Year: 2016. Posted 21 October, 2014. Been told that skoda's built before August 2010 are every 4 years for timing belts. Skoda's built from September 2010 are every 5 year's. So my car was ordered at the height of the VAT Free offer in July 2010 and delivered at the end of September 2010. Have just been advised by dealer that belt should be replaced at 4 years. As others have found the handbook is confusing, makes no ref to 4 years. phoned Skoda UK. they said that Skoda UK recommend 80,000miles or 4 years whichever is soonest. ( They 4 years only introduced 2 years ago). Expert answer Hi Michael, You've not mentioned whether you have the Superb or the Octavia, but either way our data suggests that the recommended service interval for the 1.6 TDI timing belt is 140,000 miles (225,000 kilometres) or every four years. There was alot of discussion on here a few years back as Skoda dealers were advising 40.000miles/ 4 years for the AUQ when VW were stating 60.00miles/5years for the same engine. When I questioned my local Skoda dealer about this at the time they claimed that due to water pump impellor failure they were advising a reduced interval. 3. Worn timing belt. This issue is common in 1.8 20v engines. If the timing belt isn’t changed every 70,000 miles, it becomes so worn that it can cause serious engine damage. What repair is needed to fix a timing belt fault? The timing belt needs replacing when it becomes excessively worn. On average, this costs £353.89 for a Skoda Octavia The Octavia enjoys a strong reliability rating for with no serious record of common faults like diesel problems, manual gearbox and clutch problems, timing belt issues, or auto transmission problems. And for those keen to get their hands dirty, the owners manual notes VW 507 00 oil type (equivalent to 5W-30 synthetic) for use in diesel models Skoda Rapid & Spaceback (2012 > ) Skoda Rapid Timing Belt. Hello. Bought a Rapid saloon in Summer 2015. It was on a 63 plate. Only had 40 miles on the clock as it was an ex-demonstrator, that must not have been demonstrated much. Took it for a service and MOT this summer, it passed. However, the bloke said "I really should have changed the Oct 2, 2017. #1. I changed my first CKRA timing belt (probably my 5-6 TDI belt) this past Saturday. A few suggestions I found and/or recommend: 1) no need to remove the motor mount and jack up the motor. Instead remove the TB tensioner stud from the block to change the tensioner. 2) a good set (or two) of 12 point drivers is helpful. In diesem Tutorial zeigen wir Kfz Tutorial Bro‘s euch, wie man Schritt für Schritt an einem Audi A3 8V EA288 CRBC Motor 2.0 TDI den Zahnriemen wechselt.Das K Waste of time. The 4 year rule is a VAG UK generated scam. All of the printed documentation supplied with the vehicle gives a 60 or 80k mile change interval with no time limitation - nowhere else other than in the UK is a 4 year change recommended. I changed all of the belts, cambelt idlers and water pump on my AWX Superb after 5 years and all ou4u.