[s-cars] timing belt service issues

[JC]

This sounds like key info from Steve and perhaps way to go (aka replace with
the earlier serviceable model from the junkyahd).

BTW, mine was going out and causing rattley noise on fan activation (when AC
on mainly so when fan in Hi mode) just had it done last year but by a pro
mech expert in things Audi and S so can't speak to the procedure... He was
concerned it would let loose and toss the fan through the radiator and
otherwise cause havoc on the front of the motor - not sure if that's known
to happen too often but it was still obviously going bad...

>
> There are 2 different variants of the bracket and idler
> pulley setup- early ones (no idea of VIN break/date) are
> serviceable, and later ones aren't, or at least not as
> easily. The currently available part is the non-serviceable
> version. Some people have sourced early, serviceable units
> from parted S4s and rebuilt them.
>
> Steve
>


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