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

[matt ludwig]

Northern European Automotive in NH did (does?) all those parts.
http://www.northerneuropeanautomotive.com/

Good idea on the aluminum cover.

sincerely,

matt ludwig.

On May 18, 2004, at 8:40 AM, Mark Strangways wrote:

> 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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