Timing belt DAYCO or OEM Volkswagen

Vote 1, for Dayco Timing belts

Located in AZ. I called multiple places and the average was around $1,500 for both water pump and timing belt (dealership was over $3,000 which is insane).

I got lucky as one shop was doing a special for timing belt changes and I got both serviced for $950.

Local VW dealer did the belt, pump, rollers, tensioners with OEM parts and it cost $1700 bucks.

The timing belt, tensioner, water pump, and labor on my 15 Jetta S was 1700 after taxes as a Euro specialist mechanic in a decent Midwest city. Included 8 hours of labor @ $180

Definitely check local shops. The dealership just quoted my dad 1700 and he went to the local shop he bought his Jetta from. They did the timing belt and water pump for 1350.

Both of those price sound steep - my local shop in Ontario charges half that, currently about 1100cad plus taxes but can't remember the warranty. Car still runs fine 2 years later though

I paid $1500 to a very reputable foreign mechanic last month for my 2012 golf tdi

Oe quality parts:

Timing belt, tensioners/roller, water pump, manual transmission fluid, coolant, serpentine belt.

Dayco, continental should be fine, as long as it’s not China Amazon stuff. Gates it usually good but as with anything these days quality control is a crap shoot.

Dayco isn’t original meaning someone’s changed it before. Cracks mean way too long ago. Don’t chance it

I have a 2015 Jetta S 2.0 which has stripped about 10-15 teeth off the timing belt.