More on timing belts

[Kneale Brownson]

General consensus is to change timing belts at the minimum mileage or five
years, whichever occurs first.


At 07:05 AM 11/7/2005 -0500, Grant wrote:
>Interesting to happen across this as I was about to type, but I'll go 
>ahead anyway:
>
>1.) Is the 12V V6 (1995 A6Q) interference?
>2.) If so, aside from mileage, should the timing belt be replaced 
>after, say, 10 years of fairly sedate driving, or can I wait until my 
>usual 75k interval (which in normal circumstances I think is quite 
>conservative).
>3.) What's the usual price to have this done - either dealer or good 
>private, just let me know whcih it is so I can apply the appropriate 
>scaling factor!
>
>Grant
>
>
>> Considering that Conti alternator belts are metric and work, and 
>> "other" (read: Gates, etc. US aftermarkets) break or fly off in weeks, 
>> I'd go with the Conti.  And don't forget to replace it in five years 
>> or 60k miles, whichever happen supon you first.
>>
>Just my $0.02 - Gates has a very good reputation in industrial belts, 
>and Conti is probably Continental, whcih cant seem to make round tires, 
>nor ones in which the belts remain in alignment with one another.  So 
>while I defer to Huw's experience, I would not value the "quality 
>German craftsmanship".
>
>> -- 
>> Huw Powell
>
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