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Are Golf and Tiguan same for belt changes?
My 2015 Tiguan had 85,000 miles up. Mechanical recommended timing belt change. However I recall that my golf didn't need changing until 200km. Is there a big difference between both change models. Tnx
Our answer:
Hi Jonathan,
The recommended belt replacement schedule can vary considerably from engine to engine and model to model, so without knowing full details of both your VWs, we can't really say whether the advice is contrary to that.
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