[200q20v] Tour Around the Engine (long)

[Paul Waterloo]

Tom-

Why would you remove the intake manifold to change the timing belt? Is there
a reason to?

The only thing I remove to do the timing belt is the front bumper and I
think I drop the aux radiator (the one that is low in front of the car). I
don't even take the camshaft nut off, I just bend the metal cover back a
little bit to get to the water pump bolts and then bend it back. Also, I
don't remove the grill or the intercooler.

Paul
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Forhan, Thomas" <Thomas.Forhan at mail.house.gov>
To: <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 9:23 AM
Subject: [200q20v] Tour Around the Engine (long)



>
> No problems with stripping the front of the car for the timing belt. I was
> stopped dead by removal of the intake manifold, however, for access to the
> distributor. The Bentley has great directions on this, but I could not
find
> a 1/4" drive extension long enough to pass through the holes on the
manifold
> to bring a 6mm hex head to bear. I'm really going to try to find the long
> hex tool VAG 1669, or an equivalent, because I can see this will be much,
> much easier to do this with the proper tool.
>
> Tom F.
>
>
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