The water pump is driven from the timing belt on all 4cyl new beetles. The serpentine belt only drives the A/C compressor, Alternator, and Power Steering pump. The water pump also come with plastic impellers that are prone to failure and can cause stange overheating issues...
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Yes. They all have timing belts in them. If you loose your timing belt, you will loose your engine.
Change them at 60,000 miles according tomanufacturer's recommendations
Seven years or 70,000 miles. Change Tiing belt, tensioner and water pump at the same time.
On a 3.3l the water pump is driven by the serpentine belt. On a 3.0l the water pump is driven by the timing belt.
backfiring is almost always a symptom of timing. having someone check timing of car better do it quickly can burn valves and cause all kinds of problems. Gary
Volkswagen Beetle cars need to have a 100,000 mile tune up done sometime after the car reaches the 90,000 mile mark. Replacing the timing belt is part of this service. Once the timing belt stops running, the vehicle will not operate and the belt will need to be replaced. It's a big job and somewhat costly. I had a Beetle and had the service done before the belt broke.
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The 2.0 liter gasoline engine is a non interference.
What are the steps to timing a 2001 VW Beetle 2.0?
I really depends on what distributor you have on the engine. It could be a mechanical advance distributor or a vacuum advance distributor (stock). Google "the Somba" Volkswagen forum and all will be explained.