60k service and odometer readings

Browsing through my service history, there's a fair bit of work done for the 60k service (one of the major ones I know), which I understand includes changing the cambelt.

It's got written down C/report condition of cambelt, with a price of 24 quid on it, but in the parts description the only belt I can see is 'V belt'. Sorry for the stupid question but does this mean the cambelt has been changed or not?

Apparently my odometer doesn't work properly... sometimes the miles go up correctly and sometimes they don't? It's got an indicated 87k on it, which is probably more like 100k (I'm presuming), and the 60k service was carried out in 1996, I'm thinking it'd be a safe bet to change the cambelt sometime soon?

Thanks.

 

yeah they really need changing more often than every 14 years

 

Definitely worth taking the effort to change the cambelt or paying a garage to install, as your be mighty pi$$ed off when it does break.

Changing the dodgy odometer might be a plan too....

 

cambelt is a toothed belt, not a v belt!!!!

 

I'm gonna get the belt cover off today and have a little look, what are the main signs of a worn cambelt?

 

teeth missing lol ...just change it , you cant look at em and judge the age /milage

 

Ok cheers, yeah I'm gonna change it as soon as. Will the water pump need to be done too or do you reckon I'll get away with leaving it? It's only done an indicated 30k or so since it was last done.

 

for the cost... do you feel its worth the risk not doing it? kit costs nothing

 

Are 16v and 8v waterpumps the same? GSF only seems to have one for the GTI.

 

Thanks for the advice chaps, only just found out there's a Eurocarparts branch near me, so I'll pick up the parts this afternoon and get the work done before Golf goes on the road.