then oh can twist the pulley to the left to tighten the belt on the rh side.. if that makes sense

[@renegadesnarez3478]

@@diydaly Hi mate, thanks again for your input. Ended up leaving it on the sprockets over night, came back in the morning and the tensioner pin slipped right in!

[@renegadesnarez3478]

@@diydaly So far so good, although after installing everything and tightening up the 3 cam sprocket bolts, I removed the crank and cam locking tools. Now, 2 rotations later, they tools will not simultaneously go in. The engine turns over fine by hand, as it did before. Do you have any advice?

[@diydaly]

@@renegadesnarez3478 when u say they won’t go in can u see how far out the mark is? You may need to slacken the tensioner and re pin it if it’s too far out.. sometimes you can literally be the tiniest bit out

[@renegadesnarez3478]

@@diydaly I think I can see the pin hole in the elongated hole. It seems to be a matter of millimeters. I was thinking to lock the crank and loosen the 3 sprocket bolts, and then turn the centre cam bolt to align the locking holes. At this point i would re-insert the cam lock, tension the belt towards the tensioner side with the counterhold tool, and then finally do up the 3 sprocket bolts. Does this sound like a good method? Surely this would allow both locking holes to line up following 2 rotations?

[@exploratorgeo]

Mulțumesc foarte profesionist.

[@dexterlohatv7029]

Great video! I did my timing belt today using this video as guide. Very detailed and helpful tips. However, when I torqued my timing belt tensioner while the arrow in the centre, I spun the crank pulley twice and I noticed the arrow move all the way to right still within the gap, is this normal?

[@diydaly]

Yeah that’s completely normal mate .. it will move .. main thing is it was torqued correctly in the right position to start with

[@ronald1968]

I've just done my belt with this video running...... very useful but for the love of God I could not get the alloy engine mount bit engine side out of the gap.... doing the rest of the job around it was really frustrating......

[@diydaly]

Glad it helped, can be tricky sometime .. not had an issue getting one out for ages

[@conlon861]

Can you undo the tensioner once tight? Say if the arrow is not in the middle slightly

[@diydaly]

Yeah just slacken it , re adjust and nip it again 👍

[@tomcox7039]

Just replaced mine on a vw touran , great video I used as a guide and made notes of torque settings before I started. Many thanks 🫡

[@diydaly]

👍👍

[@davidhimmelfreundpointner5996]

best video for that, thanks!!! :)

[@diydaly]

You're welcome! Thanks

[@skywalker2643]

Hi is this the cam belt or fan / serpentine belt as I noticed you was saying cam belt but the garage told me it’s my fan belt that’s gone they won’t do cam belts as it’s like a few hours job but evidentially you’ve (I know you’re a mechanic) have done it in considerably less time so it’s left me wondering which belt this is ?

[@diydaly]

This is the cambelt.. the fan belt is the smaller belt that I take of first

[@skywalker2643]

@@diydaly great thank you was starting to think I had bitten if more than I can chew watching this video but the fan belt is no problem :)

[@CharlesAllen-w3f]

Great video. Liked and subscribed. What brand timing belt and water pump kit did you use? Do you know if the job is pretty much the same on the Mk4 PD130 ASZ 1.9 engine? Thanks!

[@chmartin444]

What cordless rachet are you using im after one and I want a powerful one

[@diydaly]

Milwaukee 3/8 battery ratchet - ebay.us/BZZqQG

[@batsmusgames7823]

Very nice guide! One thing maybe is that you didn’t mention the torque specs for the aux belt tensioner bolts (the two 13 mm). I found 25 Nm online so I went with that. Otherwise fantastic guide!

[@d1me75]

amazing video its a shame i started on the job and my ryobi impact doesn't have enough juice to undo the engine mounts xD

[@diydaly]

👍

[@spikeanywhere4792]

What if the arrow of the tensioner was not exactly pointed to the spot, but almost near to the spot, but the belts is tight and i rotate already the engine motor by turning manualy clockwise and the belt and the timing still fine, its ok to run now the engine, plese answer cause this is urgent before i start the motor,no problem the timing and belt just the tensioner not center vw golf TDI 2009, 2.0

[@diydaly]

Should be ok but does need to be very close to the spot

[@agglava9589]

Hi, what's the size of the tensioner stud ...is it 8 mm ? .

[@diydaly]

Yeah

[@user-es3tp6ew3p]

Bravo 👍

[@MaxMustermann-fj1uc]

How old was the Belt?

[@diydaly]

5 years

[@knolez1546]

Ghee, those front tyres are thrashed. Old spooly boy burnouts, I see. Haha

[@CosminHD1]

Great job. How long did it take you to do this job ?

[@diydaly]

Thanks , Around 2.5 - 3 hours