quattro digest, Vol 1 #2784 - 15 msgs

[Kam Purewal]

When I collected my car, I was told by the garage that it was not the first
one that they have had to replace engine heads as a result of the water pump
seizing.

Following mine and Dave's experience and the talk on this list about replacing
water pumps during regular replacement of timing belts, would I be right in
saying that the water pump is a major weak point on these cars.

Kam Purewal
West Midlands, UK
99 A6Q 2.8

>===== Original Message From <dkumpf at optimetra.com> =====
>> 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.
>
>Interesting. My A6 2.8 blew out its water pump (as in leaked all the
>coolant RIGHT NOW) just before Xmas. Fixed under warranty; dealer
>replaced timing belt while they were in there.
>
>Had the car back four days and it just quit running while
>driving...towed it in. Dealer says that it appears new pump
>seized...bent valves, etc.
>
>Hmmmm...
>
>Dave Kumpf
>dkumpf at optimetra.com

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