timing belt intervals

[Lee M. Levitt]

Kam Purewal <kam.purewal at totalise.co.uk> writes:

>
> My A6 was in for a routine visit at my Audi dealer about 4 months ago and
> while in their workshop the water pump seized.
>
> The result was a broken drive belt and many bent valves. Both heads where
> changed under warranty and the dealer made at an invoice to Audi
> UK for the sum of 4000UKP.
>
> The car had 49,000 miles and there was no warnings of an imminent water
pump failure.

Sure this wasn't part of the dealer's revenue enhancement program? Timing
seems awfully suspicious...

> BTW, Hi to everyone. I only subscribed a few days ago and this is my first
mail to the list.

Welcome aboard Kam!

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant