Can we please talk about A6 t-belt replacement intervals again???

[Michael L. Riebs]

> For the 98 A6 Audi owner's/maintenance manual says 90K, some of you say
> 60K while others say 75K.  Some say 90K for 30V and 60K for 12V.  Which
> is it?  Has anyone experienced or heard of a failure before 90K?  From
> what I gather, the pump goes at around 75K which causes the belt to go.
> Does the pump show any warnings before it goes?  TIA

All I know is, that my dealer told me that my water pump is bad, and that
while we are in there, we may as well do the timing belt too. That was the
previous service manager speaking. When I went there today to inquire about
my recall parts on the V8, and to schedule the service, the old service
manager had been replaced (permanently) with a new one, who gave the same
advice. And lo and behold - one of the service techs walked up and agreed.
The car is a '98 A6 Avant with 65K on it right now.

BTW it has the following "codes" in the odometer when I first start the car:
ln1
ln2
What do they mean? They are in the electronic mileage counter (odometer,
right?), and flash for a few moments just after starting the car, and then
the mileage pops up again.

Michael Riebs
Grand Rapids, MI
'90 V8Q (#7)
'98 A6Q Avant (#6)
Only 6 & 7 remain.