[s-cars] 2000 A4 1.8t new owner questions

[Taka Mizutani]

I had a plug failure that cost $3500 to fix, I can't imagine a timing belt
failure would be any cheaper.

The $900 I spent for a timing belt pales in comparison.

Taka


On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 4:10 PM, <theringmeister at triad.rr.com> wrote:

> Don't I know that.  I had to do that job on the 1.8T, and it weren't fun
> (nor cheap).  FWIW, the car is still on the road and the new owner love it,
> so I guess my mechanix skillz ain't so bad.
>
>
> --
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v sport
> 92 UrS4
> 01 allroad
>
>
> ---- Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Wylie- you're more or less correct- the 1.8T interval was 90k as long as
> I
> > could remember. Definitely not 60k.
> >
> > Abiding by my mechanic's advice (he's been doing VW/Audi since around
> 1980),
> > I would do no longer than 5 yrs. or 60k miles on an interference engine.
> >
> > I've heard bad experiences from almost any brand of engine when the
> timing
> > belt interval was beyond 5 yrs. or 60k miles- VW, Audi, Honda, DSM,
> Toyota,
> > Porsche, etc. I'd rather spend the money on the timing belt service than
> > spend money on a new or rebuilt cylinder head, new valves, etc.
> >
> > Taka
>
>