[s-cars] 90k service (timing belt)?

[Douglas Landaeta]

Alexander,

Absolutely find a reputable person if you are not doing it yourself. change
idler roller, water pump, cam position sensor and serpentine belt -
carefully inspect cam pulley and crankshaft pulley.

Also this is a moderately easy diy, and if diy, while you're there: change
thermostat and housing, voltage regulator, radiator supports, any other
original cooling system hoses, t-fitting at hater hose and water fitting at
back of block.

yes, preventative and maybe overkill, but cheap insurance against cooling
system problems which will undoubtedly occur between 96k and 126k, BTDT.

i wouldn't ask a shop to do all this preventative stuff - the bill will run
towards $2000 at ala carte pricing, even with a 10-20% break, you're
probably paying too much.

BTW, with your lower mileage car, all the known issues and maintenance needs
are well sorted by the list. I'm at 116k now and this list has been
indispensable in that regard. I just listen and do the preventative before
it fails - although i have not yet decided what to do about coils - just
replaced #5 when it failed at 99k miles. The 034 HO is possible, but i do
want to retain the cover... i digress...

Thanks again to everyone! The current threads are interesting - almost time
to start talking about an AC compressor thread again!

Doug

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 12:08 PM, Wylie Bean <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>wrote:

> Agreed.  I have an excellent mechanic (actually the shop foreman for the
> dealer that does it for me on the side) that did major stuff like that on
> the allroad and will do the same on the Q7, but when I posed the idea of
> doing a TB/WP on an AAN he admitted that he'd never done one and had never
> been trained on one.  Maybe when Audi brings 5Cyl engines back there'll be
> relevant training (or at least some similarity)... But I doubt it.
>  Fortunately Cody Forbes is within reach, as is a factory-trained Audi
> Master Technician from the era that works at the Porsche dealer here, and
> also has a lift at his home where he actually ENJOYS doing stuff like this
> on 5 cylinders like ours.  If I had the tools, which I should probably buy
> seeing as how I have 2 7A's and an AAN, i'd have no issue with doing it
> myself.   It was fairly straightforward on the AEB 1.8T.
>
>
> Wylie Bean (via blackberry)
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 92 UrS4
> 08 Q7 3.6P
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>
>
> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:39:18
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] 90k service (timing belt)?
>
>
> >
> Alex,
>
> The belt manufacturers were recommending 60K or 5 years in the time
> frame these cars were built.  I see no indication that belt quality
> has improved,
> so I stick with that.  Audi has vacillated on the issue.  Newer
> vehicles with improved lubrication and thin oil may produce less
> stress on the belt and
> warrant the higher change mileage.
>
> If I had 96K on my belt I would change it before I drove it.  I would
> make sure that whoever does the work knows what they are doing.  This
> is no longer
> an item that most dealers do best.  With list guidance, rental tools,
> and Bentley, it can be a DIY job.
>
> Tom
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:15 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: alexander witham <alexander_witham at yahoo.com>
> > Subject: [s-cars] 90k service (timing belt)?
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Message-ID: <204501.29375.qm at web36908.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have 96k on my 95.5 S6 and was planning on having the timing belt
> > changed. However, in reading through the maintenance book it makes
> > no mention of having to get the timing belt changed at 90k.  In fact
> > it specifically says "V6 only".
> >
> > What is the group's consensus?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alex
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > S-CAR-List mailing list
> > S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
> >
> >
> > End of S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 65, Issue 54
> > ******************************************
>
> _______________________________________________
> S-CAR-List mailing list
> S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
> _______________________________________________
> S-CAR-List mailing list
> S-CAR-List at audifans.com
> http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/s-car-list
>



-- 
http://www.hdradio.com