change timing belt 180k or 70k?
 

Hi:
My 2000 a4 1.8T Q has 57770km right now. I saw post on audiworld
or somewhere else say , TB should be done at 60k mi,even some said 70km.
BUT, in the owner's manual come with my car said it should be done at
180km. There is a huge difference there!!! Which one should I listen to?

Thank you!

husky

Re: change timing belt 180k or 70k?
 

"ming" <mingwuming@hotmail.con> wrote in message
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> Hi:
> My 2000 a4 1.8T Q has 57770km right now. I saw post on audiworld
> or somewhere else say , TB should be done at 60k mi,even some said 70km.
> BUT, in the owner's manual come with my car said it should be done at
> 180km. There is a huge difference there!!! Which one should I listen to?

This question comes up once a week on average here - for more info, search
the archives. The general wisdom in this newsgroup as well as on AudiWorld
is to change it sooner than Audi recommendation because the TB/TB tensioner
has a tendency to fail sooner, creating quite a disaster in your engine.
Changing the TB/TB tensioner early is cheap insurance when you consider
it'll cost you $3K or more to repair an engine in which the TB failed. If
you have no problem forking out 3 grand, then by all means, don't bother
getting it changed sooner. You may just get lucky and not have it fail on
you.

I'll be changing mine ('01 A4 1.8T) when I hit 60K miles.

BTW, here's a good advice from RKA from yesterday:

http://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/1761212.phtml

Cheers,

Pete

Re: change timing belt 180k or 70k?
 

"ming" <mingwuming@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Pete wrote:
> > I'll be changing mine ('01 A4 1.8T) when I hit 60K miles.
> >
> Just try to get clear, 60k miles you mean 96k km?

Yes.

Re: change timing belt 180k or 70k?
 

70k

Change it then, It dosent cost that much to change anyway.

Re: change timing belt 180k or 70k?
 

Is it the same interval for the 2.8 30v engine ?

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Alexandre
2001 Audi A4 2.8QM
"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "ming" <mingwuming@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:wYj6b.399498$4UE.67800@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
> > Pete wrote:
> > > I'll be changing mine ('01 A4 1.8T) when I hit 60K miles.
> > >
> > Just try to get clear, 60k miles you mean 96k km?
>
> Yes.
>
>

Re: change timing belt 180k or 70k?
 

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003 17:22:44 -0400, "Alex"
<aplanteNOSPAMPLEASE@compuproapm.com> wrote:

>Is it the same interval for the 2.8 30v engine ?

Yes, it is, and be sure to change out the water pump at the same time;
they're in there, and it's only $150 or so more, good insurance.
Don't forget to have them look over the serpentine belt. My mechanic
left the original on because it looked like new to him, and that's
fine: he CHECKED it.

Re: change timing belt 180k or 70k?
 

For 2.8 30 V in Switzerland: 120,000 km.

--
Best regards.
G. Tarantino
Bevaix (NE)
Switzerland
1997 BMW 535i 202,000 km (124,000 miles)
1997 Audi A4 2.8 Q 209,000 km (128,000 miles)

"Alex" <aplanteNOSPAMPLEASE@compuproapm.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:Jes6b.4429$I_2.682498@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> Is it the same interval for the 2.8 30v engine ?
>
> --
> Alexandre
> 2001 Audi A4 2.8QM
> "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bjcu9n$kh9$1@news.onet.pl...
> >
> > "ming" <mingwuming@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:wYj6b.399498$4UE.67800@news01.bloor.is.net.ca ble.rogers.com...
> > > Pete wrote:
> > > > I'll be changing mine ('01 A4 1.8T) when I hit 60K miles.
> > > >
> > > Just try to get clear, 60k miles you mean 96k km?
> >
> > Yes.
> >
> >
>
>

Re: change timing belt 180k or 70k?
 

I have a '96 S6 with 79000 kms on it and had my t-belt changed last week
because its 8 years old. Scheduled maintainace is at 130000kms. The guy who
did the work showed me the old tensioner that had appeared to have lost
grease so was the weak point - the t-belt was in good shape. The serpentine
belt had lost some bits so was replaced along with the water pump. All good
insurance.

Tony
Ottawa

"ming" <mingwuming@hotmail.con> wrote in message
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> Hi:
> My 2000 a4 1.8T Q has 57770km right now. I saw post on audiworld
> or somewhere else say , TB should be done at 60k mi,even some said 70km.
> BUT, in the owner's manual come with my car said it should be done at
> 180km. There is a huge difference there!!! Which one should I listen to?
>
> Thank you!
>
> husky
>

Re: change timing belt - BUT 2.8 V6!
 

"Romy Singh" <cool5abi@hotmail.com> a écrit dans le message de
news:1ss7b.209450$_V.43389@news04.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com...
>
> "Alex" <aplanteNOSPAMPLEASE@compuproapm.com> wrote in message
> news:Jes6b.4429$I_2.682498@news20.bellglobal.com.. .
> > Is it the same interval for the 2.8 30v engine ?
> >
> > --
> > Alexandre
> > 2001 Audi A4 2.8QM
>
>
> I've been wondering the same question, my 98.5 V6 has 85,000 km's on it.
I'm
> still trying to figure out if I should change it now, or wait a year. All
> the horror stories I've heard of have been of the 1.8T, don't hear much
> about the V6 and was hoping someone could clue me in.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Romy
> 98.5 A4Q 2.8L 30V V6
>
In Switzerland: every 120,000 km. But don't forget to change the water pump.
Mine leaked at 199,500 km!

--
Best regards.
G. Tarantino
Bevaix (NE)
Switzerland
1997 BMW 535i 202,000 km (124,000 miles)
1997 Audi A4 2.8 Q 209,000 km (128,000 miles)