[Biturbos4] New S4?

[Grant]

Hard to say about the cambelt.  Have you ever done one before?
The S4 is hard to work on - not much space.  So job #1 is removing the 
front end.
The consequences of error when doing the cambelt are very high.
While its not rocket science, there are lots of little tricks.

I paid, happily, to have mine done.  Although not by the dealer.

I believe that Kemen posted pretty good instructions and notes not long 
ago.
I think I saved them if you need them.

I presume you know the drill about doing the H2O pump, tensioner, idler 
pulley,
and thermostat all at the same time, right?

Grant
On Dec 19, 2004, at 5:37 AM, mike wrote:

> the 40k & 7.4k are £ (GBP)
>
> the rest is miles
>
> any views on the cambelt?
>
> Cheers
>
> mike
>
>  --- Charles Wurts <cwurts12 at mindspring.com> wrote:
>> kilometers or miles?
>>
>>
>> On Dec 17, 2004, at 4:17 PM, mike wrote:
>>
>>> 1999 6 speed euro
>>>
>>> since new?....nah it's 40K new, i got it for 7.4k
>> a
>>> month ago, plan is run it up to 200,000 over the
>> next
>>> 5 years and fingers crossed nothing terminal fails
>>>
>>> It does have FASH (up untill now) and will get
>> regular
>>> oil & filter changes from now on...cam belt needs
>>> doing at 160k....DIY job or dealer?
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> --- David Bray <brayd at rogers.com> wrote:
>>>> Wow!!  What's your secret, Mike?  What model year
>> &
>>>> transmission is yours?
>>>> Have you had it since new?  Is it the North
>> American
>>>> model or the Euro one?
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>> David
>>>> 2001 S4, 6 spd, 62,300 kms, stock, no more
>> warranty
>>>> :(  but, now I can chip
>>>> it  :)
>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com
>>>>> [mailto:biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com]On
>>>> Behalf Of mike
>>>>> Sent: December 17, 2004 4:21 AM
>>>>> To: Grant; Bill Neilsen
>>>>> Cc: biturbos4 at audifans.com
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] New S4?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> that has really cheered me up....my s4 is
>> sitting
>>>> on
>>>>> 157k, hopefully mine is the exception
>>>>>
>>>>> mike
>>>>>
>>>>>  --- Grant <gfl1 at optonline.net> wrote:
>>>>>> If you've maintained it properly:
>>>>>> - regular oil changes
>>>>>> - synthetic
>>>>>> - careful during warm up
>>>>>> - always cool-down
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Your turbos should be good for 100-150k or
>> more.
>>>>  of
>>>>>> course, there's
>>>>>> always the exception.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Given that the exception costs $4-5k, how does
>>>>>> taking a beating on a
>>>>>> trade improve the economics?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you did'nt do all the above, well .......
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Grant
>>>>>> On Dec 16, 2004, at 1:38 PM, Bill Neilsen
>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So the '01 has 35k and the warranty runs out
>>>> in
>>>>>> March.  Everyone has
>>>>>>> me afraid of the turbo failure.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It has been chipped from the gitgo.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They are dealing on an '04 S4 and am thinking
>>>> of
>>>>>> trading. I wanted
>>>>>>> this one to be an 8 year car but feel the "04
>>>>>> would be a better choice
>>>>>>> for that.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any advice or caution or alternatives.  Really
>>>>>> like the AWD so would
>>>>>>> be hardpressed to give it up here in 5 moinths
>>>> of
>>>>>> snow territory
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     TIA,  Bill
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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