MK2 gti intermittent power loss

[Depone]

Top price could reflect not really wanting to do the job but I can't see a professional taking as long as 3 hours to do a MK2 cambelt.

$4-500 is a fair amount of money, as a percentage of the value of the car. Running a 20 year old isn't going to be cheap. The cheapest bit is the actual purchase.

Depone, you should have a look at what's involved in doing some simple jobs on your car. It's part of your entry into the world of VWs.

Some people are not cut out to wield spanners that's for sure but assess your skill level against what you find and go from there.

Get a Haynes for some light reading. At least then you'll have an idea what's going on.

Gavin

Thanks guys I have looked into the manual when I have had some spare time and seen a few diagrams at how to line the belt up online..I just feel like I'm out of my depth doing it solo, it looks like it could stuff up pretty bad if I get it wrong.

I was game to do the fuel pump, it seemed easy, but the damn thing didn't last long enough for me to buy it online and get it in there...hence the tow to mechanics and getting them to do it.

Next issue I'm doing it myself, between the brake pads, fuel pump and belt this past few months have sucked.