Timing belt on a 3.0

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Is not the 60 K (miles) interval kind of old school thinking? I think  that 
the improvements in timing belt technology have made the 90 K interval more  of 
the norm. Having said that, if I had 86 K on my Audi I would be either  be 
shopping for the parts or a good mechanic ... soon. (depending on how  the car 
has been driven.)
 
I will open another can of worms by stating that the life of a timing  belt 
should be measured by the total time (in hours, revolutions or  years) that the 
belt has been in service. The soccer mom's Audi is going to have  a lot more 
hours on the engine at 90 K than the person who does a 90 mile a day  commute. 
Also to be considered is how the car is driven ...... do you ever  take it 
over 3500 RPM? If so, how often?  
There are a lot of factors to be considered in making a decision based  on 
mileage. Since I drive my Audi's very easy and spend a lot of  time on the 
freeway, a 90 K interval seams more than reasonable.

 
Jim
 
>> Let me add one more thing. Despite the milage I've seen  them go to, I
>>won't go more than 60K on ANYTHING I own. That includes  my older
>>non-interferance engines as well. All I was saying (before  getting
>>blasted for it) is that's what I've  observed.

Tony

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Jim
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