VR6 Timing Belt or Chain?

[BriNJ]

I have a 2000 Jetta VR6. My maintainence book recommends I replace the timing "belt" at 105,000 miles. With my rate a mileage, I'm due for this in early 2005. I made a phone call to the dealer to inquire about the price (I know that a timing belt change for the Passat 1.8T and 3.0 engines costs around $1,000). The dealer I spoke to said the VR6 engine does not have a timing belt, rather tiiming chain that does not require replecement. A phone call to a private mechanic also confirmed this.

Is this correct that the VR6 has a timing chain, not a belt, and if so, why is it specifically mentioned in the book? At least I can use the money set aside for this repair toward my catalytic converter that failed! Thanks.

[Fecal Extrusion]

There IS a 'serpentine belt' which connects the
alternator and steering pump and other elements
to the crankshaft but the camshafts are CHAIN driven!

Although the chain should never need replacing,
it DOES stretch a bit over time. This is compensated
by a 'chain tensioner', and a guide rail.
The tensioner and rail 'may' start to deteriorate
and need replacing after 70,000 mi or so.

You 'should' be able to HEAR when these components
need replacing, because the chain starts to make
a sort of rattling noise, as it flops back and forth.

[boschmann]

The same book is made for models with different engines like the 2.0, it should state somewhere which engines use the belt.