Things to look for: 2001 A4

[Richard Beels]

105 or 120K I think - seems _frighteningly_ long....  :-)

Going to see/pick-up the car tomorrow.  Buying a car for the father-in-law 
is more fun than buying one for yourself.  I get to buy him a laptop, 
VAG-COM, new Bentley's, ... <g>



At 01/19/2004 at 23:26, Shakespearean monkeys danced on Stephen Kormilo's 
keyboard and said:

>The car is a V6, so the above doesn't _really_ apply.  IIRC, the most 
>common form of early timing belt failure on the V6 engine was due to water 
>pump failure, which was usually preceded by water pump coolant leaks, and 
>wasn't nearly as common as the tensioner failures on the early 1.8T 
>engines.  Also, by the 2000 MY the 1.8T's had the redesigned tensioner 
>that doesn't appear to be prone to premature failure.
>
>So, IMO, changing the timing belt, etc. at 60K miles is a little early, 
>OTOH I certainly would do it well before Audi's recommended interval 
>(which I cannot remember right now).
>
>
>I don't disagree with checking the plugs, probably a good idea to replace 
>them at 50K miles if it hasn't been done yet, and properly torque them, 
>but it's highly unlikely that the V6 has been chipped.  Also, I have only 
>heard of this problem occurring on turbo-charged engines.


Cheers!