Timing Chain (Was Re: Between a Rock and a Rock: Repair or Replace

[SuffolkD at aol.com]

Good insight Ti:
I didn't even pick up on the fact they moved the chain to the back of the 
engine.
I just saw a chain instead of a belt and said.Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm There's progress.
-SCott by BOSTON

In a message dated 3/5/2004 9:30:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, ti at amb.org 
writes:
> The purpose of putting the timing chain in the back on these V8 engines
> is to make them shorter, so that the engine would fit in the small
> engine bay of the B platform.  By doing away with the timing belt,
> and substituting a rear-mounted timing chain, they shortened the engine
> by 2 inches.
> On the A8, A6 4.2, S6 and RS6, etc., the V8 in there still has the
> timing belt up front.  There is no space issue on those cars.
> -Ti
> 2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
> 2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
> 1984 5000S turbo
>