[s-cars] 60k Service on '01 S4:

[Fabryce]

I agree with Bob..

I wouldn't trust a belt for that long either,, We have had 4 s4's in the
last year come threw the shop with broken timing belts in the 55k -65k
range,   1 was due to leaking cam seals which destroyed the belt, the other
was a failed water pump... and the 2 others were just belt failures

s4 being notorious for leaking cam seals. I would do the timing belt service
along with the water pump and rollers.

FYI, 2 of the cars were denied warranty claims by AoA.
And that is not a cheap proposition............ 30 valves bent
Ouch,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, And if the guides are damaged you are buying new
heads........


Fabryce Kutyba
Hartmann  Motorsports
www.hartmann-motorsports.com
949-475-2500



----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rossato" <bob.rossato at att.net>
To: "Brian @ TouchTech Systems" <brian at touchtechsystems.com>; "Fabryce"
<Fabryce at hartmann-motorsports.com>; "S-Cars List" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 9:15 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] 60k Service on '01 S4:


> I don't think I would trust the belt for 105k miles.  I don't think you'll
> be a happy camper if your belt snaps at less than 105k miles and you find
> out Audi is not going to cover the cost of a new engine.  Ironically
enough
> someone with a '00 A6 just posted to the Q-list today that his timing belt
> failed, with only 52k miles on the car.  He's still trying to find out
what
> AoA is going to do, but the initial response from the dealer wasn't that
> positive.  Now his engine appears to have had an oil leak in the timing
belt
> area that went undiagnosed by the dealer during maintenance, which may
have
> contributed to the failure, but there are a lot of reports of TB failure
at
> well under 100k miles.
>
> Bob
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Brian @ TouchTech
> > Systems
> > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 6:56 PM
> > To: Fabryce; S-Cars List
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] 60k Service on '01 S4:
> >
> >
> > $1500.00!
> > Are you kidding me??
> >
> > The dealer says that it is "just a glorified oil change, about $250".
> > Oil, Filter and Pollen Filter, plus a whole battery (no pun) of tests
and
> > inspections.
> >
> > The '01 S4 2.7l gets a timing belt replacement at 105k miles.
> > Spark Plugs are at 80k miles.
> >
> > Maybe your thinking of a different year/model.
> >
> > --
> > Brian Presser '01 S4
> > Audi Club Northwest ­ Club Activities Director
> >
> > TouchTech Systems, Inc.
> > Multimedia Specialists &
> > Apple Authorized Value Added Reseller
> > 425-227-5310 ph.
> > 425-227-5311 fax
> > http://www.touchtechsystems.com
> > brian at touchtechsystems.com
> >
> > > From: "Fabryce" <Fabryce at hartmann-motorsports.com>
> > > Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 10:55:02 -0700
> > > To: "Brian @ TouchTech Systems" <brian at touchtechsystems.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [s-cars] 60k Service on '01 S4:
> > >
> > > 60k
> > >
> > > You are doing a timing belt, water pump , tensioner , coolant,
> > spark plugs,
> > > filters etc..
> > >
> > > If you go to the dealer ...................... Its gonna be
> > about 1500.00 to
> > > have it done.........
> > >
> > >
> > > Fabryce Kutyba
> > > Hartmann  Motorsports
> > > www.hartmann-motorsports.com
> > > 949-475-2500
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Brian @ TouchTech Systems" <brian at touchtechsystems.com>
> > > To: "S-Cars List" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 9:55 AM
> > > Subject: [s-cars] 60k Service on '01 S4:
> > >
> > >
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> > > Does anyone have a list or a link to what is exactly done at
> > this service?
> > >
> > > Is this a biggie?? =o
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help,
> > > --
> > > Brian Presser '01 S4
> > > Audi Club Northwest ­ Club Activities Director
> > >
> > > TouchTech Systems, Inc.
> > > Multimedia Specialists &
> > > Apple Authorized Value Added Reseller
> > > 425-227-5310 ph.
> > > 425-227-5311 fax
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> > > brian at touchtechsystems.com
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