Timing Belt on a 3.0

[Grant Lenahan]

As I noted, the e-materials, oddly, are not up to date. read the  
asterisks in the printed book.

Grant
On Dec 18, 2008, at 8:03 AM, Dan DiBiase wrote:

> According to this document (revised Oct 2008) it's 75k....
>
> http://www.bentleypublishers.com/images//tech/audi/audi. 
> 2004.maintenance.sched.pdf
>
> Dan D
> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
> Central NJ USA
>
> From: Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net>
> To: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase at yahoo.com>
> Cc: Max Baker <max at warped.org>; quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 8:50:36 PM
> Subject: Re: Timing Belt on a 3.0
>
> as noted, now officially revised DOWN to 60k.
> Let's spread the real number.
>
> Grant
> On Dec 17, 2008, at 12:29 PM, Dan DiBiase wrote:
>
>> Max, it should say in the owner's manual, it's probably something  
>> like 105k miles. However, personally, I would do it now, as,
>> assuming it hasn't been done, it's 7 years old.... There is  
>> generally a mileage and time period for changing the belts. I.e.,  
>> it might
>> be something like 105k miles or 7 years....
>>
>> Typically, you'd also replace the tensioner pulley, water pump,  
>> idle pulley and the serpentine belt.
>>
>>  Dan D
>> '04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
>> Central NJ USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Max Baker <max at warped.org>
>> To: quattro list <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 10:55:19 AM
>> Subject: Timing Belt on a 3.0
>>
>> Hi List,
>>
>> My sister has an all-road w/ a 3.0 in it.   Does anyone know what the
>> timing belt change interval is on those?  She says it has 86k  
>> miles and
>> has never been changed.
>> Anything else that should be done on those "while i'm in there" ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -m
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Grant Lenahan
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