timing belt waring A4
11-11-2003, 01:15 PM
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timing belt waring A4
just had to rebuild the engine on a customers 1.8ltr 20 valve A4 because he
neglected to change his cambelt. it cost him almost £1000.
all 20 valves were ruined, however when we called audi for the replacement
belt etc they informed us that there was a modification to the tensioner and
pulley, probably common knowledge in audi dealership circles but the owner
had no idea, and subsequently this was (in our opinion) the reason for
failure. despite the fact that his renewal mileage was overdue.
be warned.......these belts WILL fail, and cause major damage if not looked
after.
neglected to change his cambelt. it cost him almost £1000.
all 20 valves were ruined, however when we called audi for the replacement
belt etc they informed us that there was a modification to the tensioner and
pulley, probably common knowledge in audi dealership circles but the owner
had no idea, and subsequently this was (in our opinion) the reason for
failure. despite the fact that his renewal mileage was overdue.
be warned.......these belts WILL fail, and cause major damage if not looked
after.
11-11-2003, 02:17 PM
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Re: timing belt waring A4
On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 19:15:48 -0000, "steve"
<stevewatson2003(remove_me)@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>just had to rebuild the engine on a customers 1.8ltr 20 valve A4 because he
>neglected to change his cambelt. it cost him almost £1000.
>all 20 valves were ruined, however when we called audi for the replacement
>belt etc they informed us that there was a modification to the tensioner and
>pulley, probably common knowledge in audi dealership circles but the owner
>had no idea, and subsequently this was (in our opinion) the reason for
>failure. despite the fact that his renewal mileage was overdue.
>be warned.......these belts WILL fail, and cause major damage if not looked
>after.
>
what was the mileage on the vehicle?
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<stevewatson2003(remove_me)@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>just had to rebuild the engine on a customers 1.8ltr 20 valve A4 because he
>neglected to change his cambelt. it cost him almost £1000.
>all 20 valves were ruined, however when we called audi for the replacement
>belt etc they informed us that there was a modification to the tensioner and
>pulley, probably common knowledge in audi dealership circles but the owner
>had no idea, and subsequently this was (in our opinion) the reason for
>failure. despite the fact that his renewal mileage was overdue.
>be warned.......these belts WILL fail, and cause major damage if not looked
>after.
>
what was the mileage on the vehicle?
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11-11-2003, 02:55 PM
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Re: timing belt waring A4
"steve" <stevewatson2003(remove_me)@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news
zasb.231$0M2.180@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net...> be warned.......these belts WILL fail, and cause major damage if not
looked
> after.
Yup. Anything above 60K miles on the 1.8T is really pushing it. The manual
states 105 or 120K miles though.
Cheers,
Pete
11-12-2003, 12:46 PM
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Re: If you have a certified car do as the manual
"B" <bruuster@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> If you have a certified A4 do as the manual recommends. According to
> Audi, if the belt fails before the recommended mileage it is a warranty
> item.
i agree, but if your 1 mile over recomended interval..........not audi's
problem is it...
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