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Results are source-attributed previews, not a complete combined count. Feed dates are publisher dates; first-observed dates are provenance. Each collection links to its owner. Gerry Files matches indexed names and paths, not document contents; Podcasts contributes video results only. An unavailable collection is shown as unavailable, not as an empty result.

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  • [NVC] Passat Timing Belt Replacement

    David Kao · Fri, 8 May 2009 10:30:08 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...An OEM timing belt along is $92.00. The reason the price is as high as $1.3k is they will replace all tensioners...

  • Re: WAS Re: 1984 synchro weekender for sale

    Benjamin Tan · Wed, 5 Sep 2001 22:23:15 EDT · Mailing-list archive

    ...Serpentine belt (over six feet long), belt ramps, tensioners.... Next thing you know, the waterpump replacement is a $1500 job. That's not including...

  • Chains and whips was Autosock

    Al Knoll · Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:45:40 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

    ...fan belt. Gitchaself some and put em on. Then the vagaries of what hooks to where and how to put the tensioners on (you...

  • Re: specialty tools

    David Marshall · Sat, 15 May 2004 22:05:29 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    The tensioner that I use for my I4 timing belt tensioners is quite inexpensive. I use a piece of flat metal with two pop...

  • Re: [NVC] Passat Timing Belt Replacement

    David Kao · Fri, 8 May 2009 12:33:53 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...An OEM timing belt along is > $92.00. The reason > > the price is as high as $1.3k is they will replace all > tensioners...

  • Re: Phrydae Question: Who drives a TDI?

    Howard Fleming · Fri, 2 Nov 2012 23:19:47 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...As others have mentioned, *Do* the timing belt when required, along with the water pump, rollers and tensioners. If you plan on working on...

  • Porsche 944 motor & transaxle for conversion

    Joe Ernest · Tue, 22 Feb 2000 01:01:57 EST · Mailing-list archive

    I have a 1985 Porsche 944 on which I just spent over $1000 on new and upgraded water pump, belts, hoses, tensioners, seals etc...

  • Re: Audi Turbo motor swap

    Mike S · Thu, 9 Oct 2008 13:02:24 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...The real issue is not the timing belts, or the tensioners, but that VW's recommended maintenance interval is unrealistic. For my 1.8t...

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