Ok, time to change the timing belt on my wife's 2001 jetta 2.0 engine. it's got 5 pulleys, one of which is a belt tensioner. the trouble is that i can't figure out how it come loose. I HATE MODERN CARS WITH EVERYTHING PACKED TIGHTLY UNDER THE HOOD.

i've downloaded a VW shop manual but it doesn't explain what to do either.

i can't find my haynes manual jecause we just moved recently.

has anyone done this job?

speedfreak227

there is a program called autodata that would help you with that, unfortunately its not free but if you find a buddy that has it, it might help.on the other hand i think you can buy just the timing belt schema for that model online.

I found this, not sure if it helps at all.

Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

I found this, not sure if it helps at all.

thanks, that's somewhat similar but not quite the same.

stupid modern cars.

speedfreak227

I used to have VWs and did a great deal of the work myself. I just don't
get your 2001 2.0L. Is that the old inline 4 cylinder 2.0 L ?! From what i
remember, these Jettas had either a 1.8T, the 1.9L TDI or the VR6, no ?
Either way, did you check on VWVortex.com? I used to spend a great deal
of time on their forums and found them quite usefull.

I'm also a bit confused about the 'five pulleys'. You ARE talking about a
TIMING belt, aren't you ? Because usually, the timing belt connects the
crank to the cams (more like gears than pulleys) and they have a
tensioner in between, you could count that as 3 (4 for a twin cam).
The only '5' i can come up with is the accesories. Alternator, water pump,
A/C, tensionner and crank pulleys, that makes 5.

Is this what it looks like ?

http://faculty.ccp.edu/faculty ... ettatech/t-belt/index.htm

VWvortex.com 's forums would get you an answer pretty quick.

i took two pictures of the belt. in picture A you can see the tensioner on the upper left and most of the belt. in picture B you can see the tensioner.

it sort of looks like the tensioner is spring loaded and i can bend it out of place perhaps. has anyone seen this style before?

speedfreak227

That's the serpentine belt, not the timing belt.

@Fonnybone, there's a 2.0 NA 4 cylinder Jetta/Golf sold in the US, not sure if that one is sold in Canada or not, there's no engine size badge on the back, it just says 2.0 on the engine.

Quote from 96 GTS :

That's the serpentine belt, not the timing belt.

@Fonnybone, there's a 2.0 NA 4 cylinder Jetta/Golf sold in the US, not sure if that one is sold in Canada or not, there's no engine size badge on the back, it just says 2.0 on the engine.

I meant serpentine, not timing. :ashamed:

And I figured it out with help from VWvortex.com

Thanx all,

Steve