Timing belt replacement: VW Golf6, Golf Plus6 1.6 (BSE, BSF, CCSA, CHGA, …)

🧭 Before you start

Support the engine, remove the engine mount, ancillary belt, crankshaft pulley and timing covers. Align the camshaft mark with the rear cover, loosen the tensioner and remove the belt. Fit a new belt, cycle the tensioner to its stops, set pointer A to pointer B and tighten the nut, then turn the engine 2 rotations and recheck. Refit the mount with new bolts in stages, the support bracket, covers, ancillary belt, engine cover and noise insulation.

Fits: platform codes 1.6, |, BIFUEL, (LPG), MPI, MULTIFUEL

• Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job
• Renewed: bolts note

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• Always fit a new timing belt once removed; check tensioner and idler pulleys.
• Never turn the engine against its normal direction of rotation.
• Turn the tensioner pulley at least 5 times to its stops before setting pointer A to pointer B.
• Use new bolts where specified and tighten them in stages.
• Turn the engine 2 rotations by hand and recheck the timing marks.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

📐 45 workshop diagrams for BSE

Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

1. Tensioner turning tool:
2. Unless otherwise advised by the manufacturer, the following procedures are recommended:
3. Always fit a new timing belt after removal
4. Check the tensioner and idler pulleys; renew if necessary
5. Never turn the engine in the direction opposite to that of normal operation

6. Camshaft gearwheel:
7. Align the camshaft gearwheel timing mark with the mark on the rear cover
8. Remove the crankshaft pulley
9. Remove the timing belt lower covers
10. Remove the engine mount
11. Pull it upwards
12. Loosen the tensioner pulley nut
13. Remove the timing belt
14. Turn the crankshaft slightly anti-clockwise

Installation and checks

15. Use new bolts
16. Note: Before tensioning the timing belt, turn the tensioner pulley at least 5 times to its stop (to both sides)
17. Stage 1:
18. Remove the bolt
19. Turn the tensioner pulley until pointer A is in line with pointer B
20. Stage 2:
21. Tighten the tensioner pulley nut
22. Turn the engine 2 rotations by hand
23. Stage 2:
24. Refit the engine support bracket bolt(s)
25. Refit the engine mount
26. Note: Align the engine support
27. Remove the engine support bar
28. Refit the timing belt upper cover
29. Refit the ancillary drive belt
30. Refit the engine cover
31. Refit the noise insulation cover

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