I think false economy.
Last things you want to go wrong are those two.
I dunno how much you paid for the belt alone, but when I last looked, they were in the $100 range(give or take a tenner or so), but the timing belt kits were in the high $100's. IIRC I paid $180 for my last one(or maybe my first one) .. either way you can get them quite cheap instead of going individual parts route.
There are 'recommendations' for when changing tdi timing belts.
One of those things that you may find is regularly recommended is the front main seal. Not the dust cover seal, the front main seal behind the belts' crank pulley. There is also an O-ring behind it that should probably be replaced too.
Another thing I would recommend to change are both the woodruff keys too. They're only a couple of bucks, so don't break the bank.
Did you get the timing cover seal? Almost certainly it will break when you try to remove the cover, or the seal. It's not vital, and I guess you could use an RTV if you had too .. but again seal is cheap.
Watch for the washer behind the standoff for the centre bolt in the cover too.
Do you have a torque wrench to do the tensioner for the belt?
Clickety types are no good, and torque value is very low. I use a deflecting beam type on it.
Biggest issue I had was first time around trying to get the 80Nm and then 90° turn on the harmonic balancer bolt. Mine is auto so can't lock trans/engine to get a solid lock on the crank to do it. I bought a crank holding tool for it. Holy crap! ... that 90° turn was a mongrel to do .. properly.
First time around I made up a garbage flat bar tool with only 3 bolts holding onto the harmonic balancer and it snapped whilst I was doing the 90° turn, so I lost my 'bearings' and stuff it in the end. No biggie in the long run, but annoying to have to redo stuff.
I assume that with a manual, if you lock the CDL, in 1st or reverse, park brake on, wheels chocked .. it may hold the crank hard enough to do the final tighten .. if you ain't done it before just be aware of some of the tips out there.
blacknight has a tute somewhere on here.
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