VW Fuel for Thought | Timing Belt

Meagan from Volkswagen hits the street to find out how much people really know about their cars. Several passersby had some pretty decent guesses as to what this could be. The answer: it's a timing belt.
The timing belt helps keep car parts running smoothly. The timing belt loops around camshaft gears, and controls the valves that let fuel into the car cylinder. In a closed-loop system, all car parts must work together for the engine to run, so a broken timing belt should be replaced immediately.
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