Fuel contamination on belts

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Fuel contamination on belts

A faulty O ring seal caused diesel to leak from the fuel filter of my Octavia TDI estate for a couple of days. This in turn caused the auxiliary belt to fray. Is there a possibility that the timing belt could have been contaminated? Is it something I should worry about immediately? The car is just under 3 years old & has covered 37k.

Asked on 18 August 2012 by RevJack

Answered by Honest John

Yes. Sometimes if an aux belt comes off it gets tangled into the uncovered bit of the timing belt and takes it off.

Tags: technical issues leaks timing belt

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