Timing Belt on a 3.0

[Grant Lenahan]

I'm not mark, but none.  if a water pump or idler bearing is going to  
seize, there's no way I know of to prevent it or even catch it.

Grant
On Dec 18, 2008, at 7:19 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:

> Mark, what sort of maintenance extends the life of a timing belt?
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>  Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
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> ________________________________
> From: Mark R <speedracer.mark at gmail.com>
> To: Max Baker <max at warped.org>
> Cc: quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:06:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Timing Belt on a 3.0
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> That's early for a well maintained 3.0, from my experience.  That  
> said, if
> she's planning on keeping it for a while, it'll have to be done  
> sooner or
> later.
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> Mark Rosenkrantz
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> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Max Baker <max at warped.org> wrote:
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>> Chris Semple wrote:
>>>   What year AR does she have? Should be a 2.7L twin turbo, the 3.0L
>>> engines were in the regular A6 wagons.
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>> Turns out it's a 2004 A6 Wagon.   I guess her mechanic told her that
>> he's seen them go out at 85k on those cars, but she was looking for a
>> 2nd opinion.
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>> Thanks,
>> -m
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