Water pump and timing belt

Asked by Jill Aug 30, 2018 at 11:20 AM about the 2001 Volkswagen Passat GLS V6

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

When replacing the water pump should I replace
the timing belt also

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Hornet_2497 answered 5 years ago

Replacing both together is what they normally do. Parts aren't that expensive, it's the labor of getting in there. So yes, you should do both together. Especially if the belt has more than 100,000 miles on it.

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