VW passat V5 cam chain or belt?

thejazzpianoma, Jul 2, 10:53pm
Chain

phillip.weston, Jul 2, 11:01pm
chain - on the gearbox side of the motor too so if it does give issues it basically means a gearbox/transmission removal job to rectify.

00basil00, Jul 3, 10:25am
You are better going with the 30v 2.8 v6, the v5 is a bit of a gas guzzler

thejazzpianoma, Jul 3, 10:42am
Agreed, the 1.8T is also an excellent engine.
Buying a Passat of that age with a mindset of somehow avoiding maintenance is only going to end in tears.

johnf_456, Jul 3, 10:49am
But euro cars don't break, aren't they like a toyota that goes and goes.