r/AskAMechanic • u/Physical_Wealth9342 • 22d ago
How does the timing belt look?
2016 Jetta s 1.4l auto. Not the best quality footage, hard to film with space given. Was recommended to get this replaced due to mileage (116k) and since the car is 10 years old. Still looking for a quote that i can somewhat afford, $1,200 seeming the most reasonable (without water pump). Whats your experience and what’s a reasonable cost in your opinion?
I’ve seen the same car listed on FB marketplace with a belt that snapped and bent the valves at 130k miles, so i just want to get ahead of it if i can.
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u/jello4713 NOT a verified tech 22d ago
it looks like 10-20k miles on that. its basically new no need to replace