What, if any liability from Audi, T-belt.

[Brian O']

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 300 bucks for parts !!?? wow, ive got the life, i work at an independant, =
audi type shop, i just bought the stuff for mine about a year ago, same stu=
ff you find in audi boxes, for about 75, maybe 100 bucks, wholesale !! and =
the v6 is the easyiest timing belt to change !! remember, audi makes cars, =
not parts, they have other people make stuff for them, then puts em in ther=
e boxes, charging 3 times as much !!!
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                      brian o'
93 90 cs
90 80 ( for sale, wife needs a 100cs )
89 80 ( for sale, got deposit yesterday !! )
88 944 turbo s ( for sale )


  Edward Birch <edwbirch at home.com> wrote: Joshua Van Tol wrote.......

>I'm rebuilding the engine out of a 1985 saab 900 turbo right now, and the
> timing chain related components are going to cost me $300 or so. They
> are spendy........

Don't know the cost of a chain and related gear. In 20 years of MB
ownership, never replaced one. Did replace the tensioner on a 6 cylinder
Turbo-Diesel at 165K.

>The belt and idler on an audi can't cost much more than $100 or so.

My dealer given estimate for a 91-100, I-5 motor was $125--complete.
However, I traded up to a 93-100S, V-6 which just received the new T-belt
and idler.
Parts cost was close to $300. This is a V-6 motor.

BTW, the Porsche 911 series motor of the late 70's thru mid 80's had many
problems with chain tensioner's.

Ed Birch.....93-100S.
(I miss the I-5)




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