Brywil
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24k or 24 months is defined in the owners manual to retain the VW warranty -fact not opinion
Recall - belt tensioner
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I have a Euro 5, 180, T6. It does not require a belt tensioner replacement according to VW.
paul stevenson
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I have a t6 102 euro 5, are these part of the recall.
I have a 2015 euro 5 140 and just to add something of my own issue, I contacted vw a while back and was told mine didn’t come under the service campaign I was getting the various belt squealing noises that everyone is complaining about. Although I had a dayco aux belt and contitech cam belt, I replaced all pulleys, water pump and tensioner and the noise has disappeared. So although there is a gates belt issue the tensioner and pulleys I would think are common to all.
Did you try replacing the Auxiliary belt and tensioner first? In my experience it is these that cause the rotational squealing noises rather than cam belt etc.
Nope.
paul stevenson
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Thanks
I wish I hadn't seen this but I recently had my belts and pulleys changed and now I have occasional cold start squeals which were never there before.... Gates belt too...
i have had 4 2017, 2018 t6's go into vw to have this issue fixed over the past few years
its a common issue that the aux belt tensioner goes dry and causes screeching noises on cold start
all mine have been under warranty, last time the vw assist guy said he will just fix it himself, but i had a driveshaft cv faliure so it went into vw for the fix
its a common issue that the aux belt tensioner goes dry and causes screeching noises on cold start
all mine have been under warranty, last time the vw assist guy said he will just fix it himself, but i had a driveshaft cv faliure so it went into vw for the fix
Just to add to the thread 2017 T6 150, started squealing on cold start up, took into VW and they have just replaced the Aux Belt and tensioner under warranty.
Just checked with Martins of Basingstoke as mine is a 2017 T6 - 102 and whilst it has started squeaking, it isn't part of any recall.
Robertspaw
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Anyone have any idea of a reasonable cost for replacing the tensioner? And should it be cheaper if done at the same time as the cam belt, water pump and aux belt? Thanks
Yes it should be cheaper if done at the same time as the cam belt……. It’s only 5 minutes more work.
As for parts cost, see VW spares dept or TPS.
Could someone supply part numbers please for the replacement parts please? Had a minor service this week and only just been informed today about this but the dealer won't touch it as they don't have the "tools" . I've only been using the dealer for the last 12 years on and off and 4 years for the van services.
Depends on your engine. For my 2017 CXGB 102BHP EU6 the part number was 04L 145 289L for the aux belt tensioner. The original part number ended in a B, so there have been lots of revisions since 2017.
VW recommend a new bolt too.
As for tools, they need a M12 Spline, a 4mm pin to lock it, a 16mm ring spanner and a torque wrench that reads down to 50NM. Pretty standard stuff really.
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Thanks for the reply, should have said it's T30 T5.1 2015.
Assuming it's a Euro5 CAAC engine, I believe the tensioner replacement procedure is much more complicated than on the later Euro6 engines.
