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

[Livolsi, Stephane]

That actually brings up a good point. Has anyone actually ever had a
timing belt break within the warranty period?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ti Kan [mailto:ti at amb.org] 
> Sent: March 6, 2004 8:26 PM
> To: Mohammed.Bhatti at si-intl.com
> Cc: SuffolkD at aol.com; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Timing Chain (Was Re: Between a Rock and a Rock: 
> Repair or Replace
> 
> 
> Bhatti, Mohammed writes:
> > Ti Kan wrote:
> > > 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.
> >  
> > So why not put a timing chain on the front in these cases 
> instead of 
> > rubber belt prone to break?
> 
> I guess apparently Audi engineers consider that the timing 
> belt to be a service item and breakage shouldn't be a 
> "problem" if it's replaced within its designed service life.  
> AOA probably stretched that a bit far with their maintenance 
> intervals (to save cost).  I wouldn't be surprised if the 
> Audi engine designers had shorter belt replacement intervals in mind.
> 
> At any rate, I think it's probably safe to assume that timing 
> chains will make its way into future Audi engine designs.
> 
> -Ti
> 2003 A4 1.8T multitronic
> 2001 S4 biturbo 6-sp
> 1984 5000S turbo
> 1980 4000 2.0 5-sp
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