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Tips for Replacing the Timing Belt on a Volkswagen Golf VI

Model: Volkswagen Golf Golf 6, MK 6, 5K1, Golf VI - Years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Part: Timing belt

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This video provides useful tips for changing the timing belt on a Volkswagen Golf VI: There is a small hole in the tensioner bearing that houses a tool, which is used to set the correct position for the tensioner. Insert the pins into the camshaft, loosen the pulleys clockwise; secure the crankshaft with its specific tool.

Now take a 6 mm hex key and pull the tensioner fully without the belt, which will then fit in easily. Place a 16 mm spanner between the belt and the oil pump to ensure it doesn’t fall; be mindful of the belt's direction of rotation, the numbers should move clockwise.


Updated on 10 September 2026 by ScegliAuto


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