Big freaking vent against Audi

[Cody]

Ok, nevermind my previous statement if the factory recomends 102k. That sounds like alot to expect out of a rubber belt, but maybe thts just because I'm too used to how hard Florida weather is on rubber. And if the dealer missed that leak then its definately negligance on thier side.

-Cody

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Andrew Duane USG <duane at zk3.dec.com>
Reply-To: duane at zk3.dec.com
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:07:34 -0400 (EDT)

>Hairy green toads from Mars made Mihnea Cotet say:
>
>> Andrew, I feel for you, sorry for the loss!
>>
>> Actually, this may not have any value in the US, but if you're getting an
>> expert to see the car and he confirms the T-Belt snapped because of a bad
>> TB itself, then Audi should replace or repair your engine at no charge as
>> this is their fault. If however, the T-Belt was due for 5 miles and hasn't
>> been replaced, you'll get nothing... at least this is how it works here,
>> and in some cases it's lawyer time as well, but it works if the fault is on
>> their side.
>
>The specified replacement interval for my engine is 102K miles, twice
>what the car had on it. Evidence of a long term oil leak in the t-belt
>compartment that went unnoticed by the dealer despite regular maintenance
>(including one 6 weeks ago in July) seems to be the cause of the failure.
>
>We'll see....
>
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