[Biturbos4] HELP! 2000 S4 Timing Belt Slipped

[Jeff Bettencourt]

Adam,

   The car is at Ira now; I usually take it to Pass &
Weisz - I go to them because I work literally around
the corner in Burlington. I live in Somerville, work
in Burlington.

   If I can't get anywhere with the dealers, I will
definently give Accell a call.

   Thanks,
   Jeff

--- Adam Schwartz <adam.schwartz at rcn.com> wrote:
> Jeff,
> So which dealer did you take this too? And where in
> Boston do you live?
> 
> I take my cars to a shop called Accell auto. They
> are in Waltham on 
> Rt. 60. Somtimes a little slow, but they always get
> the work done 
> right and their charges are very fair. I have
> brought them Audi, VW, 
> Porsche... And they have been good with all.
> Currently they have a 
> sweet Ferrari 308 that they are rebuilding the
> engine.. So you can 
> definitely trust them. - 781-894-0470 tell em Adam
> Sent ya!
> 
> As for dealers: I have had good luck with Brookline
> VW/ Audi - And 
> very VERY BAD luck with Pass & Weiss in Burlington.
> 
> I have never been to Ira Audi in Danvers, but a
> friend goes there and 
> has only said good things about them.
> 
> good luck!
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> >Keman & Ned,
> >
> >    Thanks so much for the response, I hope you're
> >right - I will get a written estimate/description
> of
> >the issue as well as pictures.
> >    I'm in the Boston area; does anyone know a
> "good"
> >dealership or specialty shop that could give me an
> >accurate second opinion on this?
> >
> >    I will send more info when I get something back
> >from the dealer regarding the diagnosis.
> >
> >     Thanks again everyone for the quick response!
> >     Jeff
> >
> >--- Ned Ritchie <Q at IntendedAcceleration.com> wrote:
> >>  Jeff,
> >>  I agree with Keman.  Turbochargers are not even
> an
> >>  issue. A few valves
> >>  and labor.
> >>  Ned Ritchie
> >>  www.IntendedAcceleration.com
> >>
> >>
> >>  -----Original Message-----
> >>  From: biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com
> >>  [mailto:biturbos4-bounces at www.audifans.com] On
> >>  Behalf Of Keman
> >>  Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:50 AM
> >  > To: Jeff Bettencourt;
> biturbos4 at www.audifans.com
> >>  Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] HELP! 2000 S4 Timing
> Belt
> >>  Slipped
> >>
> >>  Jeff-
> >>
> >>  That repair bill is bullshit. I've fixed slipped
> >>  timing belt engines
> >>  which I
> >>  am truely surprised did not happen at like 160k
> >>  miles on a shredded,
> >>  poor
> >>  oil covered belt.
> >>
> >>  It costs some bucks, but nothing near that. New
> >>  valves, cylinder head
> >>  cleanup, and the labor. $2500, tops.
> >>
> >>  Timing belt failure has nothing to do with oil,
> even
> >>  at 5000 rpm, let
> >>  alone
> >>  oil getting into the turbos. Even if oil did get
> >>  into the turbos by
> >>  magic,
> >>  nothing happens as it is harmless. It would not
> >>  require both turbos
> >>  being
> >>  replaced.
> >>
> >>  So.. either this is a joke or you have one
> seriously
> >>  fraudulent
> >>  dealership.
> >>  I'd like to see pictures of this timing belt. If
> you
> >>  could take them it
> >>  would be useful.
> >>
> >>  $16,000 ? Get it in writing, contact an
> attorney,
> >>  and sue the fsck out
> >>  of
> >>  them to get the whole thing for free. That's my
> >>  opinion.
> >>
> >>  - Keman
> >>
> >>  >> Last weekend, I was backing out of my
> driveway
> >>  and the
> >>  >> car just stopped. I had it towed to my
> secondary
> >>  >> dealer (my primary dealer couldn't look at it
> for
> >>  2-3
> >>  >> weeks!!). The diagnosis is not good - the
> timing
> >>  belt
> >>  >> "slipped", causing 2 valves to bend, oil to
> get
> >>  into
> >>  >> the turbos, etc. The repair bill for this is
> what
> >>  >> truly took my breath away - $16,000 to FIX
> the
> >>  car. (2
> >>  >> turbos, 2 heads, water pump, timing belt,
> plus
> >>  labor)
> >>  >>
> >>  >> Now I'm no expert on this stuff, but the car
> has
> >>  a
> >>  >> trade-in value of ~$18K, so do I now have a
> >>  totalled
> >>  >> car with almost NO value? With only 75K
> miles, I
> >>  am
> >>  >> well below the recommended interval of 90K or
> >>  104K
> >>  >> miles (I've seen both). My primary dealer
> >>  actually
> >>  >> wrote on my slip at 60K miles that I should
> do
> >>  the
> >>  >> timing belt at 70K, but when I brought it in
> for
> >>  the
> >>  >> 70K service, my "service advior" told me I
> didn't
> >>  need
> >>  >> to do it at 70K & that I should wait until
> 80K.
> >>  >>
> >>  >> So, my question here is - what next? I've
> >>  contacted
> >>  >> Audi and asked for help, but I am wondering
> if I
> >>  have
> >>  >> any other recourse. Has anybody else out
> there
> >>  been
> >>  >> through this? For those of you that haven't -
> go
> >>  have
> >>  >> your timing belts changed!
> >>  >>
> >>  >> Any advice/stories would be greatly
> appreciated!
> >  >
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