new timing belt for the ol' 5ktq

[Huw Powell]

It's going to take the OP 5 years to do the job.

On 7/1/2014 11:50 PM, Scott DeWitt wrote:
> The time limit for in service timing belts is generally 5 years.
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> On Tue, July 1, 2014 10:43 pm, jlagnese at massed.net wrote:
>> 10 years may be exceeding the life expectancy of the belt.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: DeWitt Harrison <dewitt635 at gmail.com>
>> To: Quattro List <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 22:46:52 -0400 (EDT)
>> Subject: new timing belt for the ol' 5ktq
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>> My new timing belt has arrived from AutohausAZ. The box's "freshness code"
>> claims the belt was made in February, 2013. So, short of pulling a warm
>> belt off the production line, that seems pretty fresh. As you all realize,
>> I'm now in for a really spiritual day of being as one with the car.
>>
>> So, with any luck, I won't be doing another TB change until, say, 2024, if
>> I live that long. (They say there's a last time for everything.)
>>
>> DeWitt Harrison
>> Boulder, CO
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