[s-cars] A4 timing belt change - need help with BTDT

[dbkase at gmail.com]

2001 a4q 1.8t

On May 13, 2010 12:57pm, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
> Note that only the early 1.8t's use a discrete water pump belt. Kase  
> didn't specify a year, but most use the timing belt just like a 5cyl.



> Somebody in-the-know clarify for me... Is the remote mounted water pump  
> only on 4-valve 1.8t's and the timing belt driven pump on the 5v version?



> -Cody (mobile)



> On May 13, 2010, at 11:47 AM, "Wylie Bean" theringmeister at triad.rr.com>  
> wrote:




> I got ECS Tuning's kit Dave when I did it on our 99.5 1.8T. I think  
> there's a link somewhere to Igor Kessel's head rebuild that I used as a  
> guide (I had a tensioner failure that caused a big mess) but the one  
> thing he stressed is to use the OE water pump belt, not the one supplied  
> (at the time) in the kit, because of the angle of the "V" in the belt not  
> being right and causing slippage and subsequent hot-running. I still have  
> the belt supplied in the kit in my garage.



> I don't know much more in terms of details but that much I do remember.



> Wylie Bean

> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com

> 90 cq

> 91 90q20v

> 92 UrS4

> 08 Q7 3.6

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: David Kase dbkase at gmail.com>

> Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 11:27:00

> To: S-Carss-car-list at audifans.com>

> Subject: [s-cars] A4 timing belt change - need help with BTDT



> I have done plenty of 5 cylinders but this will be my first 1.8t.



> What brand water pump? (sorry, can never seem to remember)



> What should I change besides the standard rollers and water pump?



> Kase, out...

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