Originally Posted by
stevos
Had an octavia 1.8t and it was a very good car. timing belt was a peice of piss just bought the kit for £90.Would recommend if you went for it to also change the water pump as the impelors are plastic and break up.When i done mine it was in four bits. good engines though
i'm fairly good mechanically just dont have access to lifts just ramps and basic tools, have heard its worth doing the waterpump at the same time....looks like i'm gonna go for the car, seeing another one saturday to get some contrast on this one, decide if its a good idea!