I've got a '95 VW Cabrio, with the 2.0L 4-cylinder engine, with 86k miles on it. I've only owned it for about a year, but I've confirmed that the timing belt was replaced by the previous owner at 79k.
Lately it has begun occasionally flashing the 'check engine' light, and also occasionally hesitating for a few seconds when I step on the throttle. I took it to a garage who said that the codes recorded were 00515 (cam position sensor) and 00513 (engine speed sensor). They cleared those codes and drove it more, and got 00515 to recur.
They think the right thing to do is replace the distributor, and they want about $500 (including taxes etc.) to do the work - $336 for the part, $100 for the labor.
- Does this seem like the right approach?
- Is this a reasonable price?
Thanks!