WAS Re: [s-cars] Died on I4, now no-start, NOW timing belt cover

[Mark Strangways]

Ok, folks..
Let's get someone to create a nice aluminum timing belt cover.
We can do a GP on it, I would spend 100 to prevent this kinda life ending
motor damage.

Someone made those aluminum air box cover, electrical box cover, and
injector cover...Anyone remember who ?
I can't really see it being hard, and just imagine a shiny clean up piece
that actually has function, how refreshing.

If someone has an old (in good shape) spare cover, send it to me and I will
ask a few buddies up here to price it.

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Forgie" <forgied at direct.ca>
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:57 AM
Subject: [s-cars] Died on I4, now no-start


> Calvin, you said (I SAY (QUIETLY) IN CAPS):
>
> A couple of questions:
>
> 1) You said that when you tried to crank it after the incident you
> didn'y
> hear anything????  How would a serpentine and timing belt cause this,
> unless
> it totally locked the engine up in which case there is obviously lots of
>
> damage. YUP. THAT'S WHAT I THINK. LOTS OF DAMAGE.  THE ENGINE NO LONGER
> WANTS TO BE CRANKED. THINGS HAVE BANGED INTO OTHER THINGS AND THEY ARE
> TIRED AND DON'T WANT TO GET UP.
>
> 2) How does the serpentine belt knock the timing belt off that is inside
> a
> cover???  Has anybody else seen this happen?  READ MY SERPENTINE BELT
> POSTING ABOVE.  READ FRED MUNRO'S AND STEVE POWER'S POSTINGS.  THIS
> PROBLEM HAPPENS AND IS NOT ISOLATED.  ITS NOT AN EPIDEMIC BUT SOMETHING
> THAT WE ALL NEED TO CHECK AND PREVENT.  I WAS LUCKY.  FRED WAS LUCKY.
> STEVE WASN'T. KEN MADSEN PROBABLY WASN'T (SORRY, KEN).
>
> Something doesn't seem right here. YOU ARE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.  AUDI COULD
> HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OF ENGINEERING TO PREVENT  THE SERPENTINE BELT
> FROM IMPACTING THE TIMING BELT.  WE, AS OWNERS, HAVE TO DO OUR PART AND
> NOT NEGLECT THE SERPENTINE BELT AND/OR THE TENSIONER.
>
> --Calvin           DAVE F, P.ENG.
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