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Skoda Octavia 2.0TDI Dayco Timing Belt Kit Installation

The 2.0-litre TDI diesel engine used in the Octavia from 2008, features a timing belt driven water pump. As replacing the belt also requires the auxiliary drive system to be removed, Dayco recommend that all the systems’ components - primary drive and auxiliary drive - be replaced at the same time.
This step-by-step technical guide will help technicians through the process, to avoid complications and ensure a first-rate job.

As with all primary drive system jobs, the work should be undertaken when the engine is cold, so ideally the vehicle will not have been run for at least four hours.
Remove the plastic cover to reveal the engine, followed by the mudguard moulding under the right hand wheel arch, which will allow access to the auxiliary drive system, then remove the tensioner and auxiliary belt.
Remove the tie rod beneath the engine and then the crankshaft, or TVD, pulley in order to remove the lower and central timing belt covers. Then from the top of the engine move the differential pressure sensor of the FAP with its bracket and the electric fuel pump with its bracket, followed by the fuel filter and cooling circuit tank, to be able to then remove the top timing belt cover.
Remove the lower bolt of the engine mounting bracket flange, correctly support the engine and then remove the upper right engine mounting bracket, followed by the bracket flange.
Rotate the crankshaft clockwise to match the timing reference marks on the pulley and lock the pulley in place using Dayco
tool T10050 (figure 1).

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