Iain Miller

"Ron Armstrong" <ronnie655@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> The timing belt was last changed around 65,000 miles ago. I'm asking
> this
> for a friend, that's why I was a little confused on models. I think we're
> just going to order the parts from www.volksparts.com, since they offer
> everything for the front end job in a kit, and take it to a shop to put
> the
> parts in.
>

Timing belts don't mix well with either oil or coolant & at 65K miles its
probably time you changed it anyway. Not familiar with that engine but if
the TB also drives the waterpump (as they do on some VAG engines) then you
definitly want to get it looked at. If the pump is on its way out & were to
sieze on you it will more than likely break the belt (or at least cause it
skip a few teeth).

I.

Peter66

"" wrote:
> "Ron Armstrong" <ronnie655@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Z0KCe.13084$aY6.6095@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > My 93 Audi 100 has coolant leaking from behind the belt
> cover area so I
> > can
> > only assume it is the water pump. Is it safe to drive it
> like this until
> > I
> > have the money to have it fixed, or do I risk breaking the
> timing belt?
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> It should be ok, my last Audi A4 had a slight water leak for
> the whole time
> I owned it, just when it says low coolant just top it up, or
> you could try
> adding some sealant, like RADWELD etc, people will come back
> and say how bad
> it is for the engine, but it's worked ok for me when I had no
> money.
>
> When was the timing belt last changed? that's the most
> important thing.
>
> Think about it as a calculated risk, personally I would use
> some sealant and
> forget about it, but it's your choice

Not at all a car expert but I used Radweld on a leaking Peugoet 205
radiator and it worked for the next few years until I sold the car.
(It was quite a flow coming out of the front of the radiator after a
minor collision but it did work very well)

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Peter66

"" wrote:
> "Ron Armstrong" <ronnie655@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Z0KCe.13084$aY6.6095@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > My 93 Audi 100 has coolant leaking from behind the belt
> cover area so I
> > can
> > only assume it is the water pump. Is it safe to drive it
> like this until
> > I
> > have the money to have it fixed, or do I risk breaking the
> timing belt?
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> It should be ok, my last Audi A4 had a slight water leak for
> the whole time
> I owned it, just when it says low coolant just top it up, or
> you could try
> adding some sealant, like RADWELD etc, people will come back
> and say how bad
> it is for the engine, but it's worked ok for me when I had no
> money.
>
> When was the timing belt last changed? that's the most
> important thing.
>
> Think about it as a calculated risk, personally I would use
> some sealant and
> forget about it, but it's your choice

Not at all a car expert but I used Radweld on a leaking Peugoet 205
radiator and it worked for the next few years until I sold the car.
(It was quite a flow coming out of the front of the radiator after a
minor collision but it did work very well)

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Peter66

"" wrote:
> "Ron Armstrong" <ronnie655@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:Z0KCe.13084$aY6.6095@newsread1.news.atl.earth link.net...
> > My 93 Audi 100 has coolant leaking from behind the belt
> cover area so I
> > can
> > only assume it is the water pump. Is it safe to drive it
> like this until
> > I
> > have the money to have it fixed, or do I risk breaking the
> timing belt?
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> It should be ok, my last Audi A4 had a slight water leak for
> the whole time
> I owned it, just when it says low coolant just top it up, or
> you could try
> adding some sealant, like RADWELD etc, people will come back
> and say how bad
> it is for the engine, but it's worked ok for me when I had no
> money.
>
> When was the timing belt last changed? that's the most
> important thing.
>
> Think about it as a calculated risk, personally I would use
> some sealant and
> forget about it, but it's your choice

Not at all a car expert but I used Radweld on a leaking Peugoet 205
radiator and it worked for the next few years until I sold the car.
(It was quite a flow coming out of the front of the radiator after a
minor collision but it did work very well)

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Aksel

>>
>
> Timing belts don't mix well with either oil or coolant & at 65K miles its
> probably time you changed it anyway. Not familiar with that engine but if
> the TB also drives the waterpump (as they do on some VAG engines) then you
> definitly want to get it looked at. If the pump is on its way out & were
> to sieze on you it will more than likely break the belt (or at least cause
> it skip a few teeth).
>


When you change the belt and waterpump be shure that all rollers touching
the timingbelt is changed, and the thermostat too, it is cheap but very
tricky to change with the timingbelt in place.

Greetings Aksel

Aksel

>>
>
> Timing belts don't mix well with either oil or coolant & at 65K miles its
> probably time you changed it anyway. Not familiar with that engine but if
> the TB also drives the waterpump (as they do on some VAG engines) then you
> definitly want to get it looked at. If the pump is on its way out & were
> to sieze on you it will more than likely break the belt (or at least cause
> it skip a few teeth).
>


When you change the belt and waterpump be shure that all rollers touching
the timingbelt is changed, and the thermostat too, it is cheap but very
tricky to change with the timingbelt in place.

Greetings Aksel

Aksel

>>
>
> Timing belts don't mix well with either oil or coolant & at 65K miles its
> probably time you changed it anyway. Not familiar with that engine but if
> the TB also drives the waterpump (as they do on some VAG engines) then you
> definitly want to get it looked at. If the pump is on its way out & were
> to sieze on you it will more than likely break the belt (or at least cause
> it skip a few teeth).
>


When you change the belt and waterpump be shure that all rollers touching
the timingbelt is changed, and the thermostat too, it is cheap but very
tricky to change with the timingbelt in place.

Greetings Aksel