My friend this is the best tutorial for the 1.6/1.8 golf mk1/2 carb engine that I have ever seen, well done I salute you.

Very informative, thank you for taking the time to share your experience & knowledge. I'm most probably buying a Golf mk1 1800 1989 tomorrow & I'm completely clued up & prepared to change the cam belt🥳.

I just discovered an easier and more controllable way to set the tensioner (without special tools). Take a 3mm Allen key, insert short end in rear adjustment hole on tensioner, and lever across mounting bolt. Very controllable, and more than enough torque to tension properly. Also enough space left for spanner to tighten mounting nut.

You have a caarburettor, I have a 1.4 injector. It's slightly different, there are no marks on my crank or plastic cover. However it worked just fine with the cam mark, Distributor Rotor and Fly wheel.... please make more of these videos though

Thank you I really wanted to find a video like this . I feel braver taking on this project .

Wonderful. Love how you took your time to explain step by step procedure on how to align the timing gears and the that of the distributor. I helped me a lot but I have a little challenge. After replacing my car's timing belt and tensioner roller, I started up and heard a rubbing sound. I checked if the timing belt was rubbing against the timing cover but it wasn't. The timing belt tension was alright. Then I listened closely from under the car and it seem the rubbing sound was coming from the crankshaft sprocket area supposedly though not rubbing, please how do I get rid of the rubbing sound? Could the sound be coming from the oil pump? Thanks as I look forward to hearing from you👍

Nice video 👍 you should check the tensioner bearing i always replace the belt and tensioner together, inspection is after 45000km and replacement is at 90000km

very detailed thanks bro keep it up...subbed

Thank you so much brother, I really find your videos helpful, I own mk1 as well n I had to lean most of its challenges through your videos, and internet, ✊

Hey PJ, managed to sort out my cambelt perfectly thanks to your video! Curios as to though these mk1 golfs are non-interference engines or interference?0

Love your videos. Keep them coming...helps so much.

Thank you for the helpful video. I did it all by myself today and I'm proud. But it took me 8 hours instead of 2. The previous mechanic stripped some of my allen key bolts on the pulleys, it was a nightmare to get out. Resorted to welding the Allen key on and removing. Bought new bolts. It is strange when I removed the belt, the fly wheel went out a little, at least my cam marks were still in place. I only needed to replace my pulley as the mechanic never done this and it was making a noise

Love watching your videos man! Great fun!!

Great video! Not sure if you are still there but does the tensioner require to be torqued - you say just 'tighten' with just a spanner? Thanks

Thanks for the simple knowledge

Thank you very much. You helped immensely. You are a 🌟

Hi pj hope you are well, need some of your advice How do you remove the tensioner stud to replace new tensioner, I do not want to break the stud very taught what's the best way to remove the stud

Hi there PJ I have set everything the way you described in the video, all the marks and rotor line up, but I still get a backfire through the carb when trying to start. The engine wants to turn but just won't. Any ideas.

Hi PJ, does the cam shaft pulley need to be torqued to a specific measurement, when refitting ?

An excellent explaination. 🙏 Thank you

Where can I get the 6mm Allen key nut? It's tough to get from scrapyards and places like Goldwagen😢

PJ - Where are you situated ? I need my MK1 golf 1.4i timing to be put in, not sure if thats the only thing that needs to be done. Once you reply then I will let you know what I did already.

Good day. If all the marks are lined up except the flywheel mark.. I bought the golf recently and decided to service the car only to found out the flywheel mark is not where it suppose to be. Please advise

Thanks Oom, wanted to attempt this haha but now im anxious thers so much to get right.

good stuff

good stuff mate. you’re the boss

What to do if the vehicle lose power and cut when accelerating after I’ve changed the belt

Good

Good vid, thanks.

Thank you show more videos

Hi I'm in need of assistance to replace my golf velocity roof antenna

What if my balancer timing is on the aero mark but the front crank mark stands a little bit to the left

Hey PJ, thanks for the video. Quick question, would the rotor arm always be out of alignment when aligning the pulley with the crankshaft? Or would this not always be the case?

Hi I need help please when I line the crank pulley up with mark on distributor pulley then distributor is not straight help please

Hi thank you for the helpful videos ,helping me get my car back to what its supposed to be Just done a cambelt change however there is humming sound coming from the belt is there any possible solution Thank you sir

Hi pj I have problem with my golf. Mk1 struggling to tart

I need to help my 1.4 if you put the fuse in the Nissan turns on 4:09 4:10 4:10 4:10

Why does my cam gear, distributor, crank pulley all line up but my flywheel isn't tdc?

Thanks Boet

Hi PJ my bottom crankshaft pulley wobbles how do I fix it?and I can’t find a new one

awesome

Thank you for the videos. Very informative. And what is the Beats/Instrumental music playing in the background?

Hey meneer I have a problem with one of my allen key head bolts on my crank pulley it's spoilt 💔 bought the car like this,how do I remove the bolt?

Pj are the timing mark of a 2litre head vw the same as the 1.3 ,1.4,1.6 ,1.8 ?????

When i must tight my tensner for the cam belt my flywheel moves off its mark what must i do so that that doesnt happen

Thanks Bro, you make it look so easy!

I wanted to know. I was driving around 140 km/h and my timing belt snapped. I was in a new town so i had to get a mechanic from anywhere I am becoming very suspicious as everyday its a new issue. I stopped immediately after it snapped but then the mechanic says that as a result of the timing belt snapping it broke some of my valves of which i he said he needs to buy a new valve kit which also includes seals and gaskets to my suprise. me not being the mechanic i gave him the money to go buy. I only evr saw a new timing belt. He started it and apparently a water pump failure that occured as a result of the belt snapping caused there to be a milky substance on the fuel cap so he needed to buy anothe head gasket and water pump. The next new item was a new head gasket. after it was installed, he said since he just put on a silicone we should wait before we start up the car, next thing I hear when i came back later after he had started the car was apparently that the distributor rotor that was faulty and as a result the car was mis firing. and this car was running smoothly before and there was no problem either then a snapped timing belt. could all this be real

Hi where can I get the heater cable and the valve on the citi golf mk 1

Hi PJ I just need to change my cam sprocket seal, do I have to remove the whole cambelt ? Can u please give me a short description on how to do this job thank you

Good day sir. All my marks add up but the gearbox (flywheel) mark does not how do I get it right?

If by any chance your cambelt breaks, will your valves be damaged.

My cars timing is completely out can i use these steps to set it again

Hi PJ, great video, sorry im gonna go off the point, do you know who cab tune my mk2 golf carb for me, can you refer me to someone or a shop in cpt, my mk2 is very rich currently

Noice!

Thank you.. no need to use timing light?

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